Characteristics of victims of trauma requiring invasive mechanical ventilation with a short stay in critical care - Krieger JA, Sheehan J, Hernandez MA, Thau MR, Johnson NJ, Robinson BRH.
BACKGROUND: Many patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) have needs which rapidly resolve and are discharged alive within 24 h. We sought to characterize the outcomes of critically ill trauma victims at our institution with a short stay ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Hospital surge beds added as pressure grows in Alberta's intensive care units
Alberta hospitals are squeezing in extra intensive care unit beds as respiratory viruses surge and ICUs fill up. Alberta Health Services has added 17 adult surge beds since last week — 12 in Edmonton and 5 in Calgary— bringing the total to 240. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Climate Change: Are Hospitals Ready to Face Cataclysms? Climate Change: Are Hospitals Ready to Face Cataclysms?
Univadis Italy recently spoke to a Belgian intensive care physician who, as a member of the Shifters health professionals committee, is working on decarbonizing the economy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news
2 nurses, medical resident injured in attack at New Jersey hospital, authorities say
Authorities in New Jersey say two nurses and a medical resident were stabbed inside a pediatric intensive care unit (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
A quest for an integrated management system of children following a drowning incident: a review of the literature - Rossouw S, Maree C, Latour JM.
PURPOSE: Management of children following a drowning incident is based on specific interventions which are used in the prehospital environment, the emergency department (ED) and the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This paper presents a review of the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
CDC: Admission Rate to ICU 1.8 Per 1,000 Live Births for Mothers
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 -- For mothers delivering live-born infants in 2020 to 2022, the admission rate to an intensive care unit (ICU) was 1.8 per 1,000 live births, according to a December data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Violence in intensive care: a point prevalence study - Slack RJ, French C, McGain F, Bates S, Gao A, Knowles S, Yang Y.
INTRODUCTION: Violence in the intensive care unit (ICU) is poorly characterised and its incidence is largely extrapolated from studies in the emergency department. Policy requirements vary between jurisdictions and have not been formally evaluated. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Performance of severity indices for admission and mortality of trauma patients in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study - Rio TGGN, Nogueira LS, Lima FR, Cassiano C, Garcia DFV.
This study aimed to compare the performance of severity indices to predict tra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Conservative Oxygenation Outperforms Liberal Targets for Critically Ill Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Conservative oxygenation targets in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) improved outcomes and reduced costs for ventilated patients, a randomized clinical trial found.
The rank-based endpoint of duration of organ support... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - December 6, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life
When a huge cement truck slams into a freeway retaining wall, an ED nurse on her way home jumps in with no equipment to prevent a bleed-out.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 4, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
How Do We Address the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation? How Do We Address the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation?
The US surgeon general proposed a national strategy to promote social connection and combat loneliness.Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 4, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Psychiatry Commentary Source Type: news
Medscape Now! Hot Topics Special Edition November 2023 Part 2 Medscape Now! Hot Topics Special Edition November 2023 Part 2
The business of medicine: What is the guidance around working when sick, signing offer letters? How can better ED workflows reduce suicide risk?Medscape Education Clinical Briefs (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 4, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Business of Medicine Clinical Brief Source Type: news
Canon highlights new CT scanners, workflow automation at RSNA 2023
CHICAGO - Canon Medical Systems unveiled two new CT scanners and a wide range of other offerings in its booth at RSNA 2023.CT Canon introduced two two new scanners, Aquilion One/Insight Edition and Aquilion Serve SP.The company's new flagship scanner, Aquilion One/Insight Edition is a premium system that pairs the company's Precise IQ Engine (PIQE) deep-learning reconstruction technology with Instinx -- translating into more efficient exams, according to Canon. It produces super-resolution 1024 matrix images for cardiac and body exams and features a 0.24-second rotation speed, which allows for one-beat scanning in patients...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee, Erik L. Ridley Tags: RSNA 2023 Source Type: news
The association between workplace physical environment and nurses' safety compliance: a serial mediation of psychological and behavioral factors - Al-Bsheish M, Jarrar M, Al-Mugheed K, Samarkandi L, Zubaidi F, Almahmoud H, Ashour A.
This study describes Jordanian intensive care unit nurses' satisfaction with their physical environment and investigates the association between workplace physical environment and nurses' safety compliance. Additionally, the study offers serial mediat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline
The new guideline proposes a new way to classify AF, emphasizes the importance of early rhythm control and lifestyle modification, and gives catheter ablation a Class 1 indication.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - November 30, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
