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Off-Hours Admissions and Mortality in PICU Without 24-Hour Onsite Intensivist Coverage

Farah Thabet, Faisal Ahmed alHaffaf, Iheb Bougmiza, Hend Ali Bafaqih, May Chehab, Sulaiman Almohaimeed

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine · 2018 · 13 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The absence of an in-house intensivist during off-hours is not associated with an increase in mortality, length of ICU stay, or duration of mechanical ventilation for patients admitted to our pediatric ICU.

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