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Hospital mortality in relation to staff workload: A four year study in an adult intesive care unit
Tarnow-Mordi WO, Hau C, Warden A, Shearer AJ. Hospital mortality in relation to staff workload: A four year study in an adult intesive care unit. The Lancet. 2000;356(9225):185-189.

This study found mortality rates were two times higher when the intensive care unit staff is experiencing a high workload.

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