Algorithmic surveillance of ICU patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ASIC): protocol for a multicentre stepped-wedge cluster randomised quality improvement strategy

Introduction The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a highly relevant entity in critical care with mortality rates of 40%. Despite extensive scientific efforts, outcome-relevant therapeutic measures are still insufficiently practised at the bedside. Thus, there is a clear need to adhere t...

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Main Authors: Stefan Kluge, Christian Putensen, Danny Ammon, Silke Haferkamp, Saskia Deffge, Thomas Wendt, Daniel Tiller, André Scherag, Philipp Simon, Johannes Bickenbach, Sebastian Johannes Fritsch, Julian Benedict Kunze, Oliver Maassen, Jennifer Kistermann, Irina Lutz, Nora Kristiana Voellm, Volker Lowitsch, Richard Polzin, Konstantin Sharafutdinov, Hannah Mayer, Lars Kuepfer, Rolf Burghaus, Walter Schmitt, Joerg Lippert, Morris Riedel, Chadi Barakat, André Stollenwerk, Simon Fonck, Sven Zenker, Felix Erdfelder, Daniel Grigutsch, Rainer Kram, Susanne Beyer, Knut Kampe, Jan Erik Gewehr, Friederike Salman, Patrick Juers, Emilia Wisotzki, Sebastian Gross, Lorenz Homeister, Frank Bloos, Susanne Mueller, Julia Palm, Nora Jahn, Markus Loeffler, Tobias Schuerholz, Petra Groeber, Andreas Schuppert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/4/e045589.full