10.3205/000112
Braun, Jan-Peter
Jan-Peter
Braun
Bause, Hanswerner
Hanswerner
Bause
Bloos, Frank
Frank
Bloos
Geldner, Götz
Götz
Geldner
Kastrup, Marc
Marc
Kastrup
Kuhlen, Ralf
Ralf
Kuhlen
Markewitz, Andreas
Andreas
Markewitz
Martin, Jörg
Jörg
Martin
Mende, Hendrik
Hendrik
Mende
Quintel, Michael
Michael
Quintel
Steinmeier-Bauer, Klaus
Klaus
Steinmeier-Bauer
Waydhas, Christian
Christian
Waydhas
Spies, Claudia
Claudia
Spies
NeQuI (Quality Network In Intensive Care Medicine)
Peer reviewing critical care: a pragmatic approach to quality management
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2010
JournalArticle
peer review
quality management
intensive care medicine
evidence based medicine
effectiveness
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
2010-10-08
2010
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-0001128
000112
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GMS German Medical Science; 8:Doc23; ISSN 1612-3174
Critical care medicine frequently involves decisions and measures that may result in significant consequences for patients. In particular, mistakes may directly or indirectly derive from daily routine processes. In addition, consequences may result from the broader pharmaceutical and technological treatment options, which frequently involve multidimensional aspects. The increasing complexity of pharmaceutical and technological properties must be monitored and taken into account. Besides the presence of various disciplines involved, the provision of 24-hour care requires multiple handovers of significant information each day. Immediate expert action that is well coordinated is just as important as a professional handling of medicine's limitations.
Intensivists are increasingly facing professional quality management within the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). This article depicts a practical and effective approach to this complex topic and describes external evaluation of critical care according to peer reviewing processes, which have been successfully implemented in Germany and are likely to gain in significance.
GMS German Medical Science; 8:Doc23; ISSN 1612-3174