ICU nurse-to-patient ratio is associated with complications and resource use after esophagectomy

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1857-1862

  Amaravadi, Ravi K ^a   Dimick, Justin B ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Lipsett, Pamela A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Complications; Cost; Hospital length of stay; Intensive care unit; Nursing staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEPTICEMIA;

ADULT; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGHT CARE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034529335     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340000720     Document Type: Article

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