scholarly journals Knowledge of Disaster Response among Nurses in Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units: A Comparative Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
. Mustanir
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Disaster Response

Medicine and Aviation: A Review of the Comparison

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (04) ◽  
pp. 433-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Randell
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Medical Error ◽  
Medical Technology ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
The Subject

Summary Objective: This paper aims to understand the nature of medical error in highly technological environments and argues that a comparison with aviation can blur its real understanding. Methods: This study is a comparative study between the notion of error in health care and aviation based on the author’s own ethnographic study in intensive care units and findings from the research literature on errors in aviation. Results and Conclusions: Failures in the use of medical technology are common. In attempts to understand the area of medical error, much attention has focused on how we can learn from aviation. This paper argues that such a comparison is not always useful, on the basis that (i) the type of work and technology is very different in the two domains; (ii) different issues are involved in training and procurement; and (iii) attitudes to error vary between the domains. Therefore, it is necessary to look closely at the subject of medical error and resolve those questions left unanswered by the lessons of aviation.

scholarly journals Intubation practices for children in emergency departments and intensive care units across Australia and New Zealand: A survey of medical staff

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1052-1058
Author(s):  
Shane George ◽  
Elliot Long ◽  
Ben Gelbart ◽  
Stuart R Dalziel ◽  
Franz E Babl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Medical Staff

scholarly journals Clinical evolution of adult, elderly and very elderly patients admitted in Intensive Care Units

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1344-1351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verônica Cunha Rodrigues de Oliveira ◽  
Lilia de Souza Nogueira ◽  
Rafaela Andolhe ◽  
Katia Grillo Padilha ◽  
Regina Marcia Cardoso de Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Simplified Acute Physiology Score ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Very Elderly

This study compared clinical outcomes among adult, elderly and very elderly patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) located in São Paulo, Brazil. This retrospective, longitudinal and comparative study included 279 adult (≥18 and <60 years), 216 elderly (≥60 and <80 years) and 105 very elderly (≥80 years) patients. Adult patients differed from other groups regarding the unit to which they were referred and severity, according to the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II. Adults were most frequently sent to hospitalization wards; elderly and very elderly patients who survived hospitalization in critical units showed sharper improvement before discharge. There were differences in relation to mortality between adult and elderly patients, with a higher rate in the elderly group; however, the mortality rate of very elderly and adult patients was similar. In general, the results indicated that older age was not associated with undesirable outcomes in ICUs.

scholarly journals Knotted Ryle's Tube: A Rare Complication

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya R Jha ◽  
Meenoti P Potdar
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Ryle’S Tube

ABSTRACT Ryle's tube (RT) insertion is a commonly performed procedure in emergency departments, intensive care units, and operation theaters. The complications associated with RT include ulceration, bleeding, misplacement of the tube in airway, and clogging of the tube. Intragastric knotting is a rare complication of RT insertion. The removal of such knotted RT should be done cautiously so as to avoid trauma, preferably under direct laryngoscopic vision. How to cite this article Jha TR, Potdar MP. Knotted Ryle's Tube: A Rare Complication. Res Inno in Anesth 2017;2(2):71-72.

scholarly journals Otolaryngologists’ Role in Redeployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Commentary

2020 ◽  
Vol 163 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taha Z. Shipchandler ◽  
B. Ryan Nesemeier ◽  
Cecelia E. Schmalbach ◽  
Jonathan Y. Ting
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Hospital Wards

As otolaryngologists, we identify as subspecialists and fellowship-trained surgeons and may even identify as “super-subspecialists.” The likelihood of being redeployed and drawing from knowledge learned during our postgraduate year 1 training seemed exceedingly unlikely until physician resources became scarce in some health care systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. More now than ever, it is evident that our broad training is valuable in helping patients and allowing the otolaryngologist to meaningfully contribute to the larger health care community, especially while the majority (70%-95%) of elective care is delayed. With our skill set, otolaryngologists are poised to support various aspects of hospital wards, intensive care units, emergency departments, and beyond.

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