Mortality rate and length of stay of patients admitted to the intensive care unit in July*

Abstract

ICU admission in July is not associated with increased hospital mortality rate or ICU length of stay.

Critical care admission of South African (SA) surgical patients: Results of the SA Surgical Outcomes Study

“…Compared with studies conducted in European, Australian and North American populations, [8,9] SASOS patients were relatively younger, consistent with the low life expectancy in SA. [10] Furthermore, consistent with the HIV pandemic in SA, [11] at least 13.2% of the SASOS surgical patients had suspected HIV infection, and 7.8% of patients admitted to critical care units had HIV infection.…”

Association Between ICU Admission During Morning Rounds and Mortality

“…However, their inexperience and the effects of patient-based teaching on workflow may compromise patient care. Previous studies 5,6 have shown no differences in the outcome of ICU patients treated at the beginning and during later periods of the academic year. This finding suggested that appropriate supervision and multidisciplinary teamwork in teaching institutions may minimize the risk associated with adding inexperienced providers to the care team.…”

“…The ICU admission source was classified as operating room/recovery room, ED/direct admissions, transfer from other floors of the same hospital, and transfer from other institutions. 6 All ICU admissions were categorized into three groups based on the intensity of treatment as follows: active treatment; high-risk monitor; and low-risk monitor. 19 -23 Descriptive data are summarized as the mean (SD), median (interquartile range), or count (%).…”

Recommendations on basic requirements for intensive care units: structural and organizational aspects

“…The continuity of medical care in the ICU during nights, weekends, and holidays is assured by the regular medical staff of the ICU on a 24 h/day basis [22][23][24]. They can be assisted by skilled and experienced residents from other departments with basic training in intensive care medicine, provided there is a back-up of the regular staff around the clock [25][26][27][28]. This activity needs to be considered in the calculation of requested regular staff.…”