Critical care delivery: The importance of process of care and ICU structure to improved outcomes: An update from the American college of critical care medicine task force on models of critical care

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1520-1525

  Weled, Barry J ^a   Adzhigirey, Lana A ^a   Hodgman, Tudy M ^b   Brilli, Richard J ^c   Spevetz, Antoinette ^d   Kline, Andrea M ^e   Montgomery, Vicki L ^f   Puri, Nitin ^g   Tisherman, Samuel A ^h   Vespa, Paul M ⁱ   Pronovost, Peter J ^j   Rainey, Thomas G ^k   Patterson, Andrew J ^l   Wheeler, Derek S ^m  

^a CHI Franciscan Health   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^g INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k Critical Care Medicine Department   (United States)

^l STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

critical care delivery; ICU; models of care; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARE BUNDLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937598820     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000978     Document Type: Article

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