Empiric antibiotic, mechanical ventilation, and central venous catheter duration as potential factors mediating the effect of a checklist prompting intervention on mortality: an exploratory analysis

Empiric antibiotic, mechanical ventilation, and central venous catheter duration as potential factors mediating the effect of a checklist prompting intervention on mortality: an exploratory analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Checklists are clinical decision support tools that improve process of care and patient outcomes. We previously demonstrated that prompting critical care physicians to address issues on a daily rounding checklist that were being over...

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Main Authors: Weiss Curtis H, Persell Stephen D, Wunderink Richard G, Baker David W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Empiric antimicrobial agents
Quality improvement
Critical care outcomes
Checklist
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/198

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