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Table 1 Potential impact of increased intensive care unit (ICU) staff turnover

From: Bench-to-bedside review: Dealing with increased intensive care unit staff turnover: a leadership challenge

Decreased

   Staff-hoursa

   ICU patient-days

   Number of ICU admissions

   Patient/family satisfaction

Increased

   Deflected or refused admissions (e.g. cancelled surgery, etc.)

   Waiting time for ICU admission or discharge

   Length of stay (ICU, hospital)

   ICU-acquired diagnoses (infections, other morbidities, readmissions)

   Mortality (ICU, hospital)

   Medical errors

   Work-related injuries

   Work-related dissatisfactionb

  1. aMay involve medical, nursing, or other interdisciplinary staff (see Preamble). bSee Table 2.
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