Structure, process, and annual ICU mortality across 69 centers: United States critical illness and injury trials group critical illness outcomes study

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 344-356

  Checkley, William ^a   Martin, Greg S ^b   Brown, Samuel M ^c   Chang, Steven Y ^d   Dabbagh, Ousama ^e   Fremont, Richard D ^f   Girard, Timothy D ^g   Rice, Todd W ^g   Howell, Michael D ^h   Johnson, Steven B ⁱ   O'Brien, James ^j   Park, Pauline K ^k   Pastores, Stephen M ^l   Patil, Namrata T ^m   Pietropaoli, Anthony P ⁿ   Putman, Maryann ^o   Rotello, Leo ^p   Siner, Jonathan ^q   Sajid, Sahul ^r   Murphy, David J ^b   Sevransky, Jonathan E ^b   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^e University of Missouri   (United States)

^f MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^j OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^l MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^m BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^o INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^p SUBURBAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^q YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^r BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Intensive Care Unit Administration; Intensive Care Unit Management; Intensivist; Process; Protocols; Structure

Indexed keywords

APACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

APACHE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84893216822     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182a275d7     Document Type: Article

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