The evidence-based practice for improving quality method has greater impact on improvement of outcomes than dissemination of practice change guidelines and quality improvement training in neonatal intensive care units

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e1-e9

  Lee, Shoo K ^a   Aziz, Khalid ^b   Singhal, Nalini ^c   Cronin, Catherine M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Clinical practice guidelines; Infants; Neonatal intensive care units; Nosocomial infection; Premature; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; LUNG SURFACTANT; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD GAS; CANADA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEPSIS; VENTILATOR;

EID: 84922539629     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/20.1.e1     Document Type: Article

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