Patient safety in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Patient safety has become a national priority. This article reviews issues of patient safety in neonatal intensive care. Safety goals for 2005 set by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations are discussed from the perspective of relevance to neonatal intensive care.
Edwards
William H
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Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. william.edwards@hitchcock.org
D006801:Humans; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States