The effect of an intensive care unit staffing model on tidal volume in patients with acute lung injury
Cooke CR, Watkins TR, Kahn JM, Treggiari MM, Caldwell E, Hudson LD, Rubenfeld GD. The effect of an intensive care unit staffing model on tidal volume in patients with acute lung injury. Critical Care 2008, 12: r134. PMID: 18980682, PMCID: PMC2646342, DOI: 10.1186/cc7105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClosed intensive care unitAcute lung injuryIntensive care unitLung injuryCare unitTidal volumeProspective population-based cohortLow VTOpen intensive care unitIntensivist physician staffingPopulation-based cohortProcess of careHospital mortalityVentilatory practicesImproved mortalityIntensive carePhysician staffingPatient outcomesMean VTPatientsDay threeSecondary analysisPotential patientsHigh VTKing County