Spanish Society of Intensive, Critical and Coronary Unit Medical Care

Improvement of intensive care unit safety.

Conduct the following technical studies:

• Indicators of nosocomial infection in critical patients.
• Reduction of infection related to the implanting of endovascular catheters.

National Study on Surveillance of Nosocomial Infection in Intensive Care Services. 2008 Report [Spanish]

Reduction of catheter-related bacteremia in intensive care medicine units by means of multifactorial intervention. Pilot study report . Madrid: Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs; 2009 [Spanish]

• Prevalence of adverse events and incidents in intensive care units.

Incidents and Adverse Events in Intensive Medicine. Safety and Risk in Critical Patients. SYREC 2007. Madrid: Ministry of Health and Social Policy; 2009 [Spanish]

• Technical report on early defibrillation.