From the ICU to the ward: Cross-checking of the physician's transfer report by intensive care nurses

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2054-2061

  Perren, Andreas ^a   Conte, Patrik ^a   De Bitonti, Nunzio ^a   Limoni, Costanzo ^b   Merlani, Paolo ^c  

^a Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Error; ICU; Nurse; Quality; Reduction; Transfer report

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ERROR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTRATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; NURSES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 54449084386     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1138-0     Document Type: Article

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