Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a common and fre-quently devastating condition,
accounting for 5% of all strokes and affecting as many as 30 000 Americans each year. 1, 2 …

Summary 437 nuclear power plants are in operation at present around the world to meet
increasing energy demands. Unfortunately, five major nuclear accidents have occurred in …

ContextIssues of cost and quality are gaining importance in the delivery of medical care, and
whether quality of care is better in teaching vs nonteaching hospitals is an essential …

Background and Purpose—The goal of this study was to examine the impact of hospital
characteristics on outcome after the treatment of ruptured and unruptured cerebral …

Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU) beds are a scarce resource, and patients denied
intensive care only because the unit is full may be at increased risk of death. Objective: To …

Background: Common methods of benchmarking clinical performance rarely, if ever,
account for admission source and, in particular, the effect of a patient being transferred from …

Background: Accurate estimates of inpatient cost, length of stay (LOS), and mortality are
necessary for the development of economic models to estimate the cost-effectiveness of …

Prognostic factors for mortality following interhospital tra... : Critical Care Medicine Prognostic
factors for mortality following interhospital transfers to the medical intensive care unit of a tertiary …

Race and gender are important determinants of certain clinical outcomes in cardiovascular
disease. To examine the influence of race and gender on care process, resource use, and …

Objective: To examine associations between mortality, length of stay, and the sources of
admission to tertiary pediatric intensive care. Design: A retrospective analysis of …