Checkoffs play key role in SICU improvement.
Unit sees 25% drop in mortality following implementation of new form. Checklist not a to-do list, but enumeration of clinical, safety goals. All members of the multidisciplinary team are involved in process.
D003237:Connecticut; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*