title: [Critical care research].
abstract: Critical care research has facilitated the development of clinical guidelines to improve the outcome of critically-ill patients. The high mortality needs to be reduced further, by means of increased research to the benefit of patients, relatives and society. Clinicians, researchers, public officials and politicians at all levels must work together towards this aim.
authors.affiliation: Rigshospitalet, Abdominalcentret, Intensiv Terapiklinik 4131, København Ø. ap@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perner
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Heslet
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: Palle
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toft
authors.forename: Else K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Tønnesen
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003422:Critical Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005062:European Union; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics; D018805:Sepsis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome