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Multidisciplinary collaboration reduces unplanned extubations, ventilator days

The hospital is a large, multifaceted organism with thousands of ­moving parts within dozens of units that are often separated by wings, streets, and buildings. The physical barriers, however, are nearly unmatched by the cultural ones-different techniques, opinions, and views of how to best get things done abound in this large, dynamic, and time- and ­resource-sensitive environment.

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