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Postoperative Complications and Outcomes Associated With a Transition to 24/7 Intensivist Management of Cardiac Surgery Patients.

Benoit, Marc A. MD; Bagshaw, Sean M. MD, MSc; Norris, Colleen M. PhD; Zibdawi, Mohamad MD; Chin, Wu Dat MBBCh; Ross, David B. MD, PhD; van Diepen, Sean MD, MSc.

Critical Care Medicine: On_Line First. April 3, 2017
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002434

Conclusions: A transition to a 24/7 in-house intensivist care model was associated with a reduction in postoperative major complications, duration of mechanical ventilation, cardiac surgical ICU readmissions, and surgical postponements. These findings suggest that 24/7 intensivist physician care models may improve patient outcomes and health resource utilization in specialized cardiac surgical ICUs.