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 ...

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 ...

Additions to Orlando Health in St. Cloud aim to improve emergency heart-attack care and critical patient recovery.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada found aspects in nursing notes of healthcare providers may help predict whether intensive care unit patients will survive. To predict the 30-day ...

Weakness acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU) is caused by many different pathophysiological mechanisms that are not mutually exclusive. This is not surprising, given the diverse diseases that ...

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 ...

This post is Part 2 of a series on ICU trauma and how to cope. Read Part 1 here: The Psychological Trauma of Having a Loved One in the ICU, by Maureen O'Reilly-Landry, Ph.D. Read Part 3 here: Managing ...