Copyright © 2016 Health Catalyst 1 ICU Avoidance: Lowering Costs, Patient Risk, and Length of Stay Success Story EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) is both costly and risky. In a sobering example of the latter, nearly one third of patients admitted to the ICU experience delirium, a state of cognitive impairment that can increase risk of death in the hospital. Still, many cardiovascular patients need intensive care tha

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