ABSTRACT
In this chapter I explore the main areas of knowledge that were used in decision making in intensive care. From the outset of the fieldwork, it was clear that doctors and nurses used some shared and some distinct types of knowledge to inform patient and service management decisions.To illustrate the results presented, data excerpts are used. Field data appears in quotation marks or in displayed text. Any particular emphasis made by the participants is demonstrated through italic text. Clarification of any abbreviations or terms used by participants is in brackets [ ] in the field data. This format is similarly used through the remaining chapters in this book.
