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Changes in the number of intensive care unit beds in US hospitals during the early months of the cor...

Changes in the number of intensive care unit beds in US hospitals during the early months of the cor...

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Changes in the number of intensive care unit beds in US hospitals during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

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Full title

Changes in the number of intensive care unit beds in US hospitals during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Publisher

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2022-10, Vol.43 (10), p.1477-1481

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Using data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), we assessed changes to intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in capacity varied by hospital type and size. ICU beds increased by 36%, highlighting the pressure placed on hospitals during the pandemic.

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Full title

Changes in the number of intensive care unit beds in US hospitals during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8314191

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8314191

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ISSN

0899-823X

E-ISSN

1559-6834

DOI

10.1017/ice.2021.266

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