How safe is my intensive care unit? Methods for monitoring and measurement

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 703-708

  Berenholtz, Sean M ^a,b   Pustavoitau, Aliaksei ^a   Schwartz, Steven J ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Measures; Quality of care; Safety

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MARYLAND; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 35848946986     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3282f1bb44     Document Type: Review

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