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Intermediate Care Units Associated With Lower ICU Mortality and Better ICU Efficiency in Japan: Nationwide Cohort Analysis
By MedXY|Dec 10, 2025
A nationwide Japanese cohort study of 2.28 million ICU admissions finds that hospitals with intermediate care units (IMCUs) had modestly lower ICU and in-hospital mortality, fewer readmissions, shorter ICU stays, and higher ICU throughput w
