Outcomes in Critical Care

-Norwich Univ. Hospital, UK.
-Comprehensive guide to all aspects of outcome measures for
critical care and offers advice on which outcome measure to
select to measure efficiency or effectiveness of care, discusses
each measure's strength and weakness.
-Emphasizes the need to look at disability, functionality, and
quality of life. Softcover.




Introduction; Mortality; Case mix adjustment by prediction of
mortality; Organ failure scores; Determining ICU induced
morbidity; Quality of life; Practical aspects; Complications and
adverse events; Economic outcomes; Ethical issues