Suboptimal care of patients before admission to intensive care. is caused by a failure to appreciate or apply the ABCs of life support

Editorial

C Garrard et al. BMJ. 1998.

. 1998 Jun 20;316(7148):1841-2.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7148.1841.

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Suboptimal ward care of critically ill patients. Active management should prevent cardiopulmonary arrests.
Wood J, Smith A. Wood J, et al. BMJ. 1999 Jan 2;318(7175):51-2. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10068217 No abstract available.
Suboptimal care should have been defined. Course is available for surgical trainees.
Anderson ID, Rowlands BJ. Anderson ID, et al. BMJ. 1999 Jan 2;318(7175):53-4. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10068223 No abstract available.

Confidential inquiry into quality of care before admission to intensive care.
McQuillan P, Pilkington S, Allan A, Taylor B, Short A, Morgan G, Nielsen M, Barrett D, Smith G, Collins CH. McQuillan P, et al. BMJ. 1998 Jun 20;316(7148):1853-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7148.1853. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9632403 Free PMC article.

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