Design for critical care an evidence-based approach /

• Main Author: Hamilton, D. Kirk.
• Other Authors: Shepley, Mardelle McCuskey.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2010.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Subjects: Hospital architecture.; Health facilities > Design and construction.; Hospital Design and Construction.; Intensive Care Units.; Critical Care.; Health.; Social Science.; MEDICAL > Hospital Administration & Care.; Electronic books.
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It is now widely recognized that the physical environment has an impact on the physiology, psychology, and sociology of those who experience it. When designing a critical care unit, the demands on the architect or designer working together with the interdisciplinary team of clinicians are highly spe...

Table of Contents:

• Front cover; Design for critical care: An evidence-based approach; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the authors; Introduction; Part one: better design for better outcomes; Part two: the physical setting; Part three: research on persons and environment; Part four: path to a bright future; Conclusion; Appendix: An alternative method for human waste disposal in critical care; References; Index.