Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2015
ReviewImproving clinical handover between intensive care unit and general ward professionals at intensive care unit discharge.
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 general ward healthcare professionals at ICU discharge. ⋯ This review shows that liaison nurses and handover forms are promising interventions to improve the quality of patient handover between the ICU and general ward. More robust evidence is needed on the effectiveness of interventions aiming to improve ICU handover and supportive implementation strategies.
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2015
Review Historical ArticleThe tens of thousands of lives saved by randomized clinical trials in critical care.