Introduction Delirium is common in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and associated with poor outcome. Therefore delirium prevention is imperative. Interventions targeting several delirium risk factors represent a promising strategy for prevention. In preparation for a stepped wedge randomized controlled trial to study the effect of a multicomponent intervention program on ICU delirium, we dev...

Introduction Non-cardiac surgical patients undergoing major surgery are progressively older and with multiple associated comorbidity. A worse baseline status and complicated postoperative course is usually assumed in patients who die in the postoperative intensive care unit (PICU). This study evaluates mortality in patients with prolonged ICU stay and try to identify differences in subjects cha...

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P hysician attire is a modifiable factor that has been demonstrated to influence the patient-physician relationship. However, patient-physician interactions in the intensive care unit (ICU) differ from other health care settings. Patients admitted to the ICU typically do not have a preexisting long-term relationship with their ICU physician, and therefore trust needs to be established over a sh...

a bstract background: medication errors and adverse drug events of high alert medication are one of the major problems in therapeutic system. the purpose of the present study was to investigate ‎the effect of clinical supervision model on high alert medication safety in intensive care units nurses. materials and methods: this was a quasi-experimental study conducted on 32 nurses of intensive ca...

BACKGROUND Long-term weakness and disability are common after an intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Usual care in the ICU prevents most patients from receiving preventative early mobilization. OBJECTIVE The study objective was to describe a quality improvement project established by a physical therapist at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center from 2009 to 2011. The goal of t...

Background: Health care associated infections (HAIs) are a class of infections that infect patients during hospital admissions and receive medical services. These infections occurs within 48 to 72 hours of admission and up to 6 weeks after discharge. Surveillance of device-associated infections (DAIs) in intensive care units (ICUs) is substantial in planning healthcare strategies. This study wa...

background: infant mortality rate is reported 3.18 in 1000 births in iran. international organizations such as world health organization (who) and united nations children's fund (unicef) consider applicable standards essential for providing effective health services in hospitals and health centers. therefore, it is essential to create national care standards for neonatal intensive care units (n...