Oiling the wheels of intensive care to reduce "machine friction": The best way to improve outcomes?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Walker, Susanna ^a   Brett, Stephen ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Communication; Evidence based guidelines; Human factors; Intensive care unit; Nontechnical skills; Patient safety; Quality improvement; Quality of care; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650352965     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181f20691     Document Type: Conference Paper

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