An Official American Thoracic Society Systematic Review: The Effect of Nighttime Intensivist Staffing on Mortality and Length of Stay among Intensive Care Unit Patients.
Meeta Prasad KerlinNeill K J AdhikariLouise RoseM Elizabeth WilcoxCassandra J BellamyDeena Kelly CostaHayley B GershengornScott D HalpernJeremy M KahnMeghan Brooks Lane-FallDavid J WallaceCurtis H WeissHannah WunschColin R Cookenull nullPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2017)
Notwithstanding limitations of the predominantly observational evidence, our systematic review and meta-analysis suggests nighttime intensivist staffing is not associated with reduced ICU patient mortality. Other outcomes and alternative staffing models should be evaluated to further guide staffing decisions.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- systematic review
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- mechanical ventilation
- meta analyses
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- spinal cord injury
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- patient reported
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation