Effect of diagnosis related groups implementation on the intensive care unit of a Swiss tertiary hospital: a cohort study.

Lionel ChokEsther B BachliPeter SteigerDominique BettexSilvia R CottiniEmanuela KellerMarco MaggioriniReto Andreas Schuepbach

Published in: BMC health services research (2018)

DRG introduction had not affected ICU admissions policy, except for an increase of in-house patients with a low clinical severity of disease. DRG had neither affected ICU mortality nor ICU-LOS.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
healthcare
public health
primary care
cardiovascular events
mental health
risk factors
quality improvement
cardiovascular disease
acute respiratory distress syndrome