Variation in ICU risk-adjusted mortality: impact of methods of assessment and potential confounders
MW Kuzniewicz, EE Vasilevskis, R Lane, ML Dean… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
Background Federal and state agencies are considering ICU performance assessment and
public reporting; however, an accurate method for measuring performance must be selected …
public reporting; however, an accurate method for measuring performance must be selected …
Effects of intensivist coverage in a post-anaesthesia care unit on surgical patients' case mix and characteristics of the intensive care unit
M Kastrup, M Seeling, S Barthel, A Bloch, M le Claire… - Critical Care, 2012 - Springer
Introduction There is an increasing demand for intensive care in hospitals, which can lead to
capacity limitations in the intensive care unit (ICU). Due to postponement of elective surgery …
capacity limitations in the intensive care unit (ICU). Due to postponement of elective surgery …
Surge and mortality in ICUs in New York City's public healthcare system
AT Toth, KS Tatem, N Hosseinipour, T Wong… - Critical Care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of ICU surge on mortality and to explore clinical and
sociodemographic predictors of mortality. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING …
sociodemographic predictors of mortality. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING …
Intensive Care Unit activity in France from the national database between 2013 and 2019: More critically ill patients, shorter stay and lower mortality rate
N Boulet, A Boussere, M Mezzarobba… - … Critical Care & Pain …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Knowledge of the occurrence and outcome of admissions to Intensive Care
Units (ICU) over time is important to inform healthcare services planning. This observational …
Units (ICU) over time is important to inform healthcare services planning. This observational …
Association among ICU congestion, ICU admission decision, and patient outcomes
Objectives: To employ automated bed data to examine whether ICU occupancy influences
ICU admission decisions and patient outcomes. Design: Retrospective study using an …
ICU admission decisions and patient outcomes. Design: Retrospective study using an …
Perceptions of cost constraints, resource limitations, and rationing in United States intensive care units: results of a national survey
Objective: To examine cost constraints, resource limitations, and rationing within US
intensive care units (ICUs) as perceived by ICU clinicians and the roles of ICU physician and …
intensive care units (ICUs) as perceived by ICU clinicians and the roles of ICU physician and …
Does patient volume affect clinical outcomes in adult intensive care units?
MH Kanhere, HA Kanhere, A Cameron… - Intensive care …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose This systematic review assessed if outcomes in adult intensive care units (ICUs)
are related to hospital and ICU patient volume. Methods A systematic search strategy was …
are related to hospital and ICU patient volume. Methods A systematic search strategy was …
Continuity of care in intensive care units: a cluster-randomized trial of intensivist staffing
NA Ali, KM Wolf, J Hammersley… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Little is known about the consequences of intensivists' work schedules, or
intensivist continuity of care. Objectives: To assess the impact of weekend respite for …
intensivist continuity of care. Objectives: To assess the impact of weekend respite for …
ICU capacity strain and the quality and allocation of critical care
SD Halpern - Current opinion in critical care, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Development of an appropriately accurate and parsimonious measure of ICU capacity strain
may augment the precision of future critical care outcomes research by reducing …
may augment the precision of future critical care outcomes research by reducing …
Explaining variability of cost using a severity-of-illness measure for ICU patients
J Rapoport, D Teres, S Lemeshow, JS Avrunin… - Medical care, 1990 - journals.lww.com
Factors related to hospital resource use by intensive care unit (ICU) patients, including
severity of illness at admission and intensity of therapy during the first 24 ICU hours were …
severity of illness at admission and intensity of therapy during the first 24 ICU hours were …