Effects of Changes in ICU Bed Supply on ICU Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds may influence the demand for critical care. Although small studies support a model of supply-induced demand in the ICU, there is a paucity of system-wide data.

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between ICU bed supply and ICU admission in United States hospitals.

Research design

Retrospective cohort study using all-payer inpatient records from Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Washington from 2010 to 2012, linked to hospital data from Medicare's Healthcare Cost Reporting Information System.

Subjects

Three patient groups with a low likelihood of benefiting from ICU admission-low severity patients with acute myocardial infarction and pulmonary emboli

SUBMITTER: Barbash IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6565460 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature