Figure 1From: Effects of intensivist coverage in a post-anaesthesia care unit on surgical patients' case mix and characteristics of the intensive care unitDistribution of patients by LOS in the ICU before and after the introduction of the PACU. Values are mean number of treatment days per month. P-values: LOS <24 hours <0.001, LOS 1 to 7 days: P = 0.31, LOS >7 days: P = 0.001, PACU w/o intensivist (20 months): n = 3,293 patients, PACU with intensivist (20 months): 2,676 patients.Back to article page