Background. The 6‐bed critical care resuscitation unit (CCRU) is a unique and specialized
intensive care unit (ICU) that streamlines the interhospital transfer (IHT—transfer between …

Critical illness is an exquisitely time-sensitive condition and follows a disease continuum,
which always starts before admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), in the majority of cases …

Objectives Emergency department (ED) boarding, or remaining in the ED after admission
before transfer to an inpatient bed, is prevalent. Boarding patients may decompensate …

Boarding of critically ill patients in the Emergency Department (ED) has increased over the
past 20 years, leading hospital systems to explore ED-focused models of critical care …

Objective Emergency department (ED) boarding of patients who are critically ill is associated
with poor outcomes. ED‐based intensive care units (ED‐ICUs) may mitigate the risks of ED …

Introduction Patients who present in shock have high expected mortality and early
resuscitation is crucial to improve their outcomes. The Critical Care Resuscitation Unit …

Background Previous studies have explored the association between the number of cases
and patient outcomes for critical illnesses such as sepsis and trauma, as well as various …

Background: Cirrhosis is a major global cause of mortality, and upper gastrointestinal (GI)
bleeding significantly increases the mortality risk in these patients. Although scoring systems …

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a critical emergency. Conventional scoring
models for patients with UGIB have limitations; thus, more suitable tools for the Emergency …

Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a leading cause of hospitalization in
medical emergencies around the world, with a high death and morbidity rate. In all cases of …