Knowledge translation in critical care: factors associated with prescription of commonly recommended best practices for critically ill patients.

Roy Ilan; Robert A Fowler; Ryan Geerts; Ruxandra Pinto; William J Sibbald; Claudio M Martin

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Knowledge translation in critical care: factors associated with prescription of commonly recommended best practices for critically ill patients.

August 22, 2007

Ilan R, Fowler RA, Geerts R, et al. Crit Care Med. 2007;35(7):1696-702.

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This study determined that standardized order sets and dedicated consultation services are associated with less variability in the prescribing of best practices.

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