Poalillo F Elizabeth, Jimenez Edgar J, Falk Jay
Department of Critical Care, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL 32806, USA.
Crit Care Clin. 2006 Jul;22(3):447-55, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2006.03.013.
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.