Patient safety in the critical care environment. Surg Clin North Am 2012 Dec;92(6):1369-86
Date
11/17/2012Pubmed ID
23153874DOI
10.1016/j.suc.2012.08.007Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84869127238 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 11 CitationsAbstract
Improving the quality and safety of intensive care unit (ICU) care in the United States is a significant challenge for the future. Obtaining improvement in systems of care is difficult given the reactionary mode physicians tend to enter when dealing with moment-to-moment crises. It will be important to implement quality and safety measures that are already supported by evidence. Improvement of device safety will be critical to reducing the large number of device-related complications that occur in US ICUs. Prospective collection of adverse events with rigorous analysis will be important to allow systematic errors to be exposed and corrected.
Author List
Rossi PJ, Edmiston CE JrAuthor
Peter J. Rossi MD Chief, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Communicable Disease ControlCritical Care
Cross Infection
Diagnostic Imaging
Equipment Safety
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Medical Errors
Patient Safety
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Risk Management
Transportation of Patients
United States
