Abstract
Objective: We examined the relationship between major ICU characteristics and labour cost per patient. Design: Four-week prospective data collection, in which the hours spent by each physician and nurse on both in-ICU and extra-ICU activities were collected. Setting: Eighty Italian adult ICUs. Measurements and results: The cost of the time actually spent by ICU staff on ICU patients (labour cost) was computed for each participating unit, by applying to the average annual salaries the proportions of in-ICU activity working time for physicians and nurses. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify ICU characteristics that predict labour costs per patient. Labour cost per patient was positively correlated with ICU mortality and patients average length of stay (slopes =0.67, p =0.048 and 0.09, p
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2307-2311 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Intensive Care Medicine |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2003 |
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Keywords
- Costs and cost analysis
- Health care costs
- Health resources
- Intensive care
- Intensive care unit
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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The relationship between labour cost per patient and the size of intensive care units : A multicentre prospective study. / Bertolini, Guido; Rossi, Carlotta; Brazzi, Luca; Radrizzani, Danilo; Rossi, Giancarlo; Arrighi, Enrico; Simini, Bruno.
In: Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 29, No. 12, 12.2003, p. 2307-2311.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Bertolini, Guido
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AU - Radrizzani, Danilo
AU - Rossi, Giancarlo
AU - Arrighi, Enrico
AU - Simini, Bruno
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AB - Objective: We examined the relationship between major ICU characteristics and labour cost per patient. Design: Four-week prospective data collection, in which the hours spent by each physician and nurse on both in-ICU and extra-ICU activities were collected. Setting: Eighty Italian adult ICUs. Measurements and results: The cost of the time actually spent by ICU staff on ICU patients (labour cost) was computed for each participating unit, by applying to the average annual salaries the proportions of in-ICU activity working time for physicians and nurses. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify ICU characteristics that predict labour costs per patient. Labour cost per patient was positively correlated with ICU mortality and patients average length of stay (slopes =0.67, p =0.048 and 0.09, p
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