Structure, Process, and Annual ICU Mortality Across 69 Centers
Checkley W, Martin GS, Brown SM, Chang SY, Dabbagh O, Fremont RD, Girard TD, Rice TW, Howell MD, Johnson SB, O’Brien J, Park PK, Pastores SM, Patil NT, Pietropaoli AP, Putman M, Rotello L, Siner J, Sajid S, Murphy DJ, Sevransky JE. Structure, Process, and Annual ICU Mortality Across 69 Centers. Critical Care Medicine 2014, 42: 344-356. PMID: 24145833, PMCID: PMC4035482, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3182a275d7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic Health Evaluation IIICU mortalityProcess of careAcute PhysiologyUse of protocolsClinical outcomesNurse ratioEvaluation IICare reviewChronic Health Evaluation II scoreUnited States Critical IllnessAverage Acute PhysiologyHospital-level variationMultivariable linear regressionHouse intensivistICU statusIntensivist staffingMixed ICUII scoreCritical illnessMedical ICUSurgical ICUICU patientsIllness severityIntensivist coverage