Amelioration of increased intensive care unit service readmission rate after implementation of work-hour restrictions

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 116-121

  Frankel, Heidi L ^a   Foley, Andrea ^b   Norway, Calvin ^b   Kaplan, Lewis ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME; ICU; Performance improvement; Readmission; Residents; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE; URBAN AREA; WORK SCHEDULE;

CONNECTICUT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33746218328     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000222579.48194.2b     Document Type: Article

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