The ECU Health Board of Directors recently recognized two teams of health system caregivers for innovations in patient care ...

Never Events Never Events are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if healthcare providers have implemented existing national guidance or safety recommendations.

A 2014 systematic review found that safety checklists improved team communication, improved adherence to standards and reduced adverse events, morbidity and mortality, with no reports of harm. 6 In ...

Methods This prospective quality improvement study included a 7-month preintervention baseline, 5-month intervention and 11-month postintervention period. Change strategies included education, ICU ...

Nurses have helped to create a first-of-its-kind guide for making intensive care units (ICUs) more environmentally friendly. The resource will be distributed to every ICU in the UK and offers staff ...

ABSTRACT In recent decades, several databases of critically ill patients have become available in both low-, middle-, and high-income countries from all continents. These databases are also rich ...

Pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in low and middle-income countries see elevated mortality rates, often 10 times higher than those in high-income countries.

Background: Quality of care has been systematically monitored in hospitals in high-income countries to ensure adequate care. However, in low- and middle-income countries, quality indicators are not ...

Study aimed to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of COVID-19 patients after hospitalization. The study found that HRQoL is limited in COVID-19 ICU patients 3- and 12-months post ...