Objective To assess variation in ICU length of stay between countries with varying patient-to-
nurse ratios; to compare ICU length of stay of individual countries against an international …

Abstract Introduction Intensive care units (ICUs) are increasingly adopting 24-hour
intensivist physician staffing. Although nighttime intensivist staffing does not consistently …

OBJECTIVES: ICU resource strain leads to adverse patient outcomes. Simple, well-validated
measures of ICU strain are lacking. Our objective was to assess whether the “Activity index,” …

ICUs should actively manage throughput and census. Operations management tools such
as Little's Law can provide practical guidance about the relationship between census …

In order to study the possible association between socioeconomic status (SES) and critical
care mortality, we examined a cohort of 847 patients over 14 years of age, as they were …

Objectives To create a tool for benchmarking intensive care units (ICUs) with respect to case-
mix adjusted length of stay (LOS) and to study the association between clinical and …

It is very important that we monitor how well we are looking after patients admitted to our
intensive care units. Indeed, many governments now demand that we do this. It is important …

Objective: The decision to admit a patient to the ICU is complex, reflecting patient factors and
available resources. Previous work has shown that ICU census does not impact mortality of …

Objective To examine variability in outcome and resource use between ICUs. Secondary
aims: to assess whether outcome and resource use are related to ICU structure and process …

Objective: To assess the relationship between volume of nonoperative mechanically
ventilated patients receiving care in a specific Veterans Health Administration hospital and …