Organisational characteristics associated with the use of daily interruption of sedation in US hospitals: A national study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-151

  Miller, Melissa A ^a   Krein, Sarah L ^a,b   Saint, Sanjay ^a   Kahn, Jeremy M ^c   Iwashyna, Theodore J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Ann Arbor VA HSR and D Center of Excellence   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY INTERRUPTION OF SEDATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEDATION; UNITED STATES; VENTILATED PATIENT;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863421790     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000233     Document Type: Article

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