Abstract:
:A mathematical model revealing the relationships between bed capacity, average patient admission rate, average patient length of stay, utilization rate, and overfill rate in intensive care units is developed and explained. Mathematical model predictions are compared to predictions of two kinds of discrete event intensive care unit simulations and to data from a variety of real intensive care units. This methodology applies to any intensive care unit or hospital ward. There is no significant (p < 0.05) difference between measured utilization and overfill rates assessed in actual intensive care units, the rates obtained by discrete event simulations, and the rates predicted by the intensive care unit model. The intensive care unit census model can enhance rational determination of intensive care unit bed and staff requirements.
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Mil Medjournal_title
Military medicineauthors
Lamiell JMsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-05-01 00:00:00pages
227-32issue
5eissn
0026-4075issn
1930-613Xjournal_volume
160pub_type
杂志文章abstract:INTRODUCTION:Neck pain among rotary-wing aviators has been established as an important issue in the military community, yet no U.S. Army regulation defines exactly what cervical spine range of motion (CROM) is adequate for flight. This lack of regulation leaves flight surgeons to subjectively determine whether an aviat...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usaa270
更新日期:2021-01-25 00:00:00
abstract::The elderly military beneficiary is a valued, high-risk, high-cost, and complex individual with unique medical needs. Attention to common geriatric syndromes (such as incontinence) and quality end-of-life care is critical in this population. Care of older adults is part of every adult medical and surgical specialty an...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7205/milmed-d-09-00067
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers deploy frequently and conduct military operations through special warfare and surgical strike capabilities. Tasks required to execute these capabilities may induce physical and mental stress and have the potential to degrade soldier physiological status. N...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00022
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since the 1960s there have been concerted efforts to initiate, develop, and promulgate quality assurance policies and protocols in healthcare facilities in the United States. These activities were spurred mainly by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which ensures that hospitals monitor ...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study demonstrated that traits and features associated with several types of personality disorders are related to work performance and the ability to conform to requirements of military life. The Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality and a peer nomination procedure were used to assess traits associate...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.169.3.207
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1992-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.170.6.546
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.172.11.1213
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00218
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usy272
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed-d-11-00234
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usz475
更新日期:2020-06-08 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7205/milmed-d-12-00126
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed-d-12-00007
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A cluster-randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated wipes against skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was conducted among military recruits attending Officer Candidate School at Marine Corps Base Qua...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.7205/milmed-d-12-00145
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Physical combat readiness of military personnel ensures maximal effectiveness of combat forces during wartime. Combat readiness has always been linked to the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). Each raw score is converted to a standard score and corrected for age and gender. There is no standard measurement to evaluate...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.172.12.1234
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed-d-10-00052
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Spouse abuse is a major social issue in our country. Based on national samples, between 10 and 20% of couples report some type of violence during the course of their marriage. In the United States, 1.8 million women are physically abused by their spouses each year. Within the military, it is estimated that the inciden...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.7205/milmed.172.2.210
更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Summer exercises in the continental United States bring many military personnel in contact with our four types of indigenous venomous snakes. Personnel with a knowledge of these snakes, their habits, and habitat, and who exercise common sense are much less likely to fall victim to a venomous bite. When a bite does occ...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Young military Service Members with traumatic unilateral lower limb amputations may be at a high risk for developing knee osteoarthritis (OA). There is growing evidence for potential influence and predictive value of nonsystemic risk factors on development and progression of primary knee OA in older adults...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00510
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00