ICU nurse-to-patient ratio is associated with complications and resource use after esophagectomy
Intensive Care MedicinePublished 7 November 2000
Ravi K. Amaravadi, Justin B. Dimick, Peter J. Pronovost, Pamela A. Lipsett
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SNIP6.11
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A nurse caring for more than two ICU patients at night increases the risk of several postoperative pulmonary and infectious complications and was associated with increased resource use in patients undergoing esophageal resection.
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A nurse caring for more than two ICU patients at night increases the risk of several postoperative pulmonary and infectious complications and was associated with increased resource use in patients undergoing esophageal resection.
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MedicineHealth ProfessionsNursing