Intensive care unit safety culture and outcomes: a US multicenter study.

David T. Huang; Gilles Clermont; Lan Kong; Lisa A. Weissfeld; Bryan Sexton; Kathy M. Rowan; Derek C. Angus

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Intensive care unit safety culture and outcomes: a US multicenter study.

May 12, 2010

Huang DT, Clermont G, Kong L, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010;22(3):151-61.

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In this survey conducted in 30 intensive care units in the United States, positive perceived safety culture was moderately correlated with improved clinical outcomes.

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