Articles: intensive-care-units.
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Critical care medicine · Dec 1994
Comparative StudyFederal and nationwide intensive care units and healthcare costs: 1986-1992.
To establish Department of Veterans Affairs' intensive care unit (ICU) costs from a database and to use this information to validate the Russell equation, the most commonly used method of calculating ICU costs. To compare and trend Department of Veterans Affairs' and nationwide (USA) ICU and healthcare costs. ⋯ The Department of Veterans Affairs has the only national ICU line item cost database available. For the Russell equation calculation to be accurate, inpatient only costs should be used. Until customized Health Care Financing Administration analyses become available, nationwide ICU costs are best determined by the Russell equation. Department of Veterans Affairs' ICUs have a consistent cost advantage over nationwide ICUs. Increases in United States healthcare delivery costs continue to exceed the increase in gross domestic product. Cost containment is already occurring in critical care.
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Nov 1994
[Dutch results of the European study of the prevalence of infections during intensive care (EPIIC). I. Who is at risk?].
Evaluation of the point prevalence of infections acquired in an intensive care unit (ICU) and determination of risk factors for ICU patients. ⋯ ICU-acquired infections are a serious problem. Programmes for infection prevention and control need to be adjusted.
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It's well known the utility of transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of cardiological patients that are critically ill. However, there is less experience about this usefulness in non-cardiological critically ill patients. ⋯ Transesophageal echocardiography can be safely performed and has a definite role in the diagnosis (showing sometimes non-suspected abnormalities) and management of non-cardiological critically ill patients.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 1994
Comparative StudyUse of pediatric physician extenders in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.
To determine present and future use of pediatric physician extenders in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ Pediatric physician extenders are extensively employed in pediatric and neonatal ICUs. They are perceived to perform at the level of second-year pediatric residents and are strongly supported by staff physicians and residents. It appears that more pediatric physician extenders will be employed in pediatric and neonatal ICUs in the future.