TY - GEN AU - Multz,A S AU - Chalfin,D B AU - Samson,I M AU - Dantzker,D R AU - Fein,A M AU - Steinberg,H N AU - Niederman,M S AU - Scharf,S M TI - A "closed" medical intensive care unit (MICU) improves resource utilization when compared with an "open" MICU SN - 1073-449X PY - 1998///0616 KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Critical Care KW - Female KW - Health Resources KW - statistics & numerical data KW - Humans KW - Intensive Care Units KW - organization & administration KW - Length of Stay KW - Male KW - Medicine KW - Middle Aged KW - Odds Ratio KW - Patient Admission KW - Prospective Studies KW - Respiration, Artificial KW - Retrospective Studies KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Specialization N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article UR - https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.157.5.9708039 ER -