How do you assess quality of care in the Intensive Care Unit?
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How do you assess quality of care in the Intensive Care Unit?
Thu, 21/05/09 – 18:49 | No Comment

Several measures of ICU performance have been proposed in the past 30 years. It is intuitive, and correct, to assume that ICU mortality may be a useful marker of quality. However, crude mortality rates does …

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Top Ten Ways to Succeed In an ICU Rotation!!
Sunday, 22 Feb, 2009 – 14:33 | No Comment
Top Ten Ways to Succeed In an ICU Rotation!!

***Excerpt taken from SICU Handbook Cleveland Clinic SICU
1. Maintain your availability in the SICU
The nurses and other personnel who work in the unit are seasoned, experienced professionals. Unfortunately, as in other aspects of health …