title: Best practices and safety issues in the ICU.
abstract: Intensive care is the most complex and costly care provided in hospitals. These case studies look at what hospitals are doing to better staff their ICUs, prevent errors, incorporate information technology, involve family members and reduce unnecessary costs.
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Runy
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D022143:Family Nursing; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017751:Safety Management; D013686:Telemetry; D014481:United States; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000009:adverse effects