Building safety into ICU care.

Abstract:

:The Institute of Medicine's (IOMs) report, "To Err is Human," recently addressed patient safety in the United States, alerting the nation to the need for improved systems of health care. Seven main findings were addressed in this report, we focus on 3: (1) patient safety is a nationwide problem, (2) health care workers are not to blame, and (3) safety and harm are products of care systems. This article discusses systems in intensive care units (ICUs) and how these systems affect patient safety. We use a case example to outline the complex chain of medical and administrative system failures that can result in an adverse event. Then we discuss evidence linking ICU organizational characteristics with patient safety, focusing on how safer systems in ICUs can directly improve patient care.

journal_name

J Crit Care

journal_title

Journal of critical care

authors

Pronovost P,Wu AW,Dorman T,Morlock L

doi

10.1053/jcrc.2002.34363

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-06-01 00:00:00

pages

78-85

issue

2

eissn

0883-9441

issn

1557-8615

pii

S0883944102500289

journal_volume

17

pub_type

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