ICU staffing models and patient outcomes

Abstract The study by Ogura et al. investigated the association between the structures of intensive care units (ICUs) affecting patient outcomes. A major limitation of this study is that the types of ICUs had not clearly been defined, and the provided definition had been made subjectively. Making an...

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Main Author:	Nobuaki Shime
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-04-01
Series:	Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:	Intensive care unit Structure Closed Intensivist
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-019-0380-6

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spelling	doaj-4271665fc9144f45bdbe5c31cacd150d2020-11-25T02:04:54ZengBMCJournal of Intensive Care2052-04922019-04-01711210.1186/s40560-019-0380-6ICU staffing models and patient outcomesNobuaki Shime0Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityAbstract The study by Ogura et al. investigated the association between the structures of intensive care units (ICUs) affecting patient outcomes. A major limitation of this study is that the types of ICUs had not clearly been defined, and the provided definition had been made subjectively. Making an additional questionnaire or site-visits to completely define the types and to clarify the time-coverage is suggested. It would also be worthwhile to analyze whether the existence and density of “certified intensivists” and their involvement contribute to the outcome to determine whether physician quality affects critically ill patient care.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-019-0380-6Intensive care unitStructureClosedIntensivist
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description	Abstract The study by Ogura et al. investigated the association between the structures of intensive care units (ICUs) affecting patient outcomes. A major limitation of this study is that the types of ICUs had not clearly been defined, and the provided definition had been made subjectively. Making an additional questionnaire or site-visits to completely define the types and to clarify the time-coverage is suggested. It would also be worthwhile to analyze whether the existence and density of “certified intensivists” and their involvement contribute to the outcome to determine whether physician quality affects critically ill patient care.
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ICU staffing models and patient outcomes

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