Improving quality and safety in the ICU: A challenge for the next years

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-707

  Gallesio, Antonio O ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adverse events; ICU quality; Patient safety; Process; Process remodeling; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; EMERGENCY PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ARGENTINA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 57149119691     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328315a5ef     Document Type: Review

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