Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized in Rural and Urban ICUs From 2010 to 2019

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Examines the characteristics of fee-for-service Medicare patients who received intensive care in rural. Compares patient characteristics to those who received intensive care in urban hospitals, and the change in patient characteristics between 2010 and 2019. Presents data by patient age, sex, race and ethnicity, mean area deprivation index rank, primary diagnosis, and more.

Emily A. Harlan, Muhammad Ghous, Ira S. Moscovice, Thomas S. Valley

Critical Care Medicine, 52(10), 1577-1586

10/2024

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Elderly population · Hospitals · Inpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data