Hospital and regional variations in intensive care unit admission for patients with invasive mechanical ventilation.

Hiroyuki OhbeNobuaki ShimeHayato YamanaTadahiro GotoYusuke SasabuchiDaisuke KudoHiroki MatsuiHideo YasunagaShigeki Kushimoto

Published in: Journal of intensive care (2024)

Our results revealed that primarily hospital and regional factors, rather than patient-related ones, opposed ICU admissions for patients with IMV. This has important implications for healthcare policymakers planning interventions for optimal ICU resource allocation.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
healthcare
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
emergency department
acute care
physical activity
case report
adverse drug
single cell
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