Improving the ICU - Part 1

被引:81
作者
Garland, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Case Western Reserve Univ, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Metrohlth Med Ctr, Sch Med, Cleveland, OH 44109 USA
关键词
health services research; ICU; organization and administration; quality of health care; total quality management;
D O I
10.1378/chest.127.6.2151
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:2151 / 2164
页数:14
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