January 1, 2002Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
The Effect of ICU Physician Staffing and Hospital Volume on Outcomes After Hepatic Resection
Why the study?
Does daily rounds by an ICU physician reduce in-hospital mortality and complications in adult patients undergoing hepatectomy?
Population
569 adult patients who had hepatectomy in the state of Maryland from 1994 to 1998
Comparison
Daily rounds by an ICU physician vs No daily rounds by an ICU physician
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Daily ICU rounds associated with lower hepatectomy mortality; leaves open causality and need for randomized trials.
Structured PICO
Does daily rounds by an ICU physician reduce in-hospital mortality and complications in adult patients undergoing hepatectomy?
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Population
569 adult patients who had hepatectomy in the state of Maryland from 1994 to 1998
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Intervention
Daily rounds by an ICU physician
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Comparator
No daily rounds by an ICU physician
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Outcome
In-hospital mortality, length of stay, postoperative complications, and health care costshard clinical
Daily rounds by an ICU physician are associated with significantly lower in-hospital mortality following hepatic resection.
Cite This Study
Dimick et al. (2002) studied this question.