Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Utilization and Outcomes in U.S. ICU Hospitalizations*
Authors' conclusion
From 2008 to 2019, ICU length of stay and mortality have declined, while short ICU hospitalizations have increased.
Study context
- Population
- Traditional Medicare beneficiaries and commercially insured adults under 65, US, 2008–2019
- Exposure
- ICU hospitalizations vs non-ICU hospitalizations
- Outcome
- ICU utilization and outcomes, 2008–2019
Methodological detailsclaims data, Medicare part A 100% and commercial claims
- Claims data
- Medicare part A 100% and commercial claims
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Share of Medicare hospitalizations involving ICU care
about 20%
Share of commercial hospitalizations involving ICU care
10%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Utilization and Outcomes in U.S. ICU Hospitalizations*. Crit Care Med. Published 23 May 2024. doi:10.
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