National ICU Registries as Enablers of Clinical Research and Quality Improvement
Authors' conclusion
ICU registries have provided increased knowledge of case-mix and outcomes of ICU patients based on real-world data and contributed to improve care delivery through quality improvement initiatives and trials.
Study context
- Population
- National ICU registries (clinical quality registries) and critically ill patients
Methodological detailsPubMed search, English language articles; original research, reviews, letters and commentaries considered
- PubMed search, English language articles; original research, reviews, letters and commentaries considered
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Initial European and Oceania registries let ICUs assess performance with risk-adjusted measures and benchmark against other contributing ICUs
- With growing IT adoption, clinical quality registries (CQRs) expanded geographically and are used in quality improvement studies, clinical trials, international comparisons and ICU benchmarking
Original publication
National ICU Registries as Enablers of Clinical Research and Quality Improvement. Crit Care Med. Published 12 September 2023. doi:10.
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