background there are different risk factors that affect the intensive care unit (icu) stay after cardiac surgery. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate possible risk factors influencing prolonged icu stay in a large referral hospital. patients and methods we conducted a case-control study to determinate causes of prolonged icu stay in 280 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery in ...

background: there are challenges ahead of short-term hospitalization of low-risk patients hospitalized only for monitoring of severe disease who may die soon after admission. the purpose of this study was to suggest strategies for the management of icu stay lengths and to ensure optimal use of icu resources.   methods: the study was conducted retrospectively on 246 patients admitted to 9 genera...

patients and methods a cross-sectional study was conducted at icus of imam-reza and vali-asr hospitals, birjand, iran. sampling was done through a census in which 53 icu nurses participated. descriptive statistics, kolmogorov-smirnov test, mann-whitney u tests and kendall's correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. results a total of 53 nurses participated in this study. most of th...

abstract background: endotracheal suctioning (ets) is an essential procedure performed for mechanically ventilated patients. ets can be either performed by open or closed suctioning system (css). there may be some concern on how closed‑system ets is practiced by intensive care nurses. this study was designed to investigate closed‑system ets practices of critical care nurses and to compare their...

Since their creation in the 1970s, coronary care units have become established as specialized units for the management of cardiac arrest associated with acute myocardial infarction. The 40% mortality rate common at that time was soon reduced by 50% as a result of the identification and early treatment of ventricular fibrillation. Over the following 20 years, research in coronary care units tend...

Since their creation in the 1970s, coronary care units have become established as specialized units for the management of cardiac arrest associated with acute myocardial infarction. The 40% mortality rate common at that time was soon reduced by 50% as a result of the identification and early treatment of ventricular fibrillation. Over the following 20 years, research in coronary care units tend...

BACKGROUND Evidence supporting selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) is reasonably strong. We set out to determine use in UK critical care units and to compare patient outcomes between units that do and those that do not use SDD. METHODS A total of 250 UK general critical care units were surveyed. Case mix, outcomes, and lengths of stay for admissions to SDD units (with and w...

Crider J, Pate MF (2011) Helping children say goodbye to loved ones in adult and pediatric intensive care units: certified child life specialist-critical care nurse partnership. AACN Advanced Critical Care. 22, 2, 109-112.