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Study Reports Impact of Intensivist to ICU Bed Ratio on Outcomes

August 19th, 2005 |  Published in Real Time Location Systems, Remote Monitoring

With continued operating pressures on intensive care units, this study
(full text $7) shows no impact in outcomes with intensivist ratios
between 1:7.5 and 1:15. Not surprisingly, the study found that higher
ratios increased ICU LOS (length of stay).

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After almost 25 years in health care Tim remains with his first love, connectology, the automation of workflow through the integration of medical devices with information systems.


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