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Acute decompensation after removing a central line: practical approaches to increasing safety in the intensive care unit.

Pronovost PJ, Wu AW, Sexton JB.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jun 15;140(12):1025-33.PMID: 15197020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Quality and safety in the intensive care unit.

Stockwell DC, Slonim AD.

J Intensive Care Med. 2006 Jul-Aug;21(4):199-210. Review.PMID: 16855055 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The Critical Care Safety Study: The incidence and nature of adverse events and serious medical errors in intensive care.

Rothschild JM, Landrigan CP, Cronin JW, Kaushal R, Lockley SW, Burdick E, Stone PH, Lilly CM, Katz JT, Czeisler CA, Bates DW.

Crit Care Med. 2005 Aug;33(8):1694-700.PMID: 16096443 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient-safety and quality initiatives in the intensive-care unit.

Winters B, Dorman T.

Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2006 Apr;19(2):140-5. Review.PMID: 16552220 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Turning the tide on medical errors in intensive care units: a human factors approach.

Rogerson WT Jr, Tremethick MJ.

Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2004 Jul-Aug;23(4):169-75. Erratum in: Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2005 Jan-Feb;24(1):31. PMID: 15273483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The safety of hospital stroke care.

Holloway RG, Tuttle D, Baird T, Skelton WK.

Neurology. 2007 Feb 20;68(8):550-5.PMID: 17310024 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Disclosing errors and adverse events in the intensive care unit.

Boyle D, O'Connell D, Platt FW, Albert RK.

Crit Care Med. 2006 May;34(5):1532-7. Review.PMID: 16540948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How safe is my intensive care unit? An overview of error causation and prevention.

Valentin A, Bion J.

Curr Opin Crit Care. 2007 Dec;13(6):697-702. Review.PMID: 17975393 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recovery from medical errors: the critical care nursing safety net.

Rothschild JM, Hurley AC, Landrigan CP, Cronin JW, Martell-Waldrop K, Foskett C, Burdick E, Czeisler CA, Bates DW.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006 Feb;32(2):63-72.PMID: 16568919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Communication skills and error in the intensive care unit.

Reader TW, Flin R, Cuthbertson BH.

Curr Opin Crit Care. 2007 Dec;13(6):732-6.PMID: 17975399 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Changing the work environment in ICUs to achieve patient-focused care: the time has come.

McCauley K, Irwin RS.

Chest. 2006 Nov;130(5):1571-8.PMID: 17099040 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Patient handover from surgery to intensive care: using Formula 1 pit-stop and aviation models to improve safety and quality.

Catchpole KR, de Leval MR, McEwan A, Pigott N, Elliott MJ, McQuillan A, MacDonald C, Goldman AJ.

Paediatr Anaesth. 2007 May;17(5):470-8.PMID: 17474955 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient safety in intensive care: results from the multinational Sentinel Events Evaluation (SEE) study.

Valentin A, Capuzzo M, Guidet B, Moreno RP, Dolanski L, Bauer P, Metnitz PG; Research Group on Quality Improvement of European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; Sentinel Events Evaluation Study Investigators.

Intensive Care Med. 2006 Oct;32(10):1591-8. Epub 2006 Jul 28.PMID: 16874492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Minimizing errors of omission: behavioural reenforcement of heparin to avert venous emboli: the BEHAVE study.

McMullin J, Cook D, Griffith L, McDonald E, Clarke F, Guyatt G, Gibson J, Crowther M.

Crit Care Med. 2006 Mar;34(3):694-9.PMID: 16505655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intensive care unit safety incidents for medical versus surgical patients: a prospective multicenter study.

Sinopoli DJ, Needham DM, Thompson DA, Holzmueller CG, Dorman T, Lubomski LH, Wu AW, Morlock LL, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ.

J Crit Care. 2007 Sep;22(3):177-83. Epub 2007 Jan 31.PMID: 17869966 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reporting and classification of patient safety events in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit and cardiothoracic postoperative care unit.

Nast PA, Avidan M, Harris CB, Krauss MJ, Jacobsohn E, Petlin A, Dunagan WC, Fraser VJ.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Oct;130(4):1137.PMID: 16214531 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient safety in women's health care: a framework for progress.

Gluck PA.

Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Aug;21(4):525-36. Epub 2007 Mar 29. Review.PMID: 17398161 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient safety and teamwork in perinatal care: resources for clinicians.

Miller LA.

J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2005 Jan-Mar;19(1):46-51. Review.PMID: 15796424 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Safeguarding patients: complexity science, high reliability organizations, and implications for team training in healthcare.

McKeon LM, Oswaks JD, Cunningham PD.

Clin Nurse Spec. 2006 Nov-Dec;20(6):298-304; quiz 305-6. Review.PMID: 17149021 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Integrating the intensive care unit safety reporting system with existing incident reporting systems.

Thompson DA, Lubomski L, Holzmueller C, Wu A, Morlock L, Fahey M, Dickman F, Dorman T, Pronovost P.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005 Oct;31(10):585-93.PMID: 16294671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles