Reduction of intensive care unit length of stay: The case of early mobilization

Health Care Manager

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 128-135

  Hunter, Alex ^a   Johnson, Leslie ^a   Coustasse, Alberto ^a  

^a Marshall University Graduate College   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; costs; early mobilization; intensive care unit; length of stay; mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; DELIRIUM; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MOBILIZATION; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; DELIRIUM; EARLY AMBULATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 84899803326     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCM.0000000000000006     Document Type: Article

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