Effect of 24-hour mandatory versus on-demand critical care specialist presence on quality of care and family and provider satisfaction in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital

GAJIC, Ognjen; AFESSA, Bekele; HANSON, Andrew; KROATA, Tami; Yfmaz, MURAT; MOHAMED, Shehab; RABATIN, Jeffrey; EVENSON, Laura; AKSAMIT, Timothy; PETERS, Steve; HUBMAYR, Rolf; WYLAM, Mark

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000297887.84347.85

Effect of 24-hour mandatory versus on-demand critical care specialist presence on quality of care and family and provider satisfaction in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital

GAJIC O., AFESSA B., HANSON A. C., KROATA T., Yfmaz M., MOHAMED S. F., ...More

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, vol.36, no.1, pp.36-44, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 36 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000297887.84347.85
Journal Name: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.36-44
Keywords: survey, quality, complications, specialist, outcome, residents, nurses, shift, intensive care, MORTALITY, OUTCOMES, ADMISSION, ICU, ORGANIZATION, DEFINITIONS, WEEKENDS, IMPACT, LENGTH, STAY
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The benefit of continuous on-site presence by a staff academic critical care specialist in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital is not known. We compared the quality of care and patient/family and provider satisfaction before and after changing the staffing model from on-demand to continuous 24-hr critical care specialist presence in the intensive care unit.