Neurocritical care depends, in part, on careful patient monitoring but as yet there are little
data on what processes are the most important to monitor, how these should be monitored …

Background Patients recovering from an episode in an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently
experience medication errors on transition to the hospital ward. Structured handover …

Background Global epidemiological data regarding outcomes for patients in intensive care
units (ICUs) are scarce, but are important in understanding the worldwide burden of critical …

Objectives: The “Pneumonia Zero” project is a nationwide multimodal intervention based on
the simultaneous implementation of a comprehensive evidence-based bundle measures to …

Purpose C-reactive protein (CRP) is not included in the major intensive care unit (ICU)
prognostic tools such as the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS). We assessed CRP …

Background Increasing numbers of intensive care units (ICUs) are adopting the practice of
nighttime intensivist staffing despite the lack of experimental evidence of its effectiveness …

Chinese translation Background: Strains on the capacities of intensive care units (ICUs) may
influence the quality of ICU-to-floor transitions. Objective: To determine how 3 metrics of ICU …

Rationale: Readmission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with poor clinical
outcomes, increased length of ICU and hospital stay, and higher costs. Nevertheless …

The cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) has changed considerably over time and now serves
a unique patient population with a high burden of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular …

Aim To determine the prevalence and magnitude of medication errors and their association
with patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and nurses' work conditions …