This article reviews an aspect of daily clinical practice which is of critical importance in
virtually every clinical consultation, but which is seldom formally considered. Non-clinical …

Background There is currently no international recommendation for the admission or
treatment of the critically ill older patients over 80 years of age in the intensive care unit …

Effective communication among healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a
particular imperative, with accurate and efficient interdisciplinary communication being a …

Caring for the elderly has always been challenging for the intensive care unit (ICU)
physician. Concerns like frailty, comorbidities, polypharmacy and advanced directives come …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Handoffs serve a critical function in ensuring patient care
continuity during transitions of care. Studies to date have predominantly focused on intershift …

Purpose Teamwork is essential for ensuring the quality and safety of health care delivery in
the intensive care unit (ICU). This article addresses what we know about teamwork, team …

Purpose To systematically review and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in order to
improve the safety and efficiency of patient handover between intensive care unit (ICU) and …

BACKGROUND We conducted a scoping review to systematically review the literature
reporting patient discharge from ICUs, identify facilitators and barriers to high-quality care …

Objective The primary objective is to develop an automated method for detecting patients
that are ready for discharge from intensive care. Design We used two datasets of routinely …

Abstract CARRILLO GONZALEZ, Gloria Mabel; SANCHEZ HERRARA, Beatriz and
ELIZABETH, Vargas Rosero. Desarrollo y pruebas psicométricas del Instrumento" cuidar" …