Does patient census affect care quality in ICU
Mon, 11/02/2009 - 12:57
At the times of increased admissions volume to ICU do we discharge patients prematurely to open more beds for admissions, potentially compromizing the quality of care?
No I do not think we are compromising patient care. It is not like we are discharging them home- they are still in the hospital and with the advent of rapid response teams I think that we are doing a better job of recognizing the early signs of a patient who is not doing well.