A conceptual framework for improving critical care patient flow and bed use

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 886-894

  Mathews, Kusum S ^a,b   Long, Elisa F ^c  

^a Division of Critical Care   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Intensive care unit; Queuing theory; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ACUITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; AGED; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BED OCCUPANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT ACUITY; PATIENT SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SYSTEMS THEORY; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942255850     PISSN: 23296933     EISSN: 23256621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201409-419OC     Document Type: Article

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