Critical illness outcome study: An observational study of protocols and mortality in intensive care units

Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 55-65

  Ali, Naeem A ^a   Gutteridge, David ^b   Shahul, Sajid ^c   Checkley, William ^d   Sevransky, Jonathan ^d   Martin, Greg S ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care; Organization; Outcomes; Protocols

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL CARE OUTCOME; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE;

EID: 84939448701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OAJCT.S24223     Document Type: Article

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