The first intensive care unit in the world: Copenhagen 1953

Berthelsen, P.; Cronqvist, Mattias Lantz

doi:10.1046/j.1399-6576.2003.00256.x

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“…The modern concept of intensive care was founded by anesthetist in Denmark during the polio pandemic (Berthelsen and Cronqvist, 2003). Since then, intensive care units (ICUs) have significantly improved the quality of care and outcomes of critically ill and injured patients, mainly in high-resource settings (Calvin et al, 1997;Bleck, 2009;Grenvik and Pinsky, 2009).…”

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“…Since then, intensive care units (ICUs) have significantly improved the quality of care and outcomes of critically ill and injured patients, mainly in high-resource settings (Calvin et al, 1997;Bleck, 2009;Grenvik and Pinsky, 2009). In recent decades, intensive care medicine has developed into highly specialized discipline covering numerous fields of medicine (Berthelsen and Cronqvist, 2003).…”

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Clinical outcomes of patients admitted in intensive care units of Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Hospital of Hosanna, Southern Ethiopia

Obsa¹,

Adem²,

Gete³

2017

Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.

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An intensive care unit is a special department of hospital or health care facility that provides intensive treatment medicine. Critically ill patients are admitted to the intensive care unit to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with acute illness, trauma or surgical procedures. This study aimed to assess clinical outcomes of patients admitted in intensive care units of Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Hospital of Hosanna from January 2015 to January 2016. Institutional based cross sectional study design was conducted. All the study participants admitted to intensive care unit were included. Regular supervision and follow up was made. Data was entered into Epi info version 7 by investigators and was transported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was used to identify factors associated with patient's outcome. A total of 280 clients were enrolled into the study of which 46.42% died. About 26% of patients were found in the age group of 20 to 24 years and majority of them were male (58.2%). Patient with head injury is about six times more likely to die in the intensive care unit than patients with small bowel obstruction (AOR 6.620 (95% CI ((468-93.584). There were poor outcomes of patients admitted to intensive care unit so that it was strongly recommended to improve quality of care.Key word: Ethiopia, intensive care unit, cause of death, hospital discharge.

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Clinical outcomes of patients admitted in intensive care units of Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Hospital of Hosanna, Southern Ethiopia

Obsa¹,

Adem²,

Gete³

2017

Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.

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“…His goal was to maintain a structure capable of providing support for critically ill potentially life-threatening patients, 24 hours a day, trying to restore and maintain the functions of vital organs, increasing the chances of survival (1) . These units were organized to provide specialized assistance, requiring control and constant health care, which justifies the increasingly introduction of improved technologies, requiring trained professionals to handle them safely.…”

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Nursing Activities Score e demanda de trabalho de enfermagem em terapia intensiva

2012

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Objective: To measure and characterize the workload of nurses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by applying the Nursing Activities Score (NAS). Methods: A descriptive, quantitative, retrospective study, conducted in one ICU of a Philanthropic Hospital in Teresina -PI (Brazil), from September to October 2010, with a sample of 66 patients. There were 285 measurements of the NAS performed. Results: With regards to nursing workload, there was a mean total score of 68.1% for the NAS (51.5% and 108.3%), corresponding to the percentage of time spent by nursing professionals in direct assistance to the patient within 24 hours. A statistical correlation was found between NAS and clinical outcome (p = 0.001). Among NAS and length of hospitalization (p = 0.073), and NAS and age (p = 0.952), there was no statistical significance. Conclusion: The results showed that patients had high care needs, reflected by the high mean of the NAS. Keywords: Workload; Work hours; Intensive Care Units RESUMOObjetivo: Medir e caracterizar a carga de trabalho de enfermagem em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) por meio da aplicação do Nursing Activities Score (NAS). Métodos: Estudo descritivo quantitativo, retrospectivo, realizado em uma das UTIs de um Hospital Filantrópico de Teresina-PI, de setembro a outubro de 2010, com amostra de 66 pacientes. Foram realizadas 285 medidas do escore NAS. Resultados: Quanto à carga de trabalho de enfermagem, foi verificada uma média do escore total do NAS de 68,1% (51,5% e 108,3%), correspondendo à porcentagem de tempo gasto pelo profissional de enfermagem na assistência direta ao paciente nas 24 horas. Houve correlação estatística entre NAS e desfecho clínico (p= 0,001). Já entre NAS e tempo de internação (p= 0,073) e NAS e idade (p=0,952), não houve significância estatística. Conclusão: Os resultados mostraram que os pacientes apresentaram elevada necessidade de cuidados, refletida pela média elevada do NAS. Descritores: Carga de trabalho; Jornada de trabalho; Unidades de Terapia Intensiva RESUMEN Objetivo: Medir y caracterizar la carga de trabajo de enfermería en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) por medio de la aplicación del Nursing Activities Score (NAS). Métodos: Estudio descriptivo cuantitativo, retrospectivo, realizado en una de las UCIs de un Hospital Filantrópico de Teresina-PI, de setiembre a octubre del 2010, con una muestra de 66 pacientes. Se realizaron 285 medidas del score NAS. Resultados: En cuanto a la carga de trabajo de enfermería, se verificó una media del score total del NAS del 68,1% (51,5% e 108,3%), correspondiendo al porcentaje de tiempo gastado por el profesional de enfermería en la asistencia directa al paciente en las 24 horas. Hubo correlación estadística entre NAS y deshecho clínico (p= 0,001). Ya entre NAS y tiempo de internamiento (p= 0,073) y NAS y edad (p=0,952), no hubo significancia estadística. Conclusión: Los resultados mostraron que los pacientes presentaron elevada necesidad de cuidados, reflejada por la elevada media del NAS.

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“…2 That was the "birth certificate" of ICUs, which rapidly spread throughout Europe and the United States. 3 Mechanical ventilation took charge in neurologic diseases, post-surgical complications, severe infectious diseases, and respiratory failures due to lung diseases, almost exclusively via tracheostomy.…”

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Early Tracheostomy or Prolonged Translaryngeal Intubation in the ICU: A Long Running Story

Banfi

Robert

2013

Respir Care

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The first intensive care unit in the world: Copenhagen 1953

Cited by 128 publications

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Clinical outcomes of patients admitted in intensive care units of Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Hospital of Hosanna, Southern Ethiopia

Clinical outcomes of patients admitted in intensive care units of Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Hospital of Hosanna, Southern Ethiopia

Nursing Activities Score e demanda de trabalho de enfermagem em terapia intensiva

Early Tracheostomy or Prolonged Translaryngeal Intubation in the ICU: A Long Running Story

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