Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist and process of care and clinical outcomes: A single-site study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 680-686

  Weiss, Curtis H ^a   Moazed, Farzad ^a   McEvoy, Colleen A ^a   Singer, Benjamin D ^a   Szleifer, Igal ^b,c   Amaral, Luís A N ^b,c   Kwasny, Mary ^a   Watts, Charles M ^a,d   Persell, Stephen D ^a,e   Baker, David W ^a,e   Sznajder, Jacob I ^a   Wunderink, Richard G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Division of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Outcome and process assessment; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHECKLIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHECKLIST; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CUES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052919244     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201101-0037OC     Document Type: Article

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