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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As ICU survival improves, researchers are exploring whether acupuncture could become a low-risk, evidence-informed add-on to critical care, helping patients recover faster while reducing reliance on ...

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 ...

When treatment in an intensive care unit no longer works, the more humane way is to shift the patient to comfort care.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...