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An environmental scan of quality indicators in critical care

Sabira Valiani, Romain Rigal, Henry T. Stelfox, John Muscedere, Claudio M. Martin, Peter Dodek, François Lamontagne, Robert Fowler, Afshan Gheshmy, Deborah J. Cook, Alan J. Forster and Paul C. Hébert
June 21, 2017 5 (2) E488-E495; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20150139
Sabira Valiani
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Romain Rigal
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Henry T. Stelfox
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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John Muscedere
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Claudio M. Martin
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Peter Dodek
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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François Lamontagne
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Robert Fowler
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Afshan Gheshmy
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Deborah J. Cook
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Alan J. Forster
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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Paul C. Hébert
University of Ottawa (Valiani, Gheshmy), Ottawa, Ont.; Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Rigal), Montréal, Que.; Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Stelfox), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Muscedere), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Lawson Health Research Institute (Martin), London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.; Division of Critical Care Medicine and Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Dodek), St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (Lamontagne), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine (Fowler), Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Cook), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Forster), University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program (Forster), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Département de Médecine (Hébert), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Que.
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