Dysphagia, the impairment of swallowing, is a common complication in intensive care settings, particularly among patients who have undergone prolonged mechanical ventilation or endotracheal intubation ...
Implementing weekly, high-risk rounds in the pediatric intensive care unit reduces the risk for hospital-acquired conditions.
Respiratory and heart problems are the top reasons children are admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in the U.S. (Photo Credit: Monkey Business Images/Dreamstime) What is the PICU? The ...
As stroke systems of care evolve, clinicians are increasingly torn between the known safety of traditional, aggressive ...
A key unit at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been restricted from accepting new patients under a California program for chronically ill children until it addresses dozens of concerns raised by ...
FLORENCE — After more than two years of construction, McLeod Regional Medical Center unveiled its newly renovated cardiovascular intensive care unit at a Sept. 26 ribbon cutting ceremony at the McLeod ...
SAN ANTONIO – Methodist Children’s Hospital has expanded its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to help children in need of critical medical attention. The new PICU will enhance the hospital’s capacity ...