Discrete event simulation model for planning Level 2 “step-down” bed needs using NEMS
In highly congested hospitals it may be common for patients to overstay at Intensive Care Units (ICU) due to blockages and imbalances in capacity. This is inadequate clinically, as patients occupy a service they no longer need; operationally, as it disrupts flow from upstream units; and financially...
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Elsevier B.V.
2018
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