Background Federal and state agencies are considering ICU performance assessment and
public reporting; however, an accurate method for measuring performance must be selected …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of ICU surge on mortality and to explore clinical and
sociodemographic predictors of mortality. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING …

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 …

Objectives: To employ automated bed data to examine whether ICU occupancy influences
ICU admission decisions and patient outcomes. Design: Retrospective study using an …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Development of an appropriately accurate and parsimonious measure of ICU capacity strain
may augment the precision of future critical care outcomes research by reducing …

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 …