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Robin R. Gillies
Publications - 9
Citations - 1296
Robin R. Gillies is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intensive care & Intensive care unit. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 9 publications receiving 1277 citations.
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The performance of intensive care units: does good management make a difference?
Stephen M. Shortell,Jack E. Zimmerman,Denise M. Rousseau,Robin R. Gillies,Douglas P. Wagner,Elizabeth A. Draper,William A. Knaus,Joanne Duffy +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the factors associated with risk-adjusted mortality, risk adjusted average length of stay, nurse turnover, evaluated technical quality of care, and evaluated ability to meet family member needs.
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Improving intensive care: Observations based on organizational case studies in nine intensive care units A prospective, multicenter study
Jack E. Zimmerman,Stephen M. Shortell,Denise M. Rousseau,Joanne Duffy,Robin R. Gillies,William A. Knaus,Kelly J. Devers,Douglas P. Wagner,Elizabeth A. Draper +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, organizational practices associated with higher and lower intensive care unit (ICU) outcome performance were examined in a prospective multicenter study with nine ICUs (one medical, two surgical, six medical-surgical) at five hospitals.
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Value and cost of teaching hospitals: a prospective, multicenter, inception cohort study.
Jack E. Zimmerman,Stephen M. Shortell,William A. Knaus,Denise M. Rousseau,Douglas P. Wagner,Robin R. Gillies,Elizabeth A. Draper,Kelly J. Devers +7 more
TL;DR: The best risk-adjusted survival rates occur at teaching ICUs, but production cost is higher in teaching units, secondary to increased testing and therapy.
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Intensive care at two teaching hospitals: an organizational case study
Jack E. Zimmerman,Denise M. Rousseau,Joseph R. Duffy,Kelly J. Devers,Robin R. Gillies,Douglas P. Wagner,Elizabeth A. Draper,Stephen M. Shortell,William A. Knaus +8 more
TL;DR: Structural and organizational questionnaires, self-evaluation by staff members, and the research team's implicit judgments following detailed on-site analysis failed to distinguish units with higher and lower risk-adjusted survival.
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Value and Cost of Teaching Hospitals: A Prospective, Multicenter, Inception Cohort Study
Jack E. Zimmerman,Stephen M. Shortell,William A. Knaus,Denise M. Rousseau,Douglas P. Wagner,Robin R. Gillies,Elizabeth A. Draper,Kelly J. Devers +7 more
TL;DR: The best risk-adjusted survival rates occur at teaching ICUs, but production cost is higher in teaching units, secondary to increased testing and therapy.