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 ...

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 ...

Approximately 35 percent of surviving intensive care unit patients experience posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms seven to 12 months following their hospital admission, according to a MedPage Today ...

A fully immersive virtual entertainment experience can help calm patients in the pediatric intensive care unit, according to a study published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Researchers at ...

Having a loved one in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a difficult experience. The uncertainty surrounding a critical illness or injury can be overwhelming for both patients and their families, ...

Family members in charge of making decisions when a loved one is in the intensive care unit — known as surrogate decision-makers — often face mental health issues like depression, anxiety or even post ...

PubMed Central® (PMC), the archive of biomedical and life sciences journal articles from the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM), recently released a ...

Throughout my medical training and then practicing as an intensivist, my entire identity as a physician was rooted in being at the bedside. Healing, I believed, required proximity; only by being ...

At HIMSS 2023, we saw lots of technologies aimed at improving the patient experience on display. From digital whiteboards to products like Amazon’s Alexa and Echo for healthcare, there’s a range of ...