No negatives observed from non-MDs in MICU

Gershengorn et al retrospectively compared two MICUs at Beth Israel: one with "midlevels" (nurse practitioners and physician assistants during the day with attending coverage overnight) and one that was all house staff 24/7. There were no differences in important outcomes (mortality, MICU or hospital LOS), although the study was nonrandomized and subject to bias. CHEST 2011;139:1347-1353.