ReviewCritical care medicine2015
Critical Care Medicine Beds, Use, Occupancy, and Costs in the United States: A Methodological Review.
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68 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Association of triglyceride-glucose index fluctuation with in-hospital all-cause mortality in critically ill patients: a multidatabase retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Risk assessment for cardiovascular adverse drug events in the ICU: Case study on COVID-19 patients.PloS one · 2026Article
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- The C-reactive protein-triglyceride-glucose index (CTI) as a predictor of mortality and hospital stay in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study.Lipids in health and disease · 2025Article
- Impact of tracheostomy on clinical outcomes in ventilated patients with severe pneumonia: a propensity-matched cohort study.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2025Observational
- Simulating the effects of reducing transfer latency from the intensive care unit on intensive care unit bed utilization in a Korean Tertiary Hospital.Acute and critical care · 2025Article
- Predicting intensive care unit length of stay: comparing physician assessments with software predictions in a multicenter study.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Observational
- Surprise billing in intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalizations.Health affairs scholar · 2024Article
- Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial: Integrating the 'Time-limited Trial' in the emergency department.PloS one · 2024Article
- Empower Emergency Physicians to Make Patient-Centered Recommendations Regarding Code Status With Serious Illness Communication Training-Resident-Desired, Standard of Emergency Care in 2023.Annals of emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Growth In Patient Cost Sharing For Hospitalizations With And Without Intensive Care Among Commercially Insured Patients.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2023Article
- Costs and Consequences of a Novel Emergency Department Sepsis Diagnostic Test: The IntelliSep Index.Critical care explorations · 2023Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
This article is a methodological review to help the intensivist gain insights into the classic and sometimes arcane maze of national databases and methodologies used to determine and analyze the ICU bed supply, use, occupancy, and costs in the United States. Data for total ICU beds, use, and occupancy can be derived from two large national healthcare databases: the Healthcare Cost Report Information System maintained by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the proprietary Hospital Statistics of the American Hospital Association. Two costing methodologies can be used to calculate U.S. ICU costs: the Russell equation and national projections. Both methods are based on cost and use data from the national hospital datasets or from defined groups of hospitals or patients. At the national level, an understanding of U.S. ICU bed supply, use, occupancy, and costs helps provide clarity to the width and scope of the critical care medicine enterprise within the U.S. healthcare system. This review will also help the intensivist better understand published studies on administrative topics related to critical care medicine and be better prepared to participate in their own local hospital organizations or regional critical care medicine programs.
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