title: Head and neck patients. An innovative, cost-effective approach.
abstract: An otolaryngology (OTO) acute care unit was developed to provide nursing care for head and neck patients who required intensive respiratory monitoring but did not need to be in an intensive care unit because they were hemodynamically stable. This unit allowed better utilization of intensive care unit beds and contributed to a more cost-effective system for all patients while meeting the special needs of these patients and their families.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kresevic
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nosan
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation