Figure 1From: Climate and cultural aspects in intensive care unitsAnalytical framework. Leadership together with a safety climate and a team-oriented culture are able to improve organisation and improve individual well being, both potentially contributing to overall performance. Strong evidence links climate/culture and organisational performance. Several other factors contribute to performance assessed through outcome variables. The direct demonstration that a specific intervention aiming at improving one these different factors is able to improve final outcome is still lacking in ICUs.Back to article page