Key mechanisms by which post-ICU activities can improve in-ICU care: results of the international THRIVE collaboratives.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the key mechanisms that clinicians perceive improve care in the intensive care unit (ICU), as a result of their involvement in post-ICU programs.

Methods

Qualitative inquiry via focus groups and interviews with members of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's THRIVE collaborative sites (follow-up clinics and peer support). Framework analysis was used to synthesize and interpret the data.

Results

Five key mechanisms were identified as drivers of improvement back into the ICU: (1) identifying otherwise unseen targets for ICU quality improvement or education programs-new ideas for quality improvement were generated and greater attention paid to detail in clinical care. (2) Creating a new role for survivors in the ICU-former patients and family mem

SUBMITTER: Haines KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611738 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature