Background: There are challenges ahead of short-term hospitalization of low-risk patients hospitalized only for monitoring of severe disease who may die soon after admission. The purpose of this study was to suggest strategies for the management of ICU stay lengths and to ensure optimal use of ICU resources.   Methods: The study was conducted retrospectively on 246 patients admitted to 9 gene...

Background:  Nurses working in the intensive care unit (ICU) are in direct contact with COVID-19 patients more than other members of healthcare team and are therefore more vulnerable to mental disorders. This study aimed to determine the general health status, post-traumatic stress disorder, and coping strategies of nurses working in the COVID-19 intensive care units. Methods: It was a cross-s...

Background: Hospital bed capacity is one of problems in intensive care unit during at the time of crisis, emergencies and disasters. At this regard, it seems reverse triage can resolve this issue by using predictive score systems. This study was purposed to develop a reverse triage system in intensive care unit using APACHE II scoring system for crisis, emergencies and disasters situations. Me...

Introduction: The intensive care unit is a stressful environment due to the high mortality rate of patients, the occurrence of moral problems and working in a tense atmosphere. Faced with these conditions, nurses may be exposed to moral distresses. Therefore, it is important to study the moral distresses that nurses face in these units. Objective: This study aimed to determine the level of ...

Psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) fulfil a role analogous to the intensive care/ intensive therapy units familiar in general hospitals. Lehane and Rees ( 1995 ), Saverimuttu ( 1996 ) and Ford and Whiffin ( 1991 ) described the establishment of PICUs, where patients who are severely unwell or who present severe management problems can be nursed in safety.

OBJECTIVE To review the use of intravenous albumin solutions in intensive care units in the United Kingdom. METHODS A postal questionnaire was sent to the clinical directors of all intensive care units in the United Kingdom (n = 292) asking about their use and indications for intravenous albumin solutions. RESULTS Responses were received from 261 (89.4%) intensive care units (ICUs). The uni...

OBJECTIVE To verify the assessment of the patient safety culture according to the function and length of experience of the nursing and medical teams at Neonatal Intensive Care Units. METHOD Quantitative survey undertaken at four Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Florianópolis, Brazil. The sample totaled 141 subjects. The data were collected between February and April 2013 through the applicati...

Neonatal transport is associated with complications, more so in sick and unstable neonates who need immediate emergency surgery. To circumvent these problems, surgery in Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is proposed for these neonates. This article reviews the literature regarding feasibility of this novel concept and based on the generated evidence, suggest the NICU planners to always includ...