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ICU Management

Weekend-nurse-staffing-impacts-stroke-outcomes

2014 02 Sep

Data from a recent study indicated that stroke patients treated at specialised units on the weekend have better outcomes when there is a higher registered nurse-to-bed ratio. The study, which covered 103 stroke units encompassing 56,666 stroke patients, was published in PLOS Medicine . Researchers investigated claims that mortality rates were higher...Read more