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Definition of 'Intensive Care Units'

Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.

Common names: Intensive Care Units; Care Unit, Intensive; Care Units, Intensive; Intensive Care Unit; Unit, Intensive Care; Units, Intensive Care

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Effect of laboratory testing guidelines on the utilization of tests and order entries in a surgical intensive care unit.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: Diagnostic testing is frequently overused in the intensive care unit. We devised guidelines to optimize blood tests utilization, and designed this study to quantify their efficacy over time, their safety, and their possible benefits. ... Read more...


Rate of reintubation in mechanically ventilated neurosurgical and neurologic patients: evaluation of a systematic approach to weaning and extubation.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a systematic approach to weaning and extubation (intervention) is superior to the sole physician's judgment (control) in preventing reintubation secondary to extubation failure in patients with neurologic disorders. ... Read more...


Treatment-related risk factors for hospital mortality in Candida bloodstream infections.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between treatment-related variables for Candida bloodstream infection and hospital mortality. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING: Thousand two hundred-bed academic medical center. PATIENTS: A total ... Read more...

 

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Definition: Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.

Descriptor UI: D007362

Alternative terms: Intensive Care Units; Care Unit, Intensive; Care Units, Intensive; Intensive Care Unit; Unit, Intensive Care; Units, Intensive Care;

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

Tree Number: N02.278.388.493;

History Note: 66(63)

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