Creation and Expansion of a Mixed Patient Intermediate Care Unit to Improve ICU Capacity

OBJECTIVES:. ICU capacity strain is associated with worsened outcomes. Intermediate care units (IMCs) comprise one potential option to offload ICUs while providing appropriate care for intermediate acuity patients, but their impact on ICU capacity has not been thoroughly characterized. The aims of t...

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Published in:Critical Care Explorations
Main Authors: Emmett A. Kistler, MD, MHQS, Elaine Klatt, Jesse D. Raffa, PhD, Phyllis West, DNP, RN, Jacqueline A. Fitzgerald, DNP, RN, Jennifer Barsamian, DNP, RN, NP-C, Scott Rollins, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Charlotte M. Clements, DNP, RN, Shelby Hickox Murray, MSN, RN, Michael N. Cocchi, MD, Julius Yang, MD, PhD, Margaret M. Hayes, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-10-01
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000994

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