Articles: intensive-care-units.
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Although neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have contributed to advances in neonatal survival, little is known about the epidemiology of deaths that occur after NICU discharge. To determine mortality rates following NICU discharge, we used linked birth, death, and NICU records for infants born to Georgia residents from 1980 through 1982 and who were admitted to NICUs participating in the state's perinatal care network. Infants who died after discharge (n = 120) had a median duration of NICU hospitalization of 20 days (range, 1 to 148 days) and a median birth weight of 1983 g (range, 793 to 5159 g). ⋯ This rate is more than five times the overall postneonatal mortality rate for Georgia from 1980 to 1982. The most common causes of death were congenital heart disease (23%), sudden infant death syndrome (21%), and infection (13%). Demographic characteristics commonly associated with infant mortality were not strongly associated with the mortality following NICU discharge.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 1989
[The current situation of Anesthesiology-Resuscitation in Spain. A national survey (III): Resuscitation].
The results of a national inquest concerning clinical care to critically ill patients by anaesthesiology staff are presented. Data were collected from the 170 questionnaires received, corresponding to an equal number of Anaesthesia departments. ⋯ The units are respectively designed as Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos and Unidades de Reanimación. Room availability, human resources, and technical equipment, as well as the final clinical utilisation of these units, are presented.
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In the course of their care-giving activities nurses deal with family members as well as with patients. The dimension of family involvement becomes even more crucial when patients are hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The purpose of this study was to identify: 1. ⋯ The sample was predominantly female (75%) and the mean age was 45.43 s.d.-15.19, ranging from 18 to 91 years. The average number of respondents per family was 2.3 with a range of 1 to 5. The Situational Anxiety Scale of the STAI yielded a mean score of 47.88 +/- 12.02 ranging from 21 to 76.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)