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ICU physicians are unable to accurately predict length of stay at admission: a prospective study

2015; Oxford University Press; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/intqhc/mzv112

ISSN

1464-3677

Autores

Antônio Paulo Nassar, Pedro Caruso,

Tópico(s)

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

Resumo

To evaluate the accuracy of prediction of intensive care unit length of stay made by physicians at patient admission.Prospective cohort study.Three medical-surgical intensive care units in an oncology hospital.All patients admitted between January and December 2014.None.Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay was estimated by the physicians responsible for patient admission and categorized as 5 days were significantly less accurate than those of <48 h and of 2-5 days (31.1, 59.8 and 53.1%, respectively, P < 0.001).The intensive care unit length of stay prediction in these oncological intensive care units is inaccurate and, ideally, should not be made at admission.

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