Challenges to the care of the critically ill: Novel staffing paradigms

Rosemary A. Kozar, Steven R. Shackford, Christine S Cocanour

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Abstract

The current shortage in intensive care unit (ICU) physician staffing coupled with Leapfrog initiatives has lead to novel ICU staffing paradigms including the use of nonsurgeon intensivists in surgical ICUs, increased development of telemedicine, and ICU regionalization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)366-370
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
Volume64
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2008

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Critical Illness
Intensive Care Units
Telemedicine
Physicians

Keywords

  • Critical care
  • ICU regionalization
  • ICU staffing
  • Leapfrog initiative
  • Telemedicine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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Challenges to the care of the critically ill : Novel staffing paradigms. / Kozar, Rosemary A.; Shackford, Steven R.; Cocanour, Christine S.

In: Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, Vol. 64, No. 2, 02.2008, p. 366-370.

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Kozar, RA, Shackford, SR & Cocanour, CS 2008, 'Challenges to the care of the critically ill: Novel staffing paradigms', Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 366-370. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e31816348a8
Kozar RA, Shackford SR, Cocanour CS. Challenges to the care of the critically ill: Novel staffing paradigms. Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2008 Feb;64(2):366-370. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e31816348a8
Kozar, Rosemary A. ; Shackford, Steven R. ; Cocanour, Christine S. / Challenges to the care of the critically ill : Novel staffing paradigms. In: Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2008 ; Vol. 64, No. 2. pp. 366-370.
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