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Families as partners in neonatal neuro-critical care programs
AbstractParents of neonates with neurologic conditions face a specific breadth of emotional, logistical, and social challenges, including...
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Standardization of Point-of-Care-Ultrasonography in Critical Care: Enhancing Quality and Efficiency
Purpose of the ReviewThe integration of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the critical care specialty has changed the field's practice. This review...
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Ethical, legal, social, and policy issues of ovarian tissue cryopreservation in prepubertal girls: a critical interpretive review
PurposeDespite the increasing number of childhood cancer survivors, significant advances in ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) technique and...
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Addressing health care inequities in Canadian critical care through inclusive science: a pilot tool for standardized data collection
PurposeSociodemographic risks contributing to health inequities are often inadequately captured and reported in critical care studies. To address the...
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Alarm fatigue and perceived stress among critical care nurses in the intensive care units: Palestinian perspectives
ObjectiveThe frequency of alarms generated by monitors and other electro-medical devices is undeniably valuable but can simultaneously escalate the...
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Advance care planning and advance directives: an overview of the main critical issues
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that guarantees the respect of the patient’s values and priorities about his/her future care at the end of...
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Physician experiences of critical care triage during the COVID-19 pandemic: a sco** review
BackgroundCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) overwhelmed health systems globally forcing doctors to make difficult triage decisions where healthcare...
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Use of artificial intelligence in critical care: opportunities and obstacles
BackgroundPerhaps nowhere else in the healthcare system than in the intensive care unit environment are the challenges to create useful models with...
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UK pediatric critical care society research priorities revisited following the COVID-19 pandemic
PurposeA research prioritisation exercise was undertaken by the UK Paediatric Critical Care Society Study Group in 2018. Since then, the COVID-19...
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of critical care unit personnel regarding pediatric palliative care: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundFew studies have evaluated the perceptions of healthcare providers in China regarding pediatric palliative care, particularly in critical...
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Critical care beyond organ support: the importance of geriatric rehabilitation
Very old critically ill patients pose a growing challenge for intensive care. Critical illness and the burden of treatment in the intensive care unit...
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Transesophageal Echocardiography in Critical Care
Purpose of ReviewIn this article we describe the utility, indications, contraindications, limitations, and clinical situations in which...
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Empowered Nurses: A Win-Win Situation in Pediatric Critical Care
The atmosphere of a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is charged, fast paced, stressful, and tiring with emphasis on precision of care. Pediatric...
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Critical care nurses’ experiences of caring challenges during post-resuscitation period: a qualitative content analysis
BackgroundPatients in the post-resuscitation period experience critical conditions and require high-quality care. Identifying the challenges that...
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A framework for critical care triage during a major surge in critical illness
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many jurisdictions experienced surges in demand for critical care that strained or overwhelmed their healthcare...
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Composite outcome measures in high-impact critical care randomised controlled trials: a systematic review
BackgroundThe use of composite outcome measures (COM) in clinical trials is increasing. Whilst their use is associated with benefits, several...
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A multi-country mixed-method study identifying the association between perceived ethical work climate and problems among critical care nurses
BackgroundGiven the grave ethical tension and dilemmas posed continuously which are aggravated in the intensive care unit context and its related...
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Do critical illness survivors with multimorbidity need a different model of care?
There is currently a lack of evidence on the optimal strategy to support patient recovery after critical illness. Previous research has largely...
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Microaggressions in anesthesiology and critical care: individual and institutional approaches to change
Microaggressions are subtle verbal or nonverbal insults that convey derogatory and negative messages to and about people who belong to oppressed...
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A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review
There is a high burden of critical illness in low-income countries (LICs), adding pressure to already strained health systems. Over the next decade,...
