scholarly journals Exposure to surgery is associated with better long‐term outcomes in patients admitted to Swedish intensive care units

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 1154-1161
Author(s):  
Monir Jawad ◽  
Amir Baigi ◽  
Michelle Chew
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Long Term Outcomes

scholarly journals Short- and long-term outcomes of AL amyloidosis patients admitted into intensive care units

2016 ◽  
Vol 174 (6) ◽  
pp. 868-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien Guinault ◽  
Emmanuel Canet ◽  
Antoine Huart ◽  
Arnaud Jaccard ◽  
David Ribes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Short And Long Term

Osteomyelitis in the Neonate

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanna McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Bacterial Infection ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Musculoskeletal System ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Long Term Outcomes

Osteomyelitis is defined as a bacterial infection of the musculoskeletal system. Osteomyelitis in the newborn is relatively rare, but if missed can have devastating, lifelong consequences for the growing infant. Those of us who care for neonates in intensive care units should have an understanding of this disease and be equipped to recognize it and begin treatment quickly to prevent long-term sequelae.This article reviews the pathophysiology of osteomyelitis and explains why the neonate is at an extraordinary risk for this disease. It reviews risk factors, clinical presentation, etiology and pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, treatment and monitoring of treatment, and long-term outcomes. A case study of a 27-week gestational age infant who presented with osteomyelitis and septic hip is presented, looking at the infant’s hospital course and outcome.

TREATMENT INTENSITY AND FACTORS PREDICTING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

CHEST Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 29S
Author(s):  
Alfredo J. Astua ◽  
Faiz Ahmed ◽  
Jagdeep Singh ◽  
Ravi Nallamothu ◽  
Wen Dombrowsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Treatment Intensity ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Short And Long Term

ICU admissions: Consequences after discharge

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 550-556
Author(s):  
Minal Karavadra ◽  
Ricky Bell
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Psychiatric Disturbance ◽  
Intensive Care Department ◽  
Previous Level ◽  
The Uk

The intensive care department may seem a long way from the GP's consulting room, but every year tens of thousands of critically ill patients are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) across the UK. Patients are often left with long term sequelae that may require GP input. Physical weakness, psychiatric disturbance and cognitive decline are not uncommon after an illness that requires a stay in an ICU. These hinder a patient’s return to their previous level of function and impact caregivers after discharge. This article aims to highlight the chronic symptoms patients can acquire during ICU admission that may come to the attention of GPs for their advice and treatment.

scholarly journals A team approach to the introduction of safe early mobilisation in an adult critical care unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. e000339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjiv Chohan ◽  
Sara Ash ◽  
Lorraine Senior
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Critical Care Unit ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Early Mobilisation ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Average Length Of Stay

Delirium and intensive care unit acquired weakness are common in patients requiring critical care and associated with higher mortality and poor long-term outcomes. Early mobilisation has been shown to reduce the duration of both conditions and is recommended as part of a strategy of rehabilitation of critically ill patients starting during their stay in intensive care. Our aim was to achieve 95% reliability with a standardised mobilisation process. Multidisciplinary involvement through the use of regular focus groups lead to the development of a standardised process of sitting a ventilated or non-ventilated patient at the side of the bed for a set period of time, which was called the daily dangle. Team learning from Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA)cycles, as well as feedback from both staff and patients, allowed us to develop the process and achieve a median 87% reliability. Delirium rates fell from 54.1% to 28.8%. There was no change in average length of stay, and no adverse events. Ownership by the staff, development of the process by staff, iterative testing and learning, and designs for reliability were the factors behind the successful adoption of a new and challenging process. Particular changes which drove reliability were standardisation of the criteria for a dangle, standardisation of the dangle itself and a reminder included on the daily goals checklist.

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