Background Decisions to admit high-risk postoperative patients to critical care may be
affected by resource availability. We aimed to quantify adult ICU/high-dependency unit …

Background The appropriate level of postoperative critical care for patients undergoing
emergency surgery is unknown. We aimed to assess the outcomes of postoperative patients …

Previous reports describe a population of non‐cardiac surgical patients at high risk of
complications and death. Outcomes are sub‐optimal for such patients, perhaps in part …

Patients who undergo high-risk non-cardiac surgical procedures represent a large
proportion of admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) in the developed world [1]. Ideally …

In an environment of resource rationing there are numerous patients who are unable to be
admitted to a high-dependency unit (HDU) postoperatively despite the belief that this is the …

Background. The optimal perioperative use of intensive care unit (ICU) resources is not yet
defined. We sought to determine the effect of ICU admission on perioperative (30 day) and …

Purpose High-dependency care units (HDUs) are a focus of research to optimize critical
care resource allocation. HDUs provide a level of care between the general ward and the …

Introduction The admission of high-risk patients to critical care after surgery is a
recommended standard of care. Nevertheless, poor compliance against this …

Introduction Little is known about mortality rates following general surgical procedures in the
United Kingdom. Deaths are most common in the'high-risk'surgical population consisting …

Intermediate-care or high-dependency units can provide a level of care that lies between the
intensive care unit (ICU) and general ward, but the patients who are most likely to benefit …