Cascade effects in critical care medicine: A call for practice changes

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1384-1385

  Fetter, John E ^a,b   Blumenthal Barby, J S ^c   Bruce, Courtenay R ^c,d  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEALTH CARE COST; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT TRANSFER; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84890459819     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201309-1606ED     Document Type: Editorial

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