Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Dec 2022
Variation in Bed-to-Physician Ratios During Weekday Daytime Hours in ICUs in Australia and New Zealand.
To determine common "bed-to-physician" ratios during weekday hours across ICUs and assess factors associated with variability in this ratio. ⋯ Weekday bed-to-physician ratios in Australia/New Zealand ICUs are lower than the bed-to-intensivist ratios and have a relatively fixed ratio of less than 3 for units taking care of patients with a higher average severity of illness. These relationships may be different in other countries or healthcare systems.