Background Patients recovering from an episode in an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently
experience medication errors on transition to the hospital ward. Structured handover …

BACKGROUND: The patient handover process is in fact a valuable and essential part of the
care processes in the hospitals. This can be a factor in increasing the quality and …

BACKGROUND: Transfer of patient care from an intensive care unit (ICU) to a hospital ward
is often challenging, high risk and inefficient. We assessed patient and provider perspectives …

Importance The safety of discharging adult patients recovering from critical illness directly
home from the intensive care unit (ICU) is unknown. Objective To compare the health care …

Objectives: To examine adverse events and associated factors and outcomes during
transition from ICU to hospital ward (after ICU discharge). Design: Multicenter cohort study …

For two decades, we have known that the growing number of older adults would place
critical care medicine in a precarious position. In the early 2000s, epidemiologic studies …

Objective To determine the current evidence about patient and family engagement in
communication with health professionals during transitions of care to, within and from acute …

Objective To understand the sociotechnical factors affecting medication safety when
intensive care patients are transferred to a hospital ward. Consideration of these medication …

Background Little is known about documentation during transitions of patient care between
clinical specialties. Therefore, we examined the focus, structure and purpose of physician …

Objectives 1) To explore the main characteristics of intensive care unit transition according
to patients' lived experience and 2) To identify nursing therapeutics to facilitate patients' …