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THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AS A TRAUMA UNIT

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2000
The ICU plays a pivotal role in the care of the critically injured patient. From the resuscitative phase of care through the life-support phases and finally the recovery phase, advances in ICU care have been made in recent years. As a result, an improved outcome for traumatically injured patients often is seen, and the third peak in the trimodal ...
S A, Tisherman, J, Darby, A B, Peitzman
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Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2014
Most patients who receive terminal care in the intensive care setting die after withdrawing or limiting of life-sustaining measures provided in the intensive care setting. The integration of palliative care into the intensive care unit (ICU) provides care, comfort, and planning for patients, families, and the medical staff to help decrease the ...
Jame, Restau, Pamela, Green
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The intensive care unit

New Directions for Mental Health Services, 1988
AbstractA short‐term service for those who are most severely ill, the intensive care unit provides twenty‐four‐hour nursing care and monitoring to help stabilize patients so that they can return to the day hospital for definitive treatment.
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Care bundles in intensive care units

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2014
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central-line-associated bloodstream infections are common complications for patients in intensive care units receiving mechanical ventilation and contribute to increased length of stay and mortality.1 Many studies have shown the effectiveness of care bundles to reduce rates of these complications.2 In their ...
Samad E J, Golzari, Ata, Mahmoodpoor
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