Early mobilization of critically ill patients is beneficial, suggesting that it should be
incorporated into daily clinical practice. Early passive, active, and combined progressive …

Objective: We conducted a systematic review to answer three questions: 1) Do advance care
planning and palliative care interventions lead to a reduction in ICU admissions for adult …

Rationale: Communication with family of critically ill patients is often poor and associated
with family distress. Objectives: To determine if an intensive care unit (ICU) communication …

Objective: Few contemporary population-based data exist about the incidence, patient
characteristics, and outcomes of mechanical ventilation in acute care hospitals. We sought …

Background: Growing numbers of critically ill patients receive prolonged mechanical
ventilation. Little is known about the patterns of care as patients transition from acute care …

Objective: To evaluate the potential annual net cost savings of implementing an ICU early
rehabilitation program. Design: Using data from existing publications and actual experience …

Bed rest or immobilization is frequently part of treatment for patients in the intensive care unit
(ICU) with critical illness. The average ICU length of stay (LOS) is 3.3 days, and for every day …

Objectives The objective of the present study was to measure and compare the direct costs
of intensive care unit (ICU) days at seven ICU departments in Germany, Italy, the …

Background Intensive care units represent one of the largest clinical cost centers in
hospitals. Mechanical ventilation accounts for a significant share of this cost. There is a …

ICUs are an essential but expensive part of all modern hospitals. With increasingly limited
healthcare funding, methods to reduce expenditure without negatively influencing patient …