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For patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), prolonged mechanical ventilation is associated with poor outcomes. A quality improvement (QI) initiative with the aim of reducing median time on the ...

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Background Ward rounds are an essential activity occurring in hospital settings. Despite their fundamental role in guiding patient care, they have no standardised approach. Implementation of ...

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8 Office of Graduate Medical Education, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Correspondence to Dr William Martinez, Division of General Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt ...