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Which Models Can I Use to Predict Adult ICU Length of Stay? A Systematic Review

journals.lww.com April 3, 2018

ICU length of stay

No models completely satisfy our requirements for planning, identifying unexpectedly long ICU length of stay, or for benchmarking purposes. Physicians using these models to predict ICU length of stay should interpret them with reservation. The number of admissions ranged from 253 to 178,503. Median ICU length of stay was between 2 and 6.9 days.

benchmarking ICU prediction study tool

Impacts of Initial ICU Driving Pressure on Outcomes in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

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Implementing a Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy and Ultrasound Gastrostomy Team Reduces Length of Stay and Hospital Costs

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Catastrophic Care: Why Everything We Think We Know about Health Care Is Wrong

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Trauma Team Dynamics: A Trauma Crisis Resource Management Manual

Evidence-Based Critical Care: A Case Study Approach

Clinical Examination Skills in the Adult Critically Ill Patient

Severe Trauma and Sepsis: Organ Damage and Tissue Repair

Moderate and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice

Basics of Mechanical Ventilation