Effect of diagnosis related groups implementation on the intensive care unit of a Swiss tertiary hospital: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Lionel Chok (Author), Esther B. Bachli (Author), Peter Steiger (Author), Dominique Bettex (Author), Silvia R. Cottini (Author), Emanuela Keller (Author), Marco Maggiorini (Author), Reto A. Schuepbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2013 the Swiss Diagnosis Related Groups ((Swiss)-DRG) was implemented in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Its impact on hospitalizations has not yet been examined. We compared the number of ICU admissions, according to clinical severity and referring institution, and screened wheth...