Improving the ICU: part 1.
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Abstract
ICUs are a vital component of modern health care. Improving ICU performance requires that we shift from a paradigm that concentrates on individual performance to a different paradigm that emphasizes the need to assess and improve ICU systems and processes. This is the first part of a two-part treatise. It discusses existing problems in ICU care, and the methods for defining and measuring ICU performance.
Medical subject headings
- Critical Care
- Hospital Mortality
- Intensive Care Units
- Quality Assurance, Health Care