Shiftwork staffing was better for intensivists and most were receptive once they had experienced it.
Although there were no evident negative outcomes for patients or families, further evaluation is needed to clarify how around-the-clock intensivist staffing influences the various stakeholders in ICU care, given power considerations in this study.
Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 01146691).
2012-04-02
Eng.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. agarland [at] hsc.mb.ca
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Apr;185(7):738-43
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