INTRODUCTION This prospective observational study was conducted to describe the nature of the intensive care population across Ireland, identify adherence to international benchmarks of practice, and describe patient outcomes in critically ill patients. METHODS A prospective observational multicentre study of demographics and organ failure incidence was carried out over a 10-week period in 20...

background: coagulase negative staphylococci (cons) are one of the most common bacteria found on human skin and on mucous membranes as a component of normal flora. the presence of cons in clinical specimens is frequently associated with an infectious aetiology or contamination. objectives: we aimed to evaluate cons species distribution and susceptibility patterns in specimens obtained from clin...

background: endotracheal suctioning (ets) is one of the most common supportive measures in intensive care units (icu). ets may be associated with complications including hypoxia and tachycardia. closed system suctioning (css) decreases the rate of cardiorespiratory complication mainly due to continuation of ventilatory support and oxygenation during procedure. css has questionable efficacy, the...

bacterial sepsis is one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidity in neonates. it has been recognized a gradual change in spectrum of organisms responsible for neonatal sepsis. in this study we have evaluated changing trend of incidence and antibiotic susceptibility in neonatal late - onset sepsis (los) in 2-periods. this study is based on results of blood culture in neonatal late-on...

conclusions the results of this study show that the incidence of nosocomial infection in neonates is high and decreasing the risk factors such as prematurity, mechanical ventilation and reducing invasive procedures can decrease the infection and improve rapid recovery in these neonates. patients and methods this cross-sectional retrospective study was performed during an 18- month period (2012 ...

background and purpose: nosocomial infections, especially those occurring in intensive care units (icus), are one of the major health problems in every community. nosocomial infections are associated with increased mortality rate and high treatment costs. effective control of these infections essentially depends on the knowledge of healthcare providers regarding the detection and eradication of...

conclusions in our center, prolonged length of stay in the icu correlated positively with euro score. the overall predictive performance of euro score is acceptable and provides both surgeons and intensivists with a good estimate of patient risk in terms of icu stay. background risk stratification models allow preoperative assessment of individual patients cardiac surgical risk and enable analy...

OBJECTIVES To describe the case mix, activity, and outcome for admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) from emergency departments (EDs). DESIGN An observational study using data from a high quality clinical database, the Case Mix Programme Database, of intensive care admissions, coordinated at the Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC). SETTING 91 adult ICUs in England, ...

According to the human consequences caused by emergencies and disasters, the health system especially hospitals, are among the first places that are influenced by this events. Continuity of service provision by hospitals after emergencies and disasters is one of the important issues that should be taken into consideration by all people and authorities. For hospitals, it is necessary to promote ...