ICU Patient-to-Pharmacist Ratios: A Prospective, Multicenter Time-Motion Study
Critical care pharmacist practice models across healthcare institutions are inconsistent regarding patient assignments and time allocated toward direct and indirect patient care activities. The ICU patient-to-pharmacist ratio range between 16:1 and 19:1 may optimize quality of care and burnout risk at large academic institutions.
Authors
- Katherine Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8325-4051)
- Andrea Sikora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2020-0571)
- Barbara Birriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1311-7470)
- Suresh Uppalapu
- Lori Ann Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8420-6994)
- Sheila Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5866-027X)
- Amy Dzierba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1527-6830)
- Ryan P. Bodkin
- Russel J. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1436-0368)
- Allison Tompeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7793-4811)
- Jeffrey F. Barletta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-8218)
- Thomas Ardiles
- Robert E. MacLaren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-4682)
- Hayley B. Gershengorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7360-2489)
- Mitchell S. Buckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3385-8105)
- John Radosevich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4696-0221)
- Brenda Downs
- Heidi Brewer
- David A. Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3984-2681)
- Paul Dabrowski
- Letitia Close
- Ashlee Jontz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0013-2460)
- Susan Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0358-9044)
- Lars-Kristofer Peterson
Institutions
- Midwestern University (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Rochester Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix (US)
- Creative Commons (US)
- Arizona Research Center (US)
- Phoenix Children's Hospital (US)
- Carondelet Health (US)
- United Therapeutics (United States) (US)
- Cooper University Health Care (US)
- New York University (US)
- University of Montana (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000006605
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.94