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Intensivist-led on-call service: key step in mortality reduction

Authors: NJ Harris, H Kilner, A Krishnamurthy, P Bishop

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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We conducted an audit to determine whether a change to a dedicated intensivist rota in our district general hospital ICU improved patient outcome. Our unit, like many others around the country, had historically been covered out of hours by anaesthetists rather than specialists in intensive care medicine. This audit therefore had potentially far-reaching implications for many other similar ICUs in the UK. …

Title: Intensivist-led on-call service: key step in mortality reduction
Authors: NJ Harris
H Kilner
A Krishnamurthy
P Bishop
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9894

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