Outcomes and resource use in Brazilian ICUs: results from the ORCHESTRA study

Methods A retrospective cohort study in 59,483 patients (medical admissions: 39,734 (67%)) admitted to 78 ICUs (private hospitals, n = 67 (86%); medical or medical-surgical, n = 62 (79%)) during 2013. Efficient resource use was assessed by estimating standardized mortality rates (SMR) and standardiz...

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Published in:Critical care (London, England) England), 2015-01, Vol.19 (S1), p.P505-P505, Article P505
Main Authors: Soares, M, Angus, DC, Salluh, JI, Cavalcanti, AB, Colombari, F, Costa, R, Silva, E, Japiassu, A, Kahn, JM, Bozza, FA
Format: Article
Language:English
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Intensive care
Mortality
Poster Presentation
Workforce planning
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Summary:Methods A retrospective cohort study in 59,483 patients (medical admissions: 39,734 (67%)) admitted to 78 ICUs (private hospitals, n = 67 (86%); medical or medical-surgical, n = 62 (79%)) during 2013. Efficient resource use was assessed by estimating standardized mortality rates (SMR) and standardized resource use (SRU) adjusted for the severity of illness according to the SAPS 3 score, as proposed by Rothen and colleagues [1].
ISSN:1364-8535
1364-8535
1366-609X
1466-609X
DOI:10.1186/cc14585