Quality and safety in the intensive care unit

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 199-210

  Stockwell, David C ^a   Slonim, Anthony D ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Medical errors; Patient safety; Probabilistic risk assessment; Quality

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEAMWORK;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33745741780     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066606287079     Document Type: Review

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