A "closed" medical intensive care unit (MICU) improves resource utilization when compared with an "open" MICU

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 5 PART I, 1998, Pages 1468-1473

  Multz, Alan S ^b   Chalfin, Donald B ^a   Samson, Israel M ^c   Dantzker, David R ^c   Fein, Alan M ^c   Steinberg, Harry N ^c   Niederman, Michael S ^c   Scharf, Steven M ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031747457     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.5.9708039     Document Type: Article

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