Delay of transfer from the intensive care unit: A prospective observational study of incidence, causes, and financial impact

Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Johnson, Daniel W ^a   Schmidt, Ulrich H ^b   Bittner, Edward A ^b   Christensen, Benjamin ^c   Levi, Retsef ^c   Pino, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

cost analysis; critical care utilization; organizational efficiency; resource allocation; triage; workflow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COST; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MASSACHUSETTS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879827544     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc12807     Document Type: Article

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