Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units.

Bryan Sexton; Sean M. Berenholtz; Christine A. Goeschel; Sam Watson; Christine G. Holzmueller; David A. Thompson; Robert C. Hyzy; Jill A. Marsteller; Kathy Schumacher; Peter Pronovost

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Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units.

May 11, 2011

Sexton B, Berenholtz SM, Goeschel CA, et al. Crit Care Med. 2011;39(5):934-9.

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This study found that use of a comprehensive patient safety program was associated with significant improvements in safety climate among 71 diverse units participating in the Keystone ICU project.

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