MICU Education

Quality Improvement in the ICU

Quality improvement and monitoring is an important part of managing the ICU. In complex critically ill patients with multiple concurrent problems, quality measures and tracking prevent medical errors.

Lectures

To learn more about quality metrics and safety in the ICU, refer to the lecture below:

Additional Reading

The following two links are good overviews on this topic:

• Intensive care unit quality improvement
• Quality and performance improvement in critical care

What should you be able to answer after reviewing QI?

• Reason for quality improvement in the ICU
• Several examples of quality improvement driven processes in the ICU

 

References

1. Curtis JR1, Cook DJ, Wall RJ, Angus DC, Bion J, Kacmarek R, Kane-Gill SL, Kirchhoff KT, Levy M, Mitchell PH, Moreno R, Pronovost P, Puntillo K. Intensive care unit quality improvement: a "how-to" guide for the interdisciplinary team. Crit Care Med. 2006 Jan;34(1):211-8.


2. Lakshmi P. Chelluri. Quality and performance improvement in critical care. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr-Jun; 12(2): 67–76.