Perceptions of risk to patient safety in the pediatric ICU, a study of American pediatric intensivists.

Paul Bauer; Raymond G Hoffmann; Dawn Bragg; Matthew Scanlon

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Perceptions of risk to patient safety in the pediatric ICU, a study of American pediatric intensivists.

April 17, 2013

Bauer P, Hoffmann RG, Bragg D, et al. Saf Sci. 2012;53.

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This survey of critical care physicians describes patient safety risks in pediatric intensive care units. The most frequently identified problems included ineffective communication, inadequate training, and poor hand hygiene.

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