La sicurezza dei pazienti nelle unità di terapia intensiva neonatale

Nelle unità di terapia intensiva neonatale (NICU), ambienti altamente sensibili e tecnologici, eventi avversi e incidenti mancati derivanti da errori umani possono causare morbilità e, in alcuni casi, invalidità permanente e decesso.

Grazie alla loro progettazione, le soluzioni GE Healthcare possono aiutare il personale delle unità di terapia intensiva neonatale a ridurre al minimo gli errori e i rischi, creando un ambiente sicuro in termini di controllo delle infezioni, meno stressante e che favorisca una migliore interazione tra caregiver/genitori-neonato.

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