Critical care and the global burden of critical illness in adults
NKJ Adhikari, RA Fowler, S Bhagwanjee… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Critical care has evolved from treatment of poliomyelitis victims with respiratory failure in an
intensive care unit to treatment of severely ill patients irrespective of location or specific …
intensive care unit to treatment of severely ill patients irrespective of location or specific …
Patient and healthcare professional factors influencing end-of-life decision-making during critical illness: a systematic review
Objectives: The need for better understanding of end-of-life care has never been greater.
Debate about recent US healthcare system reforms has highlighted that end-of-life decision …
Debate about recent US healthcare system reforms has highlighted that end-of-life decision …
Mechanical ventilation in COVID-19: interpreting the current epidemiology
H Wunsch - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
The world is scrutinizing every cohort and every outcome for patients with coronavirus
disease (COVID-19), particularly the most critically ill who are receiving mechanical …
disease (COVID-19), particularly the most critically ill who are receiving mechanical …
The surviving sepsis campaign bundles and outcome: results from the international multicentre prevalence study on sepsis (the IMPreSS study)
Introduction Despite evidence demonstrating the value of performance initiatives, marked
differences remain between hospitals in the delivery of care for patients with sepsis. The …
differences remain between hospitals in the delivery of care for patients with sepsis. The …
[HTML][HTML] The variability of critical care bed numbers in Europe
A Rhodes, P Ferdinande, H Flaatten, B Guidet… - Intensive care …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose To quantify the numbers of critical care beds in Europe and to understand the
differences in these numbers between countries when corrected for population size and …
differences in these numbers between countries when corrected for population size and …
Outcomes of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign in intensive care units in the USA and Europe: a prospective cohort study
MM Levy, A Artigas, GS Phillips, A Rhodes… - The Lancet infectious …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Mortality from severe sepsis and septic shock differs across continents,
countries, and regions. We aimed to use data from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) to …
countries, and regions. We aimed to use data from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) to …
Recovery after critical illness in patients aged 80 years or older: a multi-center prospective observational cohort study
Purpose Increasingly, very old patients are admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The
objective of this study was to describe 12-month outcomes of these patients and determine …
objective of this study was to describe 12-month outcomes of these patients and determine …
Technology growth and expenditure growth in health care
Abstract In the United States, health care technology has contributed to rising survival rates,
yet health care spending relative to GDP has also grown more rapidly than in any other …
yet health care spending relative to GDP has also grown more rapidly than in any other …
Comparison of medical admissions to intensive care units in the United States and United Kingdom
Rationale: The United States has seven times as many intensive care unit (ICU) beds per
capita as the United Kingdom; the effect on care of critically ill patients is unknown …
capita as the United Kingdom; the effect on care of critically ill patients is unknown …
Management of the critically ill geriatric patient
PE Marik - Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Population aging is accelerating rapidly worldwide with increasing numbers of elderly
patients being admitted to ICUs. In the USA elderly patients currently account for 42–52% of …
patients being admitted to ICUs. In the USA elderly patients currently account for 42–52% of …