Chinese critical care certified course in intensive care unit: a nationwide-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A training program for intensive care unit (ICU) physicians entitled "Chinese Critical Care Certified Course" (5 C) started in China in 2009, intending to improve the quality of intensive care provision. This study aimed to explore the associations between the 5 C certification of physicians and the quality of intensive care provision in China.

Methods

This nationwide analysis collected data regarding 5 C-certified physicians between 2009 and 2019. Fifteen ICU quality control indicators (three structural, four procedural, and eight outcome-based) were collected from the Chinese National Report on the Services, Quality, and Safety in Medical Care System. Provinces were stratified into three groups based on the cumulative number of 5 C certified physicians per milli

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10428552 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature