Articles: intensive-care-units.
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A scoring system based on therapeutic intervention on critically ill patients called the therapeutic intervention scoring system (TISS) was used to assess the quantity of care provided in a medical intensive care unit. Besides observing the unit census, the severity of illness and the work load were studied. The survival rate was 77 percent. ⋯ The work load showed that a nurse can effectively manage two patients who together may accumulate 24 TISS points per day. TISS points per patient rather than bed occupancy is a better indicator of the nurse's work load. Admission criteria and procedures before death certification are outlined.
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Since it became a specialty in its own right; neonatal intensive care has continued to expand rapidly. The aim of this article is to provide an 'up-date' on the technological and clinical advances made to improve the survival and long-term outlook for preterm babies.