The association between outcome-based quality indicators for intensive care units.

PURPOSE:To assess and improve the effectiveness of ICU care, in-hospital mortality rates are often used as principal quality indicator for benchmarking purposes. Two other often used, easily quantifiable, quality indicators to assess the efficiency of ICU care are based on readmission to the ICU and...

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Main Authors: Ilona W M Verburg, Evert de Jonge, Niels Peek, Nicolette F de Keizer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5999279?pdf=render