Surge capacity logistics: Care of the critically ill and injured during pandemics and disasters: Chest consensus statement

Chest

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages e17S-e43S

  Einav, Sharon ^a,o   Hick, John L ^b   Hanfling, Dan ^c,d   Erstad, Brian L ^e   Toner, Eric S ^f   Branson, Richard D ^g   Kanter, Robert K ^h,i   Kissoon, Niranjan ^j   Dichter, Jeffrey R ^k,l   Devereaux, Asha V ^m   Christian, Michael D ⁿ  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^h SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^k Allina Medical Systems   (United States)

^l AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^m SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

ⁿ MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^o SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MASS DISASTER; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURGE CAPACITY; TELEMEDICINE; WORKLOAD; CONSENSUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISASTER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

CONSENSUS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISASTERS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; SURGE CAPACITY; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84908495133     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0734     Document Type: Article

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