Intensive care unit caseload and workload and their association with outcomes in critically unwell patients: a large registry-based cohort analysis
In a system with comparably high intensive care resources and mandatory staffing levels, patients' survival chances are generally not affected by high intensive care unit caseload and workload. However, extraordinary circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may lead to higher risk of death, if planned capacities are exceeded. High workload in ICUs in smaller hospitals with lower staffing levels may be associated with increased risk of death.
Authors
- Martin Posch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8499-8573)
- Barbara Metnitz
- Paul Zajic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3097-1994)
- Philipp Metnitz
- Andrew Rhodes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8737-574X)
- Alexandra Gráf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0035-2658)
- Teresa Engelbrecht
- Rui Moreno
Institutions
- University of Beira Interior (PT)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hospital de São José (PT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-024-05090-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16