Background The intensive care unit (ICU) stay has been linked with a number of physical
and psychological sequelae, known collectively as post‐intensive care syndrome (PICS) …

This review of health care team effectiveness literature from 1985 to 2004 distinguishes
among intervention studies that compare team with usual (nonteam) care; intervention …

Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacting millions of …

Adult advanced life support (ALS) includes advanced interventions after basic life support
has started and when appropriate an automated external defibrillator (AED) has been used …

Heart rhythms associated with cardiac arrest are divided into two groups: shockable rhythms
(ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT)) and non-shockable rhythms …

Adult basic life support and use of automated external defibrillators; 4

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Context Patients discharged from acute care hospitals may be at risk for unintentional
discontinuation of medications prescribed for chronic diseases. The intensive care unit (ICU) …

Basic life support (BLS) refers to maintaining airway patency and supporting breathing and
the circulation, without the use of equipment other than a protective device. 1 T his section …

Background Despite the fact that outreach and early warning systems (EWS) are an integral
part of a hospital wide systems approach to improve the early identification and …