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{{Reporting Indicators | {{Reporting Indicators | ||
| description = Avoidable Days in ICU is proportion of ICU total patient days being spent occupying an ICU bed when the patient no longer requires the intensity of care provided in an ICU setting. | | description = Avoidable Days in ICU is the proportion of ICU total patient days being spent occupying an ICU bed when the patient no longer requires the intensity of care provided in an ICU setting. | ||
Another terms used to call it is '''Wasted beds'''. | Another terms used to call it is '''Wasted beds'''. | ||
| indicator_name = Avoidable Days in ICU | | indicator_name = Avoidable Days in ICU | ||
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==Significance== | ==Significance== | ||
Avoidable days | Avoidable days reflect the amount of time that patients occupy an ICU bed when the patient no longer requires the intensity of care provided in an ICU setting. It can identify and quantify issues around flow out of the ICU. | ||
==Sampling Plan / Procedure== | ==Sampling Plan / Procedure== | ||