Tag: Intensive Care
Quality Improvement Initiative Cuts Milk Administration Errors
Reduction in number of expired milk, preparation, wrong-milk-to-wrong-infant errors
Critical Illness Events Linked to Worse Outcomes on Same Ward
Critical illness event tied to increased risk of cardiac arrest or intensive care unit transfer in same ward
Induced Hypothermia Futile in Convulsive Status Epilepticus
At 90 days, functional outcome of critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation not significantly better
24/7 Intensivist in Pediatric ICU Improves Patient Outcomes
Findings compared to critical care staffed with discretionary attending coverage
Communication Facilitator in ICU Economically Feasible
Maximal weekly savings with one full-time facilitator and 15 percent projected ICU mortality
Strategies ID’d for Integration of Nurse Practitioners Into ICUs
Successful integration requires strategic planning to define their role, develop program for training
Acute Kidney Injury Is Risk Factor for Delirium, Coma
Stage 2 and 3 acute kidney injury linked to increased risk of both delirium, coma in critically ill adults
Communication Facilitator Beneficial in Intensive Care Unit
Full-time, trained communication facilitator improves quality of care, costs
Ventilators May Be Overused Among Dementia Patients in ICUs
Hospitals may put too many advanced dementia patients on ventilators, research suggests
High-Flow Oxygen Not Inferior for Averting Reintubation
Not inferior to noninvasive mechanical ventilation for high-risk patients who have undergone extubation
