Translating knowledge into practice in critical care settings

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2659-2660

  Lagu, Tara ^a,b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissemination and implementation; Knowledge translation; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNDING; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEDATION; SEPSIS; TIDAL VOLUME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 84887060818     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31829e4cab     Document Type: Editorial

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