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.
Cuthbertson
Brian H
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Clinical Senior Lecturer in Critical Care and Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Health Services Research Unit, Health Sciences Building, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK. b.h.cuthbertson@abdn.ac.uk
D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome