OBJECTIVE Rapid response team activation criteria were created using expert opinion and have demonstrated variable accuracy in previous studies. We developed a cardiac arrest risk triage score to predict cardiac arrest and compared it to the Modified Early Warning Score, a commonly cited rapid response team activation criterion. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. SETTING An academic medic...

introduction: nowadays, it has been known that individuals handle coping strategies when faced with stressful events. these strategies play an important role in individuals. nurses are exposed to high  stress, which directly affects their job satisfaction and the quality of their services. therefore, the present study tried to investigate the effect of yoga on stress coping strategies among nur...

OBJECTIVE Cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass can be associated with postoperative lung dysfunction. The present study investigates the incidence of postoperative hypoxia after cardiac surgery, its relationship with the length of intensive care unit stay, and the role of body mass index in determining postoperative hypoxia and intensive care unit length of stay. DESIGN Single-cente...

OBJECTIVE Prolonged length of stay in intensive care units after congenital heart disease surgery is associated with poor outcome, places a considerable burden on the financial resources of hospitals, and is an organizational challenge as well. This research discusses the impact of perioperative factors on prolonged stay in intensive care units. METHODS This is a retrospective study examining...

Accepted for publication 8 April 1992. Abstract Objective-To evaluate outcome in patients managed outside an intensive care unit after open heart surgery. Background-The high cost of cardiac surgery is mainly due to the needs of traditional postoperative care. The requirements for intensive care and treatment has decreased with improvements in techniques of cardiac surgery and anaesthesia. In t...

1 Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand 2 Intensive Care Unit, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand 3 Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 4 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand 5 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Auckland City H...

special characteristics of care environments have always presented nurses with some challenges. one particular situation is futile care, which is frequently accompanied by countless moral and legal challenges. the dominant atmosphere in futile care may cause moral distress to nurses and lead to a sense of guilt, pain, suffering, job dissatisfaction, and eventually cause nurses to leave the job....

introduction: increasing costs of health and treatment services has led health economics specialists and even physicians in all countries to seek new methods for controlling and reducing costs in medical and health services. the present study was aimed to estimate the costs of a cardiac care unit (ccu) in a governmental hospital in iran. methods: in order to determine the end cost, a stepwise p...