Improving timely medical reviews for patients discharged from intensive care
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Improving timely medical reviews for patients discharged from intensive care
Transferring patients from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a general ward is commonly associated with error and adverse events, and is one of the most challenging and high-risk transitions of care. Patients discharged from ICUs often require sustained intensive multi-disciplinary team input, part of which can be provided by nurse or clinician-led outreach teams. Unfortunately, due to a lack of...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality Improvement Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2050-1315
DOI: 10.1136/bmjquality.u207871.w3816