Effect of off-hour staffing in Chinese ICUs.
Analysis of Chinese ICU staffing in relation to final outcome yields comparable results as those reported in Western ICUs. This underlines the general principle that we would all like to apply in our hospitals; that is, availability of knowledgeable staff that are adequately trained to recognize and treat an acutely deteriorating critically ill patient as soon as possible.
Peter E
PE
Spronk
Iwan A
IA
Meynaar
D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*