Effects of a national quality improvement program on ICUs in China: a controlled pre-post cohort study in 586 hospitals

Abstract Introduction Patient safety and critical care quality remain a challenging issue in the ICU. However, the effects of the national quality improvement (QI) program remain unknown in China. Methods A national ICU QI program was implemented in a controlled cohort of 586 hospitals from 2016 to...

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Main Authors: Huaiwu He, Xudong Ma, Longxiang Su, Lu Wang, Yanhong Guo, Guangliang Shan, Hui Jing He, Xiang Zhou, Dawei Liu, Yun Long, Yupei Zhao, Shuyang Zhang, China-NCCQC group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
ICU
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-2790-1