Respiratory therapy organizational changes are associated with increased respiratory care utilization

Respiratory Care

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 438-449

  Parker, Ann M ^a   Liu, Xinggang ^b   Harris, Anthony D ^b   Shanholtz, Carl B ^b,c   Smith, Robin L ^d   Hess, Dean R ^e   Reynolds, Marty ^d   Netzer, Giora ^b  

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

^b Department of Epidemiology and Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Health resources; Mechanical ventilators; Personnel staffing and scheduling; Respiratory care units; Work load

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING PATTERN; CASE MIX INDEX; CHARLSON SCORE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG LAVAGE; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST PATIENT RATIO; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM;

COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84876272407     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01562     Document Type: Article

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