Quality assessment in intensive care units: Proposal for a scoring system in terms of structure and process

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 278-285

  Najjar Pellet, Josette ^a   Jonquet, Olivier ^b   Jambou, Patrick ^c   Fabry, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c University of Côte d'Azur   (France)

Author keywords

Assessment and risk management; Intensive care; Performance; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 38849164801     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0883-9     Document Type: Article

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