Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Sep 2007
Multicenter StudyFacilitating clinician adherence to guidelines in the intensive care unit: A multicenter, qualitative study.
To determine perceived facilitators and barriers to guideline implementation and clinician adherence to guidelines in the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Complex ICU practices and unique interprofessional team dynamics influence clinician adherence to guidelines. Initiatives that employ an approach addressing these issues may optimize guideline uptake and adherence. The optimal approach and its effectiveness may be guideline-dependent and requires further study.