Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2022
Practice GuidelineGender distribution in boards of intensive care medicine societies.
The established gender gap in intensive care medicine is larger compared to other medical specialties. The aim of this study was to evaluate gender distribution in boards of intensive care medicine societies worldwide. ⋯ Our analysis reveals an inequality in gender distribution in the boards of national intensive care medicine societies which varies but persists for all global regions.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2022
Intensive care unit strain and mortality risk in patients admitted from the ward in Australia and New Zealand.
ICU strain (low number of available beds) may be associated with a delay and altered threshold for ICU admission and adverse patient outcomes. We aimed to investigate the impact of ICU strain on hospital mortality in critically ill patients admitted from wards across Australia and New Zealand. ⋯ ICU strain is associated with longer times in hospital prior to ICU admission and was associated with increased risk of death in patients admitted from ward.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2022
Association of care by a non-medical intensive care unit provider team with outcomes of medically critically ill patients.
To determine the association of boarding of critically ill medical patients on non-medical intensive care unit (ICU) provider teams with outcomes. ⋯ We found no association between admission to non-medical ICU team and mortality for medically critically ill patients. However, survivors experienced longer hospital LOS when admitted to non-medical ICU teams. Middle-aged patients, those with low comorbidity burden, and those without respiratory failure had higher mortality when admitted to non-medical ICU teams.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2022
Using long-term predicted Quality of Life in ICU clinical practice to prepare patients for life post-ICU: A feasibility study.
To examine the feasibility of using the PREdicting PAtients' long-term outcome for Recovery (PREPARE) prediction model for Quality of Life (QoL) 1 year after ICU admission in ICU practice to prepare expected ICU survivors and their relatives for life post-ICU. ⋯ Using predicted QoL scores in ICU practice to prepare patients and family members for life after ICU discharge is feasible. After optimising the model and implementation strategy, its effectiveness can be evaluated in a larger trial.