Clinical Protocols and Trainee Knowledge About Mechanical Ventilation
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Clinical protocols and trainee knowledge about mechanical ventilation.
CONTEXT Clinical protocols are associated with improved patient outcomes; however, they may negatively affect medical education by removing trainees from clinical decision making. OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between critical care training with mechanical ventilation protocols and subsequent knowledge about ventilator management. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A retrospective coho...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1226