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... (ICUs) are at higher risk for HAI due to the nature of the ICU environment. Metallic copper surfaces have been known to ... copper alloy–surfaced objects in an intensive care unit (ICU) reduced the risk of HAI. Design. Intention-to-treat ... Patients. Patients presenting for admission to the ICU. Methods. Patients were randomly placed in available ...
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... "aha" moment when she was with her dying mom in the ICU and subsequent hospice care. That, and how healthcare ... "aha" moment when she was with her dying mom in the ICU and subsequent hospice care. That, and how healthcare ...
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... during and after a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). This research approach was unique as the author used ...
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... association between light levels and intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes. No previous studies have quantitatively ...
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... of a patient safety questionnaire to intensive care unit (ICU) nurses to increase the sample size from the original ...
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... patients receiving treatment in intensive care unit (ICU) beds with poor visibility from a central nursing station ... Outcomes were hospital mortality and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS). The unit is designed with a bank ... LVRs experienced an 11% mortality (49 of 448, P = 0.03). ICU mortality did not differ significantly when controlling ...
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... factors related to an intensive care unit (ICU) stay from the points of view of patients undergoing ... similarities that may help to optimize patient care. The ICU Environmental Stressor Scale questionnaire was ... surgery patients, 35 nurses and 21 physicians. The ICU staff were asked to complete the questionnaire on the ...
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... of patient handover between ED and intensive care unit (ICU) nurses when transferring a patient from ED to the ICU. This study used a multi-method design that combined ... this study. The respondents were selected from the ED and ICU of two acute hospitals within Northern Ireland. A total ...
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... from intensive care units (ICUs) are not applicable to non-ICU patients because of the differences in device use rates, ... In contrast to the huge amount of data available for ICU patients, appropriate surveillance data for non-ICU patients have been missing in Germany. OBJECTIVE: To ...
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... levels were evaluated in a six-bed intensive care unit (ICU) in Athens, Greece. Ten patients (six males, four ... reliable information was obtained from the questionnaires. ICU noise levels were higher by 27 dB(A) than recommended ...
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... Hospital to plan and design a new intensive care unit (ICU) as part of a 108-bed replacement hospital on a new site. ... in the design process and to ensure that the new ICU achieves the functional performance goals identified at ...
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... on noise in United States hospital intensive-care units (ICU). A study by Richard Millman et al at Rhode Island ...
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... of environmental stimuli on sleep disturbances in the ICU. Perceived ICU sleep quality was significantly poorer than baseline ... not change over the course of the patients' stays in the ICU, nor were there any significant differences (p > 0.05) in ...
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... these alarms are identifiable by sound alone to our ICU staff, we recorded 33 audio signals commonly heard on the ... therapists, and physicians. Those with > 1 year ICU work experience scored higher than those with less than 1 ... that the myriad of alarms that regularly occur in the ICU are too much for even experienced ICU staff to quickly ...
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Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections are a challenging health problem ... from inanimate surfaces may have a significant role for ICU-acquired colonization and infections. Contamination may ... A number of equipment items and commonly used objects in ICU carry bacteria which, in most cases, show the same ...