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Patient safety and quality in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007;8(suppl):S1-S43.

This supplement covers issues related to safety indicators, fatigue, electronic medical records, infection, and disclosure of medical errors in the care of critically ill children.

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Special or Theme Issue

Setting of Care

Intensive Care Units

Target Audience

Health Care Providers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Clinical Area

Neonatology and Intensive Care

Safety Target

Diagnostic Errors

Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation

Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events

Nosocomial Infections

Approach to Improving Safety

Patient Disclosure

Human Factors Engineering

Intensivists and Other ICU Strategies

Logistical Approaches

Computerized Adverse Event Detection

Electronic Health Records

Origin/Sponsor

United States of America