A conceptual approach to improving care in pandemics and beyond: Severe lung injury centers

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 318.e9-318.e15

  Adalja, Amesh A ^a   Watson, Matthew ^a   Waldhorn, Richard E ^b   Toner, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ARDS; Critical care regionalization; ECMO; Influenza; Mechanical ventilation; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VENTILATION; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; REGIONALIZATION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TELEMEDICINE;

CRITICAL CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PANDEMICS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TELEMEDICINE; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876864258     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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