Effect of 24-hour mandatory versus on-demand critical care specialist presence on quality of care and family and provider satisfaction in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital.

O, Gajic; B, Afessa; AC, Hanson; T, Krpata; M, Yilmaz; SF, Mohamed; JT, Rabatin; LK, Evenson; TR, Aksamit; SG, Peters; RD, Hubmayr; ME, Wylam

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000297887.84347.85

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Effect of 24-hour mandatory versus on-demand critical care specialist presence on quality of care and family and provider satisfaction in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital.

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Gajic O

Afessa B

Hanson AC

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>The benefit of continuous on-site presence by a staff academic critical care specialist in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital is not known. We compared the quality of care and patient/family and provider satisfaction before and after changing the staffing model from on-...

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