Quality Indicators in Adult Critical Care Medicine

Quality indicators are increasingly used in the intensive care unit (ICU) to compare and improve the quality of delivered healthcare. Numerous indicators have been developed and are related to multiple domains, most importantly patient safety, care timeliness and effectiveness, staff well-being, and...

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Published inGlobal journal on quality and safety in healthcare (Print) Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 75 - 84
Main Authors Al-Dorzi, Hasan M., Arabi, Yaseen M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Innovative Healthcare Institute 01.05.2024
Subjects
intensive care
patient safety
quality improvement
quality indicators
quality measures
Review
patient safety
intensive care
quality indicators
quality measures
quality improvement
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ISSN2666-2353
2589-9449
2589-9449
DOI10.36401/JQSH-23-30

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Summary:Quality indicators are increasingly used in the intensive care unit (ICU) to compare and improve the quality of delivered healthcare. Numerous indicators have been developed and are related to multiple domains, most importantly patient safety, care timeliness and effectiveness, staff well-being, and patient/family-centered outcomes and satisfaction. In this review, we describe pertinent ICU quality indicators that are related to organizational structure (such as the availability of an intensivist 24/7 and the nurse-to-patient ratio), processes of care (such as ventilator care bundle), and outcomes (such as ICU-acquired infections and standardized mortality rate). We also present an example of a quality improvement project in an ICU indicating the steps taken to attain the desired changes in quality measures.
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ISSN:2666-2353
2589-9449
2589-9449
DOI:10.36401/JQSH-23-30