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. 2019 Feb 5;170(3):213-215.
doi: 10.7326/M18-1425. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

Population Trends in Intensive Care Unit Admissions in the United States Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2006-2015

Gary E Weissman  1 , Meeta Prasad Kerlin  1 , Yihao Yuan  2 , Nicole B Gabler  2 , Peter W Groeneveld  3 , Rachel M Werner  3 , Scott D Halpern  1
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Population Trends in Intensive Care Unit Admissions in the United States Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2006-2015

Gary E Weissman et al. Ann Intern Med. .

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
ICU admissions and beds by state over time. Relationship between age- and gender-adjusted ICU admission rates among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries at least 65 years of age in each state and available intensive care unit (ICU) beds in 2006 and 2015. Dotted lines represent a locally weighted regression (LOESS) curve with shaded 95% confidence intervals. Spearman’s ρ is reported with 95% bootstrapped confidence intervals (10,000 replicates). The correlation between ICU admissions and beds increased between 2006 (ρ = 0.28 [95% CI 0.01 to 0.52]) and 2015 (ρ = 0.58 [95% CI 0.30 to 0.77]).
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Percentage changes in ICU beds and admissions. Percentage change in intensive care unit (ICU) admissions per 100,000 people at least 65 years old vs percentage change in total ICU beds per 100,000 in each state. Dotted lines represent a locally weighted regression (LOESS) curve with shaded 95% confidence intervals. Spearman’s ρ is reported with 95% bootstrapped confidence intervals (10,000 replicates). The percentage changes in ICU beds and admissions from 2006 to 2015 were not correlated (ρ = 0.03 [95% CI −0.24 to 0.30]).
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