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Emergency critical care: closing the gap between onset of critical illness and intensive care unit admission
Critical illness is an exquisitely time-sensitive condition and follows a disease continuum, which always starts before admission to the intensive...
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What helps or hinders effective end-of-life care in adult intensive care units in Middle Eastern countries? A systematic review
BackgroundAs many patients are spending their last days in critical care units, it is essential that they receive appropriate end-of -life care....
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Ageism and lookism as stereotypes of health disparity in intensive care units in Iran: a critical ethnography
BackgroundThe intensive care unit presents structural complexities, and the prevailing power imbalance between patients and staff can lead to health...
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Critical care pharmacy service provision and workforce in adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation centres: a multicentre cross-sectional survey
BackgroundThere is good evidence describing pharmacy workforce and service provision in general critical care units. However, no data exist from...
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Interventions to promote cost-effectiveness in adult intensive care units: consensus statement and considerations for best practice from a multidisciplinary and multinational eDelphi study
BackgroundThere is limited evidence to guide interventions that promote cost-effectiveness in adult intensive care units (ICU). The aim of this...
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A retrospective analysis of 20,178 adult neurological infection admissions to United Kingdom critical care units from 2001 to 2020
BackgroundNeurological infection is an important cause of critical illness, yet little is known on the epidemiology of neurological infections...
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The care of critically ill adults with COVID-19 in Ontario pediatric intensive care units
PurposeTo describe and review the experience of two pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Ontario, Canada, adapting and providing care to...
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The carbon footprint of critical care: a systematic review
PurposeThe provision of healthcare is a substantial global contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Several medical specialties and national...
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Continuous renal replacement therapy in neonates and children: what does the pediatrician need to know? An overview from the Critical Care Nephrology Section of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC)
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is the preferred method for renal support in critically ill and hemodynamically unstable children in the...
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Development and validation of the missed intensive nursing care scale
BackgroundMissed nursing care is a pervasive issue in hospitals, nursing homes, and communities, posing a significant threat to patient safety and...
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Palliative Care in Severe Neurotrauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and many patients with TBI require intensive care unit (ICU)...
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Incidence and predictors of mortality among adult trauma patients admitted to the intensive care units of comprehensive specialized hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia
BackgroundTrauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among adult population in the world. Despite many improvements in technology and...
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Sex and gender differences in intensive care medicine
Despite significant advancements in critical care medicine, limited attention has been given to sex and gender disparities in management and outcomes...
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EuroSCORE II for Risk Evaluation and Predicting Cardiac Intensive Care Length of Stay in Indian Patients Undergoing Adult Cardiac Surgery
BackgroundHigher EuroSCORE II values are usually associated with increased postoperative morbidity and longer durations of Cardiac intensive care...
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Virtual and augmented reality in intensive care medicine: a systematic review
BackgroundVirtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are rapidly develo** technologies that offer a wide range of applications and enable...
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Evaluating associations between late intensive care admission and mortality, intensive care days, and organ dysfunctions: a secondary analysis of data from the EPOCH cluster randomized trial
PurposeTo determine whether late admission to pediatric intensive care (ICU) from hospital wards is associated with patient outcomes.
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Exposure levels and target attainment of piperacillin/tazobactam in adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a prospective observational study
PurposeThe objective of this study was to evaluate the exposure and the pharmacodynamic target attainment of piperacillin/tazobactam (PTZ) in adult...
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Adapting co-design methodology to a virtual environment: co-designing a communication intervention for adult patients in critical care
BackgroundResearch co-design is recommended to reduce misalignment between researcher and end-user needs and priorities for healthcare innovation....
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Clinical evolution and mortality of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia treated with remdesivir in an adult intensive care unit of Paraguay
BackgroundThe health crisis due to Covid-19 led to the search for therapeutics that could improve the evolution of the disease. Remdesivir, an...
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Is nurse staffing associated with critical deterioration events on acute and critical care pediatric wards? A literature review
Pediatric and neonatal patients admitted to acute and critical care wards may experience critical deterioration events that may lead to unexpected...
