Evaluating daily nursing use and needs in the intensive care unit: a method to assess the rate and appropriateness of ICU resource use
Health PolicyPublished 16 December 2004
G. Iapichino, Danilo Radrizzani, Annalisa Pezzi, Emad Abu Assi, P. Di Mauro, Giovanni Mistraletti
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A tool to measure the rate and appropriateness of intensive care unit (ICU) nursing coverage as a proxy for the use of resources suggests the best management in units with fixed human resources or a fixed number of beds.
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The method quantifies the rate and appropriateness of resource usage and suggests the best management in units with fixed human resources or a fixed number of beds.
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