Patient flow variability and unplanned readmissions to an intensive care unit*
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Summary
Days of high patient inflow volumes to an intensive care unit were associated significantly with subsequent unplanned readmissions to the unit, and the data indicate a possible dose-response relationship betweenintensive care unit inflow and patient outcomes.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2009-11-01
- Cited by
- 75
- References
- 17
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Keywords
Odds ratio, Medicine, Confidence interval, Intensive care unit, Odds
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