conclusions finally, in order to prevent the occurrence and reduce the consequences of identified errors the following suggestions were proposed : appropriate training courses, applying work guidelines and monitoring their implementation, increasing the number of work shifts, hiring professional workforce, equipping work space with appropriate facilities and equipment. background although healt...

PURPOSE Clinical pharmacist (CP) interventions from the PROTECTED-UK cohort, a multi-site critical care interventions study, were further analysed to assess effects of: time on critical care, number of interventions, CP expertise and days of week, on impact of intervention and ultimately contribution to patient care. METHODS Intervention data were collected from 21 adult critical care units o...

The aim of this study was to describe and assess the structure, organization, and staffing of pediatric intensive care services in Turkey. A survey was sent to major university and government hospitals. Out of the 40 hospitals stating to provide pediatric intensive care, 34 responded to the survey (85% response rate). In the majority (81.2%) of hospitals, pediatric intensive care was provided i...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to identify the satisfaction levels of the family members of patients in intensive care units. METHODS This is a cross-sectional analytical study. General intensive care units offer a variety of services to clinical and surgical patients. For the purpose of this study, a trained interviewer communicated with the families of patients, either before or after visiting ...

OBJECTIVE Drug related problems are a major consumer of healthcare, although little is known about the impact of self-poisoning and illicit drug use on the provision of intensive care. We wished to quantify the number of admissions to our intensive care unit that were attributable to self-poisoning and illicit drug use, and to identify issues related to recognition, follow-up, prevention and co...