Does a full-time, 24-hour intensivist improve care and efficiency?

R. W. Carlson; D. E. Weiland; K. Srivathsan

doi:10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70260-8

Does a full-time, 24-hour intensivist improve care and efficiency?

R. W. Carlson, D. E. Weiland, K. Srivathsan

Cardiovascular Diseases

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Abstract

This article reviews the hypothesis that staffing with full time intensive care physicians leads to improvements in the management of ICUs and in the outcome for ICU patients. Variations in the professional organization of critical care units in the United States are discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of open, closed, and transitional (comanagement) ICU organizational structures are presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	525-552
Number of pages	28
Journal	Critical Care Clinics
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70260-8
State	Published - 1996

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Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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