ContextIntensive care unit (ICU) physician staffing varies widely, and its association with
patient outcomes remains unclear. ObjectiveTo evaluate the association between ICU …

Few industries match the scale of health care. In the United States alone, an estimated 85%
of the population has at least 1 health care encounter annually and at least one quarter of …

Levels of cognitive function are often compromised with increasing levels of stress and
fatigue, as is often the norm in certain complex, high-intensity fields of work. Aviation …

Background Catheter-related bloodstream infections occurring in the intensive care unit
(ICU) are common, costly, and potentially lethal. Methods We conducted a collaborative …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe the design and lessons learned from
implementing a large-scale patient safety collaborative and the impact of an intervention on …

Background: The IOM identified patient safety as a significant problem. This paper describes
the implementation and validation of a comprehensive unit-based safety program (CUSP) in …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative risk assessment is important yet inexact in older patients
because physiologic reserves are difficult to measure. Frailty is thought to estimate …

ContextMorbidity and mortality rates in intensive care units (ICUs) vary widely among
institutions, but whether ICU structure and care processes affect these outcomes is …

Objective Transportation of critically ill patients within the hospital poses important risks. We
sought to identify causes, outcomes and contributing factors associated with intra-hospital …

Objective: To determine whether a multifaceted systems intervention would eliminate
catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSIs). Design: Prospective cohort study in a …