Identifying intensive care unit discharge planning tools: Protocol for a scoping review

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Stelfox, Henry T ^a,b   Perrier, Laure ^c,d   Straus, Sharon E ^c,e   Ghali, William A ^a,b   Zygun, David ^f,g   Boiteau, Paul ^a   Zuege, Danny J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84877695050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002653     Document Type: Article

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