The type of medical review before an adverse event influences patient outcome. Delays in
the up-transfer of patients requiring intensive care are associated with higher mortality rates …

Background Antibiotic exposure in intensive care patients with sepsis is frequently
inadequate and is associated with poorer outcomes. Antibiotic dosing is challenging in the …

Background ICU operational conditions may contribute to cognitive overload and negatively
impact on clinical decision making. We aimed to develop a quantitative model to investigate …

Objective To determine whether surge conditions were associated with increased mortality.
Design Multicenter cohort study. Setting US ICUs participating in STOP-COVID. Patients …

The purpose of this scoping review was to survey the most recent (10 years) estimating of
needed human resource in health-care organization by Workload Indicators of Staffing Need …

OBJECTIVES: COVID-19 pandemic surges strained hospitals globally. We performed a
systematic review to examine measures of pandemic caseload surge and its impact on …

Objectives: We investigated whether the risk of death among noncoronavirus disease 2019
critically ill patients increased when numerous coronavirus disease 2019 cases were …

Background The association between mortality and time of admission to ICU has been
extensively studied but remains controversial. We revaluate the impact of time of admission …

A second epidemic coexists with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; it has
been smoldering for many years, and the extreme pressures of COVID-19 have only fueled …

OBJECTIVES: In the context of traditional nurse-to-patient ratios, ICU patients are typically
paired with one or more copatients, creating interdependencies that may affect clinical …