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Implementing specific management techniques, such as eliminating routine orders and carefully reviewing drug, laboratory, and radiographic utilization, can significantly reduce the costs of surgical intensive care unit care. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

April 1, 1987World Journal of SurgeryOpen Access

Cost‐effective use of the surgical intensive care unit

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Population

Surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients

Intervention

Cost-effective management techniques (avoiding routine orders, daily rewriting of all orders, review of drug orders, and optimized utilization of laboratory and radiographic resources)

Outcome

Cost-effective utilization and quality patient care

Implementing specific management techniques in the surgical ICU can significantly reduce costs while maintaining quality care.

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Implication

Targeted order and resource optimization may lower surgical ICU costs; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.

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Eyer et al. (1987) studied this question.

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Implication

Targeted order and resource optimization may lower surgical ICU costs; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.

Cost‐effective use of the surgical intensive care unit

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Implication

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Cost‐effective use of the surgical intensive care unit

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

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