TY  - JOUR
T1  - INtensive and critical care medicine
AU  - Pisani MA
Y1  - 2010/10/06
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.1430
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1497
EP  - 1497
VL  - 304
IS  - 13
N2  - 
The book is divided into 12 sections, a number of which are unique to a critical and intensive care textbook. This text focuses on several areas of critical care medicine currently at the forefront of discussions regarding the provision of high-quality critical care medicine. The book begins by discussing professionalism, the ethics of decision making, and the role of evidence-based medicine. It is unique in that it likewise presents tenets for quality improvement measures in critical care. The role of clinical governance—a system of accountability for quality improvement—is laid out in detail along with recommendations for individual intensive care departments.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1430
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1430
ER  -