The Critical Care Recovery Center has been identified by the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University schools of medicine and nursing as a new collaborative care model that is effective in ...

Study highlights that early, purposeful mobilization during intensive care can significantly reduce long-term dependence and improve quality of life A multicenter study across Japan found that ICU ...

Use of mobile patient lifts for ICU patients on mechanical ventilation improve their physical function during ICU admission by accelerating the standing process. The intervention group predominantly ...

How nutrition therapy supports recovery, rehabilitation, and quality of life in patients with chronic critical illness and ...

A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings by silencing audible medical alarms in hospital rooms. Auditory ...

Robert D. Glatter, MD: Hi. Welcome. I'm Dr Robert Glatter, medical advisor for Medscape Emergency Medicine. Joining me today to discuss an entity known as post–intensive care syndrome (PICS) is Dr ...

Any ICU is a highly specialized environment designed to provide critical care for patients facing life-threatening illnesses or injuries. While primary focus within the ICU is typically physiologic ...

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the psychological toll of medical trauma, particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Traditionally, the focus has been on the patient’s ...

When medically complex patients require hospital care, they tend to experience longer recovery times than other patients do and are more likely to readmit to the ICU. 1,2 Kindred Hospitals, a network ...

Not too long ago, Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Indiana, did not have the capability to staff an ICU 24/7. Physicians and nurses were only able to provide ICU care on a part-time basis. This ...