Mature Trauma Intensivist Model Improves Intensive Care Unit Efficiency But Not Mortality

Conclusions:
Our mature intensivists staffing model shows improvement in ICU throughput (ventilator days, ICU days, decreased consultant use, and increased bedside procedures) but no survival benefit. Further improvements in overall trauma mortality may lie in the resuscitative and operative phase of patient care.

Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - January 30, 2015 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Lee, J., Rogers, F., Rogers, A., Horst, M., Chandler, R., Miller, J. A. Tags: Reviews of a Large Clinical Series Source Type: research