International comparisons of intensive care: Informing outcomes and improving standards

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 700-706

  Prin, Meghan ^a   Wunsch, Hannah ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; epidemiology; healthcare delivery; international perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGIONALIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNATIONALITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870245731     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32835914d5     Document Type: Review

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