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Nighttime Intensivist Staffing and Mortality among Critically Ill Patients

David J. Wallace, Derek C. Angus, Amber E. Barnato, Andrew A. Kramer, and Jeremy M. Kahn. NEJM, 2012, 10.1056/nejmsa1201918

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There is an increasing body of literature, and interest, in the issue of night-time staffing of ICU's with consultant intensivists. Does it confer a benefit to patient outcomes? What is the personal and financial cost?

This US study retrospectively examined patient data from ICUs in...


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