shifts) to two night shift but not (aspiration, Low-intensity nurse other groups both); pneumonia, staffing: significant pulmonary association with insufficiency respiratory complications procedure, OR 2.33, (1.50-3.60); mechanical pulmonary insufficiency ventilation > 96 h, OR 5.11, (2.89-0.04); tracheal mechanical ventilation reintubation); Other after 96 h OR 2.39, complications (acute reintubation OR renal failure, 2.09, (1.47-3.03). septicaemia, platelet transfusion) Dimick et al., Adult patients 1 nurse for 1 or 2 1 nurse for 3 or 4 In-hospital mortality, Cohort study No significant difference Reintubation 3e 2001 (n=569) who had patients patients postoperative between the two groups hepatic resection complications on in-hospital mortality, in 33 non-federal including aspiration, length of stay. Significant acute care pulmonary association between fewer hospitals in insufficiency, ICU nurses at night and Maryland, US pneumonia, reintubation, no reintubation, significant associations septicaemia, with other postoperative postoperative complications. infection, cardiac complications, cardiac arrest, acute MI, acute renal failure, LOS
shifts) to two other groups night shift but not both); (aspiration, pneumonia, pulmonary insufficiency mechanical ventilation > 96 h, tracheal reintubation); Other complications (acute renal failure, septicaemia, platelet transfusion) Low-intensity nurse staffing: significant association with respiratory complications OR 2.33, (1.50-3.60); pulmonary insufficiency OR 5.11, (2.89-0.04); mechanical ventilation after 96 h OR 2.39, reintubation OR 2.09, (1.47-3.03). Dimick et al., 2001 Adult patients (n=569) who had hepatic resection in 33 non-federal acute care hospitals in Maryland, US 1 nurse for 1 or 2 patients 1 nurse for 3 or 4 patients In-hospital mortality, postoperative complications including aspiration, pulmonary insufficiency, pneumonia, reintubation, septicaemia, postoperative infection, cardiac complications, cardiac arrest, acute MI, acute renal failure, LOS Cohort study No significant difference between the two groups on in-hospital mortality, length of stay. Significant association between fewer ICU nurses at night and reintubation, no significant associations with other postoperative complications. Reintubation 3e procedure,
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