Objectives: The purpose of this scoping review is to provide a synthesis of the available
literature on implementation science in critical care settings. Specifically, we aimed to …

During sepsis, an initial prothrombotic shift takes place, in which coagulatory acute-phase
proteins are increased, while anticoagulatory factors and platelet count decrease. Further …

Importance Delays in transfer for discharge-ready patients from the intensive care unit (ICU)
are increasingly described and contribute to strained capacity. Objective To describe the …

OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has disrupted critical care services
across the world. In anticipation of surges in the need for critical care services, governments …

Objective: Effective communication between clinicians is essential for seamless discharge of
patients between care settings. Yet, discharge summaries are commonly not available and …

Objective To apply natural language processing (NLP) techniques to identify individual
events and modes of communication between healthcare professionals and families of …

Introduction Patient safety and critical care quality remain a challenging issue in the ICU.
However, the effects of the national quality improvement (QI) program remain unknown in …

Rationale: Guidelines for vasopressor titration suggest a universal target—mean arterial
pressure (MAP)> 65 mm Hg. The implications for patients with premorbid low/high blood …

“More care is not always better [1].” As clinicians we are tasked with caring for patients while
doing no harm. The pursuit of our mission has historically been driven by iteratively …

Major abdominopelvic surgery is an important risk factor for postoperative venous
thromboembolism (VTE). VTE is the leading cause of 30-day postoperative mortality in …