Is There Gender Bias in Critical Care?

Is there gender bias in critical care?

. . . gender bias need not be intentional to be detrimental; to the contrary, the more insidious its existence, the more readily gender bias can invade, fester, and infect patient care in subtle and undetected ways. When patients enter the health care system, particularly when they are experiencing a life-threatening health problem, we implicitly assume that the care they receive is dictated by...

The impact of critical care outreach: is there one?

An evaluation of critical care outreach services was published in the previous issue of Critical Care that fails to demonstrate any important outcome benefit associated with these services. It is now time to ask some difficult questions about the future of outreach, including whether the lack of evidence should lead to disinvestment in such services.

Surgical intensivist and global critical care: is there a role?

To cite: MacLeod JBA, Kirton OC, Maerz LL. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/tsaco2016-000058 THE FRAMEWORK: THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA For decades, infectious diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis have been on the forefront of the global public health agenda and should rightfully remain high on the list for the foreseeable future. Simi...

Is There Sex Bias in Salaries

guity and choice in organizations, Bergen, Norway: Universitetsforlaget, 1976. Newbrough, J. R. Concepts of behavior disorder. In S. E. Golann & C. Eisdorfer (Eds.), Handbook of community mental health. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1972. Reiff, R. Ya gotta believe. In I. Iscoe, B. L. Bloom, & C. D. Spielberger (Eds.), Community psychology in transition. Washington, D.C.: Hemisphere, 1...

Medical gender bias and managed care.