title: Critical care in the United States of America.
abstract: There are numerous factors that continue to influence the practice of critical care medicine. This article focuses on issues that have significantly impacted critical care practice during the last decade, such as changing socioeconomic factors, the increasing influence of specialty groups and governmental agencies, and the translation of evidence-based medicine into practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL 32806, USA.
authors.forename: F Elizabeth
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Poalillo
authors.forename: Edgar J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States