Grading intensive care unit performance--does one size fit all?

Editorial

. 2009 Aug;37(8):2479-80.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181ad9392.

Editorial

Laurent G Glance et al. Crit Care Med. 2009 Aug.

. 2009 Aug;37(8):2479-80.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181ad9392.

No abstract available

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Subgroup mortality probability models: are they necessary for specialized intensive care units?
Nathanson BH, Higgins TL, Kramer AA, Copes WS, Stark M, Teres D. Nathanson BH, et al. Crit Care Med. 2009 Aug;37(8):2375-86. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181a12851. Crit Care Med. 2009. PMID: 19531946 Clinical Trial.
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