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Introducing an integrated intermediate care unit improves ICU utilization: a prospective intervention study

BACKGROUND: Improvement of appropriate bed use and access to intensive care (ICU) beds is essential in optimizing utilization of ICU capacity. The introduction of an intermediate care unit (IMC) integrated in the ICU care may improve this utilization. METHOD: In a before-after prospective interventi...

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Autores principales: Solberg, Barbara CJ, Dirksen, Carmen D, Nieman, Fred HM, van Merode, Godefridus, Ramsay, Graham, Roekaerts, Paul, Poeze, Martijn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4177684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25276092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-14-76