Developing and Pilot Testing Quality Indicators in the Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-155

  Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Berenholtz, Sean M ^b   Ngo, Koni ^b   McDowell, Marcy ^b   Holzmueller, Christine ^b   Haraden, Carol ^b   Resar, Roger ^b   Rainey, Tom ^b   Nolan, Tom ^b   Dorman, Todd ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; SEDATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 10744221061     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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