BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated that ICU (intensive care unit) survivors have decreased long-term survival rates compared to the general population. However, knowledge about how to identify ICU survivors with higher risk of death and the adjustable factors associated with mortality is still lacking. METHODS AND DESIGN The FROG-ICU (the French and European Outcome Registry in Int...

BACKGROUND About one third of hospital mortality in critically ill patients occurs after Intensive Care Unit (ICU) discharge. Some authors have recently hypothesized that unresolved or latent inflammation and sepsis may be an important factor that contributes to death following successful discharge from the ICU. AIM The aim of our study was to determine the ability of the clinical and inflamm...

AIM It is everyday news that we need more intensive care unit (ICU) beds, thus effective use of existing resources is imperative. The aim of this literature review was to critically analyse current literature on how organizational factors, individual factors and teamwork factors influence the ICU discharge process. A better understanding of discharge practices has the potential to ultimately in...

OBJECTIVES To identify incidence and risk factors for new-onset gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in a medical intensive care unit (ICU), a topic for which there is a paucity of recent studies. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Medical ICUs at our tertiary-care hospital, from 2007 to 2013. PATIENTS Patients who developed clinically significant GIB after entering the ICU. INTERVEN...

BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) readmission after cardiac surgery is believed to be associated with higher in-hospital mortality and may predict poor outcomes. ICU readmissions use resources and increase treatment costs. AIM To determine reasons for readmission to ICU, evaluate outcomes in these patients, and identify factors predisposing to the need for readmission to ICU. METHODS We ...

Patients and Methods The study was done in the HagaZiekenhuis, a 600-bed teaching hospital in The Hague, Netherlands with all specialties available including cardiac surgery and neurosurgery. The hospital has a 16-bed adult ICU and an ICU based medical emergency team (MET). A MEWS is used throughout the hospital to monitor patients’ vital signs and a score of 3 points or more is the threshold t...

PURPOSE The objectives of this study were to find factors related to medical intensive care unit (ICU) readmission and to develop a prediction index for determining patients who are likely to be readmitted to medical ICUs. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of 343 consecutive patients who were admitted to the medical ICU of a single medical center from January 1, ...