Intensive Care - Organization & administration
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The PRaCTICaL study of nurse led, intensive care follow-up programmes for improving long term outcomes from critical illness: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

14 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that nurse led follow-up programmes are effective and cost effective in improving quality of life after discharge from intensive care. DESIGN: A pragmatic, non-blinded, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. ... Read more...

A brief report of research: care activities for deceased patients of intensive care nurses at a private hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.

30 Aug 2009 The purpose of this study was to determine nursing care for deceased patients among intensive care unit nurses. This prospective, observational study was conducted in Istanbul, Turkey. The sample consisted of 20 intensive care nurses caring for 39 ... Read more...

Pediatric critical care surge capacity.

30 Jul 2009 For many pediatric intensive care units that routinely operate at near maximal census, planning for a surge of critically ill children in the event of a disaster can be daunting. This brief review discusses the framework of surge planning, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Intensive Care - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rehabilitation in patients admitted to intensive care. 14 Oct 2009
• The PRaCTICaL study of nurse led, intensive care follow-up programmes for improving long term outcomes from critical illness: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. 14 Oct 2009
• A brief report of research: care activities for deceased patients of intensive care nurses at a private hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. 30 Aug 2009
• The new College of Intensive Care Medicine: an update. 30 Aug 2009
• Spend time on patients and families or on documentation? 30 Aug 2009
• The Rhode Island ICU Collaborative: the first statewide collaborative four years later. 30 Jul 2009
• Pediatric critical care surge capacity. 30 Jul 2009
• HIPP lead to self-health: healthy infection prevention practices in intensive care units. 29 Jun 2009
• Case study: creating a healthy workplace in a surgical trauma intensive care unit. 29 Jun 2009
• Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on medication administration errors and accuracy in multiple patient care areas. 29 Jun 2009
• Mandatory ethics consultation policy. 29 Jun 2009
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in childhood: understanding how to give better treatment and improve outcome. 29 Jun 2009
• Death, dollars, and diligence: prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections must persist! 29 Jun 2009
• Getting the priorities right for stroke care. 2 Jun 2009
• The meaning of family members' presence during intensive care stay: a qualitative study. Jun 2009
• A unique milieu for perioperative care of adult congenital heart disease patients at a single institution. 30 May 2009
• Reducing central line-related bloodstream infections. 30 May 2009
• Quality of practice in an intensive care unit (ICU): a mini-ethnographic case study. 30 May 2009
• Evolving practices in the management of acute kidney injury in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). 30 May 2009
• Treating agitation with dexmedetomidine in the ICU. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Intensive Care'

Definition: Advanced and highly specialized care provided to medical or surgical patients whose conditions are life-threatening and require comprehensive care and constant monitoring. It is usually administered in specially equipped units of a health care facility.

Descriptor UI: D017055

Alternative terms: Intensive Care; Care, Intensive; Surgical Intensive Care; Care, Surgical Intensive; Intensive Care, Surgical;

Related Mesh Headings: Critical Care;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E02.760.190.400; N02.421.585.190.400;

Online Note: use CRITICAL CARE to search INTENSIVE CARE 1980-91

History Note: 92; was see CRITICAL CARE 1980-91

Technical Notes: coord IM with disease /ther or /surg (IM)