Implementation of 24/7 intensivist presence in the SICU: Effect on processes of care

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 563-567

  Van Der Wilden, Gwendolyn M ^a   Schmidt, Ulrich ^a   Chang, Yuchiao ^a   Bittner, Edward A ^a   Cobb, J Perren ^a   Velmahos, George C ^a   Alam, Hasan B ^a   De Moya, Marc A ^a   King, David R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

24 7; Intensive care; Intensivist; Leapfrog; Surgical intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875255364     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827880a8     Document Type: Article

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