Intensive care foundations

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S. Veraldi (M) A.F. Lodigiani M. Barbareschi Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Dermatological Sciences, University of Milan, I.R.C.C.S. Foundation, Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy e-mail stefano.veraldi unimi.it... 

FAGGT Foundation for Accountability FDA (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration FMEA Failure Mode and Effects Analysis FIMPS Flarvard Medical Practice Study FIRO high-reliability organization IFII Institute for Healthcare Improvement lOM Institute of Medicine IPS intensive (care unit) physician staffing ISMP Institute for Safe Medication Practices JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association... 

Angus DC, Barnato AE, Linde-Zwirble WT, et al. On behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ICU End of Life Peer Group. Use of intensive care at the end of life in the United States an epidemiologic smdy. Crit Care Med 2004 32 638-643. 

Queens of the slave-making ants depend on host species for nest foundation. Newly mated queens usurp host colonies and replace the resident queens. Parasitic queens may obtain immediate care by resident host workers. In the species where this occurs, we might expect intense selective pressures in favor of fast acquisition of recognition cues that mimic their hosts. 

All the efforts just described provide a strong foundation for the patient safety movement and have pushed it forward. And although the report To Err Is Human created an intense and lengthy surge of patient safety activity, bringing patient safety to the forefront of the nation s consciousness, health care s culture of blame and denial remains largely unchanged. 

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