title: Being led down the critical pathway: a perspective on the importance of care managers vs critical pathways for patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tice
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000451:nursing*; D013997:Time Factors