Baseline characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units in Vancouver, Canada: a case series

AR Mitra, NA Fergusson, E Lloyd-Smith… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Pandemic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
is associated with high intensive care unit (ICU) mortality. We aimed to describe the clinical …

Treatment in disproportionately minority hospitals is associated with increased risk of mortality in sepsis: a national analysis

B Rush, J Danziger, KR Walley, A Kumar… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Treatment in a disproportionately minority-serving hospital has been associated
with worse outcomes in a variety of illnesses. We examined the association of treatment in …

[HTML][HTML] Discrete-event simulation modeling of critical care flow: New hospital, old challenges

E Williams, T Szakmany, I Spernaes… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: As the demand for critical care beds rises each year, hospitals must be able to
adapt. Delayed transfer of care reduces available critical care capacity and increases …

The association of workload and outcomes in the pediatric cardiac ICU

MP Fundora, J Liu, C Calamaro… - Pediatric Critical Care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Healthcare workload has emerged as an important metric associated with
poor outcomes. To measure workload, studies have used bed occupancy as a surrogate …

Association between nursing cost and patient outcomes in intensive care units: A retrospective cohort study of Belgian hospitals

A Bruyneel, L Larcin, J Tack, J Van Den Bulcke… - Intensive and Critical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Hospitals with better nursing resources report more favourable patient
outcomes with almost no difference in cost as compared to those with worse nursing …

An Investigation of the Barriers to Care of Adult Patients With a Tracheostomy in Intensive Care Units and General Wards: Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Interview …

A Akroute, STD Fredriksen, A Hovland… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Aims and Objectives To investigate the barriers experienced by intensive care
nurses and registered nurses and to provide optimal nursing for adult patients with a …

A quality improvement study on how a simulation model can help decision making on organization of ICU wards

D Sent, DM van der Meulen, A Alban, SE Chick… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity management is essential to provide
high-quality healthcare for critically ill patients. Yet, consensus on the most favorable ICU …

Did COVID-19 ICU patient mortality risk increase as Colorado hospitals filled? A retrospective cohort study

DR Johnson, D Ghosh, BD Wagner, EJ Carlton - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To assess whether increasing levels of hospital stress—measured by intensive
care unit (ICU) bed occupancy (primary), ventilators in use and emergency department (ED) …

Optimal Hospital Capacity Management During Demand Surges

F Parker, F Ganjkhanloo, DA Martínez… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Effective hospital capacity management is pivotal for enhancing patient care quality,
operational efficiency, and healthcare system resilience, notably during demand spikes like …

Factors Associated with 90-Day Mortality in Invasively Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 in Marseille, France

M Volff, D Tonon, Y Bommel, N Peres, D Lagier… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Objectives: To describe clinical characteristics and management of intensive care units
(ICU) patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and to determine 90-day mortality after …