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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Incidents relating to the intra-hospital transfer of critically ill patients. An analysis of the reports submitted to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study in Intensive Care.
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Intensive Care Med
|
2004
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3.81
|
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2
|
Translating evidence into practice: a model for large scale knowledge translation.
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BMJ
|
2008
|
3.15
|
|
3
|
Creating high reliability in health care organizations.
|
Health Serv Res
|
2006
|
3.13
|
|
4
|
Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study.
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BMJ
|
2010
|
2.63
|
|
5
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Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan.
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J Crit Care
|
2008
|
2.31
|
|
6
|
Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units.
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Crit Care Med
|
2011
|
2.22
|
|
7
|
Reducing health care hazards: lessons from the commercial aviation safety team.
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Health Aff (Millwood)
|
2009
|
2.11
|
|
8
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Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections.
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J Am Coll Surg
|
2012
|
2.11
|
|
9
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Is quality of care improving in the UK?
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BMJ
|
2011
|
2.06
|
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10
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The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs.
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Am J Med Qual
|
2011
|
1.73
|
|
11
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Epidemiology and impact of aspiration pneumonia in patients undergoing surgery in Maryland, 1999-2000.
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Crit Care Med
|
2003
|
1.63
|
|
12
|
Framework for patient safety research and improvement.
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Circulation
|
2009
|
1.52
|
|
13
|
Interventions to reduce mortality among patients treated in intensive care units.
|
J Crit Care
|
2004
|
1.44
|
|
14
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RBC transfusion practices among critically ill patients: has evidence changed practice?
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Crit Care Med
|
2013
|
1.41
|
|
15
|
Systematic review and analysis of postdischarge symptoms after outpatient surgery.
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Anesthesiology
|
2002
|
1.38
|
|
16
|
Developing and pilot testing quality indicators in the intensive care unit.
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J Crit Care
|
2003
|
1.35
|
|
17
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Do intensivists in ICU improve outcome?
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Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
|
2005
|
1.33
|
|
18
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Residential segregation and access to surgical care by minority populations in US counties.
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J Am Coll Surg
|
2009
|
1.14
|
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19
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Executive/Senior Leader Checklist to improve culture and reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections.
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
|
2010
|
1.09
|
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20
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A practical tool to identify and eliminate barriers to compliance with evidence-based guidelines.
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
|
2009
|
1.03
|
|
21
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Peripherally inserted central catheters: a randomized, controlled, prospective trial in pediatric surgical patients.
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Anesth Analg
|
2004
|
1.02
|
|
22
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Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream infections.
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Crit Care Med
|
2010
|
0.99
|
|
23
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Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.95
|
|
24
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Implementing and evaluating a multicomponent inpatient diabetes management program: putting research into practice.
|
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
|
2012
|
0.91
|
|
25
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Association between venous thromboembolism and perioperative allogeneic transfusion.
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Arch Surg
|
2007
|
0.91
|
|
26
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Improving the quality of measurement and evaluation in quality improvement efforts.
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Am J Med Qual
|
2008
|
0.90
|
|
27
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Preoperative predictors of blood transfusion in colorectal cancer surgery.
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J Gastrointest Surg
|
2002
|
0.89
|
|
28
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Improving data quality control in quality improvement projects.
|
Int J Qual Health Care
|
2009
|
0.87
|
|
29
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The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line-associated bloodstream infections.
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Arch Intern Med
|
2011
|
0.85
|
|
30
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A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety scorecard.
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JAMA
|
2007
|
0.83
|
|
31
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Maintaining the momentum of change: the role of the 2014 updates to the compendium in preventing healthcare-associated infections.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.83
|
|
32
|
Change in use of allogeneic red blood cell transfusions among surgical patients.
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J Am Coll Surg
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
33
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Creating a high-reliability health care system: improving performance on core processes of care at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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Acad Med
|
2015
|
0.82
|
|
34
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Measurement of implementation components and contextual factors in a two-state healthcare quality initiative to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.82
|
|
35
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Characteristics of intensive care units in Michigan: not an open and closed case.
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J Hosp Med
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
36
|
Eradicating central line-associated bloodstream infections statewide: the Hawaii experience.
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Am J Med Qual
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
37
|
Red blood cell transfusion practices in two surgical intensive care units: a mixed methods assessment of barriers to evidence-based practice.
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Transfusion
|
2014
|
0.82
|
|
38
|
A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.80
|
|
39
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A novel approach to implementation of quality and safety programmes in anaesthesiology.
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Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
40
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Board quality scorecards: measuring improvement.
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Am J Med Qual
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
41
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Decreasing central-line-associated bloodstream infections in Connecticut intensive care units.
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J Healthc Qual
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
42
|
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
43
|
Surfacing safety hazards using standardized operating room briefings and debriefings at a large regional medical center.
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
44
|
Integrating CUSP and TRIP to improve patient safety.
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Hosp Pract (1995)
|
2010
|
0.78
|
|
45
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Electronic health record-based monitoring of primary care patients at risk of medication-related toxicity.
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
46
|
Strategies to enhance adoption of ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention interventions: a systematic literature review.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
47
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A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
48
|
Evidence-based venous thromboembolism prophylaxis is associated with a six-fold decrease in numbers of symptomatic venous thromboembolisms in rehabilitation inpatients.
|
PM R
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
49
|
Introduction to "A Compendium of Strategies To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 updates".
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
50
|
The Armstrong Institute: An Academic Institute for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Research, Training, and Practice.
|
Acad Med
|
2015
|
0.76
|
|
51
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Maintaining the momentum of change: the role of the 2014 updates to the compendium in preventing healthcare-associated infections.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
52
|
Medical Harm: Patient Perceptions and Follow-up Actions.
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J Patient Saf
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
53
|
Miles to go before we sleep.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
54
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Building capacity for quality and safety in critical care: A roundtable discussion from the second international patient safety conference in April 9-11, 2013, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Ann Thorac Med
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
55
|
A research framework for reducing preventable patient harm.
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Clin Infect Dis
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
56
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Improving patient safety reporting systems.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
57
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Two-State Collaborative Study of a Multifaceted Intervention to Decrease Ventilator-Associated Events.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
58
|
Introduction to "A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates".
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
59
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Using the Opportunity Estimator tool to improve engagement in a quality and safety intervention.
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
60
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Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline: Safe Medication Use in the ICU.
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Crit Care Med
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
61
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Sustaining Reliability on Accountability Measures at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
62
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Identifying meaningful outcome measures for the intensive care unit.
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Am J Med Qual
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
63
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Clinical Practice Guideline: Safe Medication Use in the ICU.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
64
|
CLABSI Conversations: Lessons From Peer-to-Peer Assessments to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.
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Qual Manag Health Care
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
65
|
Association of allogeneic red-blood cell transfusion with surgeon case-volume.
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J Surg Res
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
66
|
Building a business case for colorectal surgery quality improvement.
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Dis Colon Rectum
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
67
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Developing and pilot testing practical measures of preanalytic surgical specimen identification defects.
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Am J Med Qual
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
68
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Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections: a journey toward eliminating preventable harm.
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Curr Infect Dis Rep
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
69
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Achieving and sustaining ventilator-associated pneumonia-free time among intensive care units (ICUs): evidence from the Keystone ICU Quality Improvement Collaborative.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2013
|
0.75
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