Effect of a multifaceted performance feedback strategy on length of stay compared with benchmark reports alone: A cluster randomized trial in intensive care

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1893-1904

  Van Der Veer, Sabine N ^a   De Vos, Maartje L G ^b,c   Van Der Voort, Peter H J ^d   Peek, Niels ^a   Abu Hanna, Ameen ^a   Westert, Gert P ^b,e   Graafmans, Wilco C ^c   Jager, Kitty J ^a   De Keizer, Nicolette F ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^e IQ Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical care; Feedback; Healthcare; Quality improvement; Quality indicators; Randomized controlled trial; Registries

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85027943970     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31828a31ee     Document Type: Article

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