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Table 4 Proposed dashboard of indicators for ICU strain

From: Indicators of intensive care unit capacity strain: a systematic review

Short-term measures

(e.g., daily or weekly)

Intermediate term measures

(e.g., monthly or quarterly)

ICU acuity

ICU readmission

After-hours discharges

Burnout

ICU census

Workplace satisfaction

Sedation interruption*

Early ICU discharge

Queuing

Surgery cancellation

Mobilization*

ICU transfer

Nurse-to-patient ratio

Refusal rate

Turnover

Adverse events*

Mechanical ventilation weaning*

SMR

Workload

Family satisfaction*

Daily rounds by intensivist

  1. Above are listed both short-term (i.e., measured daily) and intermediate-term (i.e., measured monthly or quarterly) QIs for ICU strain
  2. Abbreviations: ICU intensive care unitSMR standardized mortality rate
  3. *Proposed QIs that were not identified in our search strategy
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