Despite considerable investment of resources, there remains wide variation in organization
of Intensive Care Units (ICUs). One key domain is the physician staffing. In particular, does …

Objective We examined the relationship between major ICU characteristics and labour cost
per patient. Design Four-week prospective data collection, in which the hours spent by each …

Objectives: The mortality outcome of mechanical ventilation, a key intervention in the
critically ill, has been variously reported to be determined by intensive care patient volume …

Introduction Intensive care is generally regarded as expensive, and as a result beds are
limited. This has raised serious questions about rationing when there are insufficient beds …

We studied 432 admissions to two Danish ICUs by using a standard severity of illness
classification system to assess utilization and outcome. Substantial differences in utilization …

Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study of all admissions to general hospital
wards from ICUs or EDs in 2014 and 2015 at three academic hospitals. For all admissions …

Introduction Research has demonstrated that intensivist-led care of the critically ill is
associated with reduced intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital mortality. The objective of this …

Intensive care unit length of stay: Recent changes and futur... : Critical Care Medicine Intensive
care unit length of stay: Recent changes and future challenges : Critical Care Medicine SCCM …

Objectives: Deciding whether to admit a patient to the ICU requires considering several
clinical and nonclinical factors. Studies have investigated factors associated with the …

Objectives: To compare ICU performance using standardized mortality ratios generated by
the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IVa and a National Quality Forum …