Why do patients die on general wards after discharge from intensive care units?

Patient destination after discharge from intensive care units: wards or intermediate care units?

This study characterizes patients hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of hospitals that have intermediate units (IU) regarding their demographic and clinical data and identifies factors related to discharge from these units. This prospective longitudinal study involved 600 adult patients hospitalized in general ICUs in four hospitals in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Demographic and clinical ch...

Safer discharge from intensive care to hospital wards.

Noise Pollution in Intensive Care Units and Emergency Wards

Introduction: The improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital Wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 dB). Higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient’s instability and dissatisfaction. Moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff’s health and the quality of their services. The purpose of this survey is to analyze the leve...

Patients colonization and infection in wards after discharge from a polyvalent intensive care unit with selective digestive decontamination: preliminary results

Methods In a polyvalent ICU of 30 beds, from October 7 to December 3

Noise Pollution in Intensive Care Units and Emergency Wards

INTRODUCTION The improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital Wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 dB). Higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient's instability and dissatisfaction. Moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff's health and the quality of their services. The purpose of this survey is to analyze the level ...