Research Article

Quality Improvement in Critical Care: Selection and Development of Quality Indicators

Figure 3

Intensive care unit occupancy versus wasted ICU beds per day. Average of the monthly occupancy is plotted against the average number of wasted ICU beds per day. Bubble size is proportional of patient flow (patients/bed/year). Vertical dashed line is at 80% occupancy and horizontal dashed line at 1 wasted bed per day.