Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Sep 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialThe effect of a managerial-based intervention on the occurrence of out-of-range-measurements and mortality in intensive care units.
To evaluate the effect of an organization-based managerial intervention on performance of intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ The intervention reduced both the ICU and hospital mortalities and the incidences of the out-of-range measurements. Registering ORMs provides a feasible method for evaluating ICU performance and could help to optimize individual patient care.