Quality indicators in intensive care medicine for Germany - fourth edition 2022.

ABSTRACT: The measurement of quality indicators supports quality improvement initiatives. The German Interdisciplinary Society of Intensive Care Medicine (DIVI) has published quality indicators for intensive care medicine for the fourth time now. After a scheduled evaluation after three years, changes in several indicators were made. Other indicators were not changed or only minimally. The focus remained strongly on relevant treatment processes like management of analgesia and sedation, mechanical ventilation and weaning, and infections in the ICU. Another focus was communication inside the ICU. The number of 10 indicators remained the same. The development method was more structured and transparency was increased by adding new features like evidence levels or author contribution and potential confl

SUBMITTER: Kumpf O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326525 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature