Quality assessment of adult intensive care services: application of a tool adjusted to the reality of low-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the quality of adult intensive care units.

Methods

This population-based, cross-sectional, observational, analytical study evaluated management type in Maranhão, Brazil. An assessment instrument was applied that assigned scores to each service (maximum 124 points). The units were categorized as insufficient (< 50% of the maximum score), typical (≥ 50% and <80% of the maximum score), or sufficient (≥ 80% of the maximum score).

Results

Of the 26 intensive care units in Maranhão, 23 were evaluated; 15 (65.2%) were located in the state capital, and 14 (60.9%) were public. The mean final score was 67.2 (54.2% of the maximum). The worst performance was observed with regard to processes (50.9%) in the units located outside the capital (p = 0.037) and for

SUBMITTER: Carvalho AGR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649218 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature