Quality indicators in intensive care medicine for Germany - fourth edition 2022.

The measurement of quality indicators supports quality improvement initiatives. The German Interdisciplinary Society of Intensive Care Medicine (DIVI) has published quality indicators for intensive care medicine for the fourth time now. After a scheduled evaluation after three years, changes in several indicators were made.

[Oxygen in the acute care of adults : Short version of the German S3 guideline].

Background: Oxygen is a drug with specific properties, a defined dose-effect range and side effects. In 2015, in a sample of UK hospital patients, 14% were treated with oxygen, of which only 42% had a prescription. Health care workers are often uncertain about the relevance of hypoxemia, and there is limited awareness of the risks of hyperoxemia.

[German S3 Guideline - Oxygen Therapy in the Acute Care of Adult Patients].

Background:  Oxygen (O) is a drug with specific biochemical and physiologic properties, a range of effective doses and may have side effects. In 2015, 14 % of over 55 000 hospital patients in the UK were using oxygen. 42 % of patients received this supplemental oxygen without a valid prescription.

[Quality Assurance in Intensive Care Medicine: Peer Reviews and Quality Indicators].

Goal-oriented quality management in health care is an essential tool to provide good medical practice and treatment. It aims at a patient-centred case management with high transparency of structural and clinical process aspects, as well as patient outcome. An objective and comprehensive description of clinical care includes the use of quality indicators.