Open AccessFrameworks for quality improvement in pediatric intensive care: A concise review
Author(s) -
Kourtis Susan A.,
Burns Jeffrey P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2574-2272
DOI - 10.1002/ped4.12134
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , quality management , intensive care , domain (mathematical analysis) , medicine , intensive care medicine , business , philosophy , epistemology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , marketing , service (business)
Quality improvement programs focused on improving care in intensive care units have become standard at pediatric hospitals around the world over the past several decades. However, the methodology or framework by which these programs assess quality is not standard. This review describes the varying quality improvement frameworks that have been promoted by prominent pediatric and critical care societies and the strengths and limitations of these frameworks, as well as several notable international collaboratives in this domain.