A multinational survey on the infrastructural quality of paediatric intensive care units.

Gert WarnckeFlorian HoffmannMichael SasseGeorg SingerIstvan SzilagyiHolger TillChristoph Castellani

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2018)

This survey reveals deficits concerning structural quality in all countries. Furthermore, shortcomings regarding personnel were found in Germany and for organization in Germany and Austria. These issues need to be addressed urgently to further improve treatment quality and patient safety in the future.

Keyphrases

patient safety
quality improvement
intensive care unit
emergency department
traumatic brain injury
cross sectional
current status
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
smoking cessation