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Editorial
. 2007;11(4):157.
doi: 10.1186/cc6086.

Why aren't we practising homogenized medicine?

Mervyn Singer
Editorial

Why aren't we practising homogenized medicine?

Mervyn Singer. Crit Care. 2007.

Abstract

Why is the practice of intensive care so heterogenous? Uncertainty as to 'best practice', conservatism, and complacency may all contribute to our divergent management strategies. The need for further generalisable research, anonymised audit, external peer review and open access databases is discussed.

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