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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Impact of implementing a critical care team in an open general ICU
Authors:
S Kim, IH Kim, S Han, SS Ki, GR Chon
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
High-intensity ICU physician staffing is associated with reduced ICU mortality [
1]. We formed a critical care team (CCT) that consisted of five teaching staff interested in critical care management. The CCT had been activated by each member of the team if needed and had provided rapid medical services including consultation. We evaluated the impact of implementing the CCT on open general ICU patient outcomes. …