There is another way: empowering frontline staff caring for acutely unwell adults

There is another way: empowering frontline staff caring for acutely unwell adults.

QUALITY PROBLEM OR ISSUE It is estimated that only 17% of patients survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest. Medical evidence indicates that many patients show signs of deterioration during the 24 h period prior to their cardiac arrest. INITIAL ASSESSMENT At Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) 135 patients (outside critical care areas) suffered a cardiac arrest between March 2007 and April...

O18: Vulnerable Road Users - Is There a Way to Protect? 

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Transient lymphopenia in acutely unwell young infants.

The clinical outcome of 42 acutely unwell infants <3 months old with lymphopenia was retrospectively compared with that of 42 controls. Lymphopenic infants were significantly more likely to require active resuscitation and intensive care, independent of total leucocyte count, gender, degree of prematurity, and diagnosis.

Depression in older adults: is there another reason to worry?

T term neuropsychiatric symptoms describes behavioral or mood disturbances such as agitation, delusions, hallucinations, depression, and apathy. These symptoms are commonly found among patients with dementia and compound the patients’ disability as well as the burden experienced by their caregivers.1 Neuropsychiatric symptoms have not been part of the defining diagnostic criteria of dementia or...

Is There a Caring Crisis?