Table 3.
Responses regarding overall patient safety culture in the ICU.
Improved greatly N(%) | Improved somewhat N(%) | No change N(%) | Worsened somewhat N(%) | Worsened greatly N(%) | |
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How have the ACGME resident duty hour limits impacted overall patient safety culture in your ICU(s)? * | 3(0.8) | 48(13.3) | 189(52.5) | 92(25.5) | 23(6.4) |
How would further reductions in resident/fellow duty hours impact overall patient safety culture in your ICU(s), compared to safety as it is now?* | 1(0.3) | 14(3.9) | 145(40.3) | 157(43.6) | 35(9.7) |
Not all respondents answered each question. Percentages reflect the percent of respondents out of 360 rather than the number responding to individual questions.