Intensivists improve outcomes and compliance with process measures in critically ill patients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 363-372

  Iyegha, Uroghupatei P ^a   Asghar, Javariah I ^a   Habermann, Elizabeth B ^a   Broccard, Alain ^a   Weinert, Craig ^a   Beilman, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

deep vein thrombosis; DVT; gastrointestinal; GI; length of stay; LOS; PE; pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

AGED; APACHE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84873995890     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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