Physician staffing models and patient safety in the ICU.

Ognjen Gajic; Bekele Afessa

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Physician staffing models and patient safety in the ICU.

April 22, 2009

Gajic O, Afessa B. Chest. 2009;135(4):1038-1044.

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This article explains intensive care unit (ICU) staffing models in the context of current practice and evidence on how intensivist staffing affects patient outcomes.

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