Thank god it's friday! Achieving balance between continuity of care and intensivist burnout

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 749-750

  Jones, Shirley F ^a   Arroliga, Alejandro C ^a   Papazian, Laurent ^b   Azoulay, Elie ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRRITABILITY; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGIDITY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 80053388427     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201107-1304ED     Document Type: Editorial

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