OBJECTIVE Hyperglycemia in intensive care unit patients has been associated with an increased mortality rate, and institutions have already begun tight glucose control programs based on a limited number of clinical trials in restricted populations. This study aimed to assess the generalizability of the association between hyperglycemia and in-hospital mortality in different intensive care unit ...

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....

Objectives: The optimal timing for tracheostomy after cardiac surgery in patients undergoing prolonged ventilation is controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of tracheostomy timing on shortand long-term mortality of these patients. Design: Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Setting: Cardiac surgical intensive care unit (ICU) in a tertiary-care, university...

CONTEXT Iatrogenic injuries are very common in critically ill adults. However, the financial implications of these events are incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE To determine the costs of adverse events in patients in the medical intensive care unit and in the cardiac intensive care unit. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS We performed a matched case-control analysis on data collected during a pr...

Methods: The research method was quantitative, empirical and descriptive, was carried out in Tartu University Hospital in the cardiac surgery, in the paediatric surgery and in the paediatric intensive care unit from 25 June to 23 September 2013. Participants (n=21) used the scale for assessing the infants postoperative pain during three months and gave feedback about the scale utility in practi...

background and objective:acinetobacter spp.a gram-negative coccobacillus is increasingly reported as important cause of nosocomial infections. multi-drug resistance (mdr) ofacinetobacterspp., raises concerns over our ability to treat serious infections with these organisms. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and associated risk factors for infections with mdr acinetobacter spp...

background and purpose: organizational commitment has been on a downward trend among medical staff in different sections of the health care system. this study aimed to investigate the level of organizational commitment among the nurses engaged in the intensive care units (icus) of mazandaran heart center in sari, iran. methods: this descriptive-analytical study was conducted at the educational ...

Original Articles Blood transfusion is associated with increased resource utilisation, morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery Bharathi H Scott, Frank C Seifert, Roger Grimson .......................................................................................................................... 15 Resistance in gram-negative bacilli in a cardiac intensive care unit in India: Risk factors ...