Factors associated with post‐intensive care unit adverse events: a clinical validation study

Abstract

Many patients are at risk of post-ICU adverse events due to the contribution of non-modifiable factors. However, by focusing on modifiable factors in care processes, the risk of post-ICU adverse events may be reduced.

Adverse Events in Korean Traditional Medicine Hospitals: A Retrospective Medical Record Review

“…For instance, patients older than 35 years had increased risk of AEs, 12 and those with comorbidities had a higher incidence of AEs. 13,14,17 Furthermore, elective admissions of older patients predicted preventable AEs, 20 and AEs were more common in surgical care than in medical care. 16,18,19 Patients treated by various clinical specialties had a higher incidence of AEs.…”

“…9,10 The occurrence of AEs is associated with patient and health care utilization characteristics. 9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Such factors include patients' age, sex, disease conditions including severity and comorbidity, type of admission, clinical department, treatment by multiple specialties, and length of hospital stay. For instance, patients older than 35 years had increased risk of AEs, 12 and those with comorbidities had a higher incidence of AEs.…”

Patient, family-centred care interventions within the adult ICU setting: An integrative review

“…56 This may have been a consequence of study specific factors (e.g., limited hours for liaison nurse, sample size, tool reliability), or in relation to liaison nurse's competing priorities around managing unstable patients and averting adverse events. 56,79,80 In contrast, where service delivery included interventions designed to improve the physical environment, families were present more, 48,58 and their, and patients' satisfaction, increased. 58 However, offering a 'relatives' clinic' did not significantly improve family satisfaction.…”

Introducing a new nursing care model for patients with chronic conditions

“…Also, a 2014 study by Tabanejad et al regarding the role of liaison nurses on the improved patient outcome after discharge from ICU, showed: liaison nurses engender a reduced latency in patient discharge, effective discharge and a reduced readmission of patients (13). A 2014 study by Elliott and co-workers, showed that the liaison nurse has a vital role in the management of chronic patients and the improvement of their results (14). In this research, after all provision, patients who received care by the liaison nurse, 1.82 times, achieved a higher level of care (p = 0.028), and 2.11 percent were less likely to require surgery.…”