The Organization of Critical Care - An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Quality (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

The origin of modern intensive care units (ICUs) has frequently been attributed to the widespread provision of mechanical ventilation within dedicated hospital areas during the 1952 Copenhagen polio epidemic. However, modern ICUs have developed to treat or monitor patients who have any severe, life-threatening disease or injury. These patients receive specialized care and vital organ assistance such as mechanical ventilation, cardiovascular support, or hemodialysis. ICU patients now typically occupy approximately 10% of inpatient acute care beds, yet the structure and organization of these ICUs can be quite different across hospitals. In The Organization of Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Quality, leaders provide a concise, evidence-based review of ICU organizational factors that have been associated with improved patient (or other) outcomes.The topics covered are grouped according to four broad domains: (1) the organization, structure, and staffing of an ICU; (2) organizational approaches to improving quality of care in an ICU; (3) integrating ICU care with other healthcare provided within the hospital and across the broader healthcare system; and (4) planning for the future delivery of critical care. Each chapter summarizes a different aspect of ICU organization and includes a summary of key messages targeting individual clinicians and healthcare decision makers. Each chapter also concludes with a description of areas where future research in the field is needed. A long overdue contribution to the field, The Organization of Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Quality is an indispensable guide for all clinicians and health administrators concerned with achieving state-of-the-art outcomes for intensive care.

General

Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Respiratory Medicine
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Damon C. Scales • Gordon D. Rubenfeld
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	284
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4939-0810-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Accident & emergency medicine > Intensive care medicine
LSN:	1-4939-0810-3
Barcode:	9781493908103

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