Critical care outreach referrals: A mixed-method investigative study of outcomes and experiences

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-82

  Pattison, Natalie ^a   Eastham, Elizabeth ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Critical care without walls outreach; Outreach; Outreach services; Research methodology; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861311659     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2011.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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