Introduction Adverse event (AE) under-reporting has been a recurrent issue raised during
health authorities Good Clinical Practices (GCP) inspections and audits. Moreover, safety …

AIM: To identify the effect of an ICU Liaison Nurse (LN) on major adverse events in patients
recently discharged from the ICU. METHODS: Case–control study using a chart audit …

Apparatus and methods are described, including apparatus for use with a plurality of
clinicians. The apparatus includes a patient-monitoring system. A clinical sensor measures a …

Background Standardising handover processes and content, and using context-specific
checklists are proposed as solutions to mitigate risks for preventable errors and patient harm …

Background Epidemiological studies have provided inconsistent results on whether
intensive care unit (ICU) discharge at night and on weekends is associated with an …

Different low-cost approaches based on fiber specklegram sensors are employed to
measure the physiological activity of patients lying in bed. This study is conducted over 20 …

Aim To explore nursing practice and perception of engaging in communicative interaction
when handing over multi‐morbid patients from the ICU to general medical or surgical wards …

Background Variation in intensive care unit (ICU) readmissions and in-hospital mortality
after ICU discharge may indicate potential for improvement and could be explained by ICU …

Objetivo Verificar as boas práticas assistenciais de enfermagem para segurança do
paciente em unidade de terapia intensiva. Métodos Pesquisa descritiva, utilizando um …

Objetiva identificar a produção científica, na América Latina, sobre segurança do idoso na
UTI e os eventos adversos trazidos pela literatura. Revisão sistemática quantitativa. A …