Background Few studies have examined mortality rates in relation to the workload of
hospital staff. We investigated this issue in one adult intensive-care unit (ICU) in the UK …

Introduction When the number of patients who require intensive care is greater than the
number of beds available, intensive care unit (ICU) entry flow is obstructed. This …

Objectives: To evaluate factors associated with decisions to refuse ICU admission and to
assess the outcome of refused patients. Design and setting: Prospective, descriptive …

Objective: To identify factors associated with granting or refusing intensive care unit (ICU)
admission, to analyze ICU characteristics and triage decisions, and to describe mortality in …

Objective: In all western countries the demand for ICU-services is increasing and complaints
about a lack of ICU-beds arise–independent of the actual density of ICU-services. The …

Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU) beds are a scarce resource, and patients denied
intensive care only because the unit is full may be at increased risk of death. Objective: To …

Objective: The demand for intensive care beds far exceeds their availability in many
European countries. Consequently, many critically ill patients occupy hospital beds outside …

Objective: To determine whether a lack of intensive care unit beds was leading to premature
patient discharge from the intensive care unit and subsequent early readmission or death …

Using average number of patients expected in a year, average length of stay and a target
occupancy level to calculate the number of critical care beds needed is mathematically …

Background The demand for critical care beds is increasing out of proportion to bed
availability. As a result, some critically ill patients are kept in the Emergency Department (ED …