Why the study?
Do adverse events in the intensive care unit impact hospital mortality and length of stay?
Population
Patients in the intensive care unit
Design
Other
Authors
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Supports AE prevention to shorten stays; leaves open mortality links pending larger studies.
Do adverse events in the intensive care unit impact hospital mortality and length of stay?
Adverse events in the ICU have a clinically relevant impact on hospital length of stay, highlighting the need for larger studies to measure their association with patient outcomes.
Forster et al. (2008) studied this question.
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