Aims To synthesize outcomes from research on handoffs to guide future computerization of
the process on medical and surgical units. Background Handoffs can create important …

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) are common problems in adult, pediatric (PICU) and neonatal (NICU) …

Background Adverse events are often encountered in surgical intensive care units (ICUs),
and most of them occur due to preventable errors. Establishment of a patient safety culture is …

Objetivo: Determinar los eventos adversos (EA) reportados por enfermería y sus factores en
unidades de cuidado intensivo (UCI) adulto, pediátrica o neonatal de tres países …

Background: Patient safety and preventable inhospital mortality remain crucial aspects of
optimum medical care and continue to receive public scrutiny. Signs of physiologic instability …

Aim. A continuous infection surveillance program was conducted by GiViTI throughout 2006
in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Methods. This was a prospective epidemiological study …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Measured adherence to evidence-based best practice in the
intensive care unit (ICU) setting, as in all of health care, remains unacceptably low. In 2005 …

The adult and paediatric literature agree that care bundles are valuable tools for ensuring
that evidence-based medicine is delivered reliably. Care bundles should be adopted in …

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of infections in intensive care units (ICUs), whether
present at admission or acquired during the stay. Methods: Prospective data collection …

Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) patients and family members repeatedly note accurate
and timely communication from health care providers to be crucial to high-quality ICU care …