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Review
. 2005 Jun;127(6):2151-64.
doi: 10.1378/chest.127.6.2151.

Improving the ICU: part 1

Allan Garland  1
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Review

Improving the ICU: part 1

Allan Garland. Chest. 2005 Jun.

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.

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