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Analysis of admissions to intensive care units that could be supported on an intermediate care unit KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Only one third of European countries use intermediate care units (IMCs). An IMC makes it possible to manage patients who do not require intensive care but who need a higher level of nursing care that cannot be provided on the general ward. In Belgium, there are no national criteria for ICU admission or discharge, and no policies regarding IMC care or for differentiating ICU intensity levels. AIM/S: The aim of our study was to analyse ...
Determinants of procedural pain intensity in the intensive care unit : the Europain® study Ghent University
What is an intensive care unit? A report of the task force of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine KU Leuven
Since their widespread introduction more than half a century ago, intensive care units (ICUs) have become an integral part of the health care system. Although most ICUs are found in high-income countries, they are increasingly a feature of health care systems in low- and middle-income countries. The World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine convened a task force whose objective was to answer the question "What is an ...
"Piece" of mind: end of life in the intensive care unit statement of the Belgian Society of Intensive Care Medicine KU Leuven Ghent University
Pre-post effects of a tetanus care protocol implementation in a sub-Saharan African intensive care unit Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable, neglected disease that is life threatening if acquired and occurs most frequently in regions where vaccination coverage is incomplete. Challenges in vaccination coverage contribute to the occurrence of non-neonatal tetanus in sub-Saharan countries, with high case fatality rates. The current WHO recommendations for the management of tetanus include close patient monitoring, administration of immune ...