Variablity in surgical caseload and access to intensive care services
McManus ML, Long MC, Cooper AB, et al. Variablity in surgical caseload and access to intensive care services. Anesthesiology. 2003;98:1491-1496.
This is the first publication on application of the variability methodology introduced in the GAO Report on "Hospital Emergency Departments: Crowded Conditions Vary among Hospitals and Communities". It provides a quantitative demonstration of the effect of artificial variability on hospital throughput and access to the intensive care unit.
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