Purpose The impact of intensivist workload on intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes is
incompletely described and assessed across healthcare systems and countries. We sought …

Importance The patient-to-intensivist ratio (PIR) across intensive care units (ICUs) is not
standardized and the association of PIR with patient outcome is not well established …

Purpose A high daily census may hinder the ability of physicians to deliver quality care in the
intensive care unit (ICU). We sought to determine the relationship between intensivist-to …

Objective: To determine the effect of different intensivist staffing models on clinical outcomes
for critically ill patients. Data Sources: A sensitive search of electronic databases and hand …

Background Intensivists play an essential role in improving the outcomes of critically ill
patients in intensive care units (ICUs). The transition of ICU physician staffing from low …

The complex nature of critical care patients and ICUs make it difficult to provide one specific
maximum intensivist-to-patient ratio, but common-sense rules can be applied. These …

Objectives: To determine whether patients admitted to an ICU during times of strain, when
compared with its own norm (ie accommodating a greater number of patients, higher acuity …

Objective: There was a lack of available data regarding intensive care unit (ICU)
characteristics, human resources, workload, and ICU outcomes in Thai ICUs. Therefore, the …

Introduction: We conducted a systematic review to quantify the effect of ICU physician
staffing on outcomes. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Health-Star, Cochrane. We …

Objective: Matching healthcare staff resources to patient needs in the ICU is a key factor for
quality of care. We aimed to assess the impact of the staffing-to-patient ratio and workload …