Education The lack of understanding of the purpose of pulse oximetry may be indicative of a
broader lack of understanding of acute medicine by both nurses and junior medical staff. 17 …

Purpose To investigate the extent of objective 'non-beneficial treatments (NBTs)'(too much)
anytime in the last 6 months of life in routine hospital care. Data sources English language …

Access block affecting the emergency department (ED), also known as boarding in the
United States and Canada, can be described as a phenomenon comprising almost all the …

Objective Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS)
have been increasingly recognized in the critically ill over the past decade. The variety of …

Objective Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS)
have been increasingly recognized in the critically ill over the past decade. In the absence of …

Many patients have physiological deterioration prior to cardiac arrest, death and intensive
care unit (ICU) admission, that are detected and documented by medical and nursing staff …

Objective. To document the characteristics and incidence of serious abnormalities in
patients prior to admission to intensive care units. Design and setting. Prospective follow-up …

This study was designed to establish if clinical examination can accurately predict
intraabdominal pressure (IAP). Between August 1998 and March 2000 a prospective …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of pre-defined clinical criteria to identify patients who
subsequently suffer cardiac arrest, unplanned intensive care unit admission or unexpected …

Objective: To examine the relationship between early emergency team calls and the
incidence of serious adverse events—cardiac arrests, deaths, and unplanned admissions to …