A conceptual approach to improving care in pandemics and beyond: severe lung injury centers.
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The events of the 2009 influenza pandemic sparked discussion regarding the need to optimize delivery of care to those most severely ill. We propose in this conceptual study that a tiered regionalization care system be instituted for patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. Such system would be a component of national pandemic plans and could also be used in day-to-day operations.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of critical care
دوره 28 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013