Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 234-242 , August 2007

The implementation of a guideline of care for patients with a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube in situ in a general intensive care unit using transitional change theory

  • Teresa Christensen

      Affiliations

    • General Intensive Care Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Martin Christensen

      Affiliations

    • Bournemouth University, Bournemouth House, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH1 3LT, England
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

,Accepted 24 May 2006.

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PII: S0964-3397(06)00074-7

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.05.004

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 234-242 , August 2007

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