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On Dimensioning Intensive Care Units

In: Operations Research Proceedings 2007

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  • Nico Dijk

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Nikky Kortbeek

    (University of Amsterdam)

Abstract

Due to a limited ICU capacity patients can be rejected at both the Operating Theater (OT) and at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) within hospitals. The corresponding ICU-rejection probability is an important service factor for hospitals. A simple expression for this probability is not available. With c the ICU capacity (number of ICU beds), this paper provides analytic support for: (i) An M|G|c|c-approximation. (ii) A secure M|G|c−1|c−1 upper bound. The upper bound can be of practical interest so as to dimension the size of an ICU to secure a sufficiently small rejection probability.

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  • Nico Dijk & Nikky Kortbeek, 2008. "On Dimensioning Intensive Care Units," Operations Research Proceedings, in: Jörg Kalcsics & Stefan Nickel (ed.), Operations Research Proceedings 2007, pages 291-296, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:oprchp:978-3-540-77903-2_45
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77903-2_45
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    1. Josephine Varney & Nigel Bean & Mark Mackay, 2019. "The self-regulating nature of occupancy in ICUs: stochastic homoeostasis," Health Care Management Science, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 615-634, December.

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