A trigger tool to identify adverse events in the intensive care unit

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 585-590

  Resar, Roger K ^a,b   Rozich, John D ^c   Simmonds, Terri ^d   Haraden, Carol R ^d  

^a Mayo Health System   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^c Luther Midelfort   (United States)

^d IHI

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750318851     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(06)32076-4     Document Type: Article

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