Impact and experiences of delayed discharge: A mixed‐studies systematic review
Background The impact of delayed discharge on patients, health‐care staff and hospital
costs has been incompletely characterized. Aim To systematically review experiences of …
costs has been incompletely characterized. Aim To systematically review experiences of …
Discontinuing contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Background Several single-center studies have suggested that eliminating contact
precautions (CPs) for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin …
precautions (CPs) for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin …
Clinical risk score to predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study
C Fumagalli, R Rozzini, M Vannini, F Coccia… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Several physiological abnormalities that develop during COVID-19 are
associated with increased mortality. In the present study, we aimed to develop a clinical risk …
associated with increased mortality. In the present study, we aimed to develop a clinical risk …
COVID-19 scenario modelling for the mitigation of capacity-dependent deaths in intensive care
Managing healthcare demand and capacity is especially difficult in the context of the COVID-
19 pandemic, where limited intensive care resources can be overwhelmed by a large …
19 pandemic, where limited intensive care resources can be overwhelmed by a large …
The use of mid-regional proadrenomedullin to identify disease severity and treatment response to sepsis-a secondary analysis of a large randomised controlled trial
Background This study assessed the ability of mid-regional proadrenomedullin (MR-
proADM) in comparison to conventional biomarkers (procalcitonin (PCT), lactate, C-reactive …
proADM) in comparison to conventional biomarkers (procalcitonin (PCT), lactate, C-reactive …
Capacity pooling in hospitals: The hidden consequences of off-service placement
Hospital managers struggle with the day-to-day variability in patient admissions to different
clinical services, each of which typically has a fixed allocation of hospital beds. In response …
clinical services, each of which typically has a fixed allocation of hospital beds. In response …
Risk factors, costs and complications of delayed hospital discharge from internal medicine wards at a Canadian academic medical centre: retrospective cohort study
Background Hospitalized patients are designated alternate level of care (ALC) when they no
longer require hospitalization but discharge is delayed while they await alternate disposition …
longer require hospitalization but discharge is delayed while they await alternate disposition …
The boarding patient: effects of ICU and hospital occupancy surges on patient flow
Patients admitted to a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) often endure prolonged boarding
within the ICU following receipt of care, unnecessarily occupying a critical care bed, and …
within the ICU following receipt of care, unnecessarily occupying a critical care bed, and …
High-cost patients: hot-spotters don't explain the half of it
NS Lee, N Whitman, N Vakharia… - Journal of general internal …, 2017 - Springer
Background Understanding resource utilization patterns among high-cost patients may
inform cost reduction strategies. Objective To identify patterns of high-cost healthcare …
inform cost reduction strategies. Objective To identify patterns of high-cost healthcare …
Patients' experience while transitioning from the intensive care unit to a ward
C Cuzco, P Delgado‐Hito, R Marín Pérez… - Nursing in critical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Intensive care unit (ICU) patients can experience emotional distress and post‐
traumatic stress disorder when they leave the ICU, also referred to as post‐intensive care …
traumatic stress disorder when they leave the ICU, also referred to as post‐intensive care …