Critical care transition programs and the risk of readmission or death after discharge from an ICU

Critical care transition programs and the risk of readmission or death after discharge from an ICU: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical care medicine, Jan 2014, Vol. 42(1), p.179-87.

Niven, D.J., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2014/01000/Critical_Care_Transition_Programs_and_the_Risk_of.21.aspx

To determine whether critical care transition programs reduce the risk of ICU readmission or death, when compared with standard care among adults who survived their incident ICU admission.

Developing user-centred critical care discharge information

Developing user-centred critical care discharge information to support early critical illness rehabilitation using the Medical Research Council's complex interventions framework. Intensive and critical care nursing, April 2012, Vol. 28(2), p.123-131.

Bench, S.D., et al.

http://www.intensivecriticalcarenursing.com/article/S0964-3397(12)00013-4/fulltext

This paper reports on an intervention designed during an ongoing two phase project aimed at improving early critical illness rehabilitation. It focuses specifically on the justification for a newly developed critical care discharge information pack: ‘User Centred Critical Care Discharge Information Pack’ (UCCDIP). The intervention is described in detail and the chosen research methods are discussed.

Critical Care Nurse, April 2008 (2)

Lateral hostility between critical care nurses: a survey report.
Alspach G Critical Care Nurse, Apr 2008; 28 (2): 13-6, 19 (journal article) ISSN: 0279-5442 CINAHL AN: 2009885317
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Hospital discharge education for patients with heart failure: what really works and what is the evidence?
Paul S Critical Care Nurse, Apr2008; 28 (2): 66-72, 74-82 (journal article) ISSN: 0279-5442 CINAHL AN: 2009885321
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End-of-life care in the critical care unit for patients with heart failure.
Wingate S; Wiegand DL Critical Care Nurse, Apr2008; 28 (2): 84-8, 90-6 (journal article)
ISSN: 0279-5442 CINAHL AN: 2009885322
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ICU patients' recall of emotional reactions in the trajectory from falling critically ill to hospital discharge

Follow - ups after 3 and 12 months
Author(s): Lof L . ; Berggren L . ; Ahlstrom G .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 24 ; PART 2 (04-2008)
Journal Title: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ( Formerly : Intensive Care Nursing ) Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ( Formerly : Intensive Care Nursing )
Page: 108-121
ISSN: Print: 0964-3397