GPs' motives for referrals to general hospitals: does access to GP hospital beds make any difference?
Medical motives dominate the decision to refer patients to general hospitals, but access to a GP hospital, in cases where nursing needs and long distances to the general hospital are supplementary considerations, reduces the proportion of patients being referred to general hospitals.
Despite strict glycemic control, diabetic patients have a 1.7-fold probability of developing an ICU-acquired BSI compared to nondiabetic subjects.