Becker's Hospital Review

High rates of ICU use associated with more invasive procedures and higher costs

Hospitals with a high percentage of patients cared for in the intensive care unit are more likely to incur higher costs and perform more invasive procedures with no improvement in patient mortality ...

Can your home be turned into an ICU? Who it helps and who should avoid it

Home ICU can offer comfort and lower infection risk, but doctors say they are suitable only for carefully selected patients ...
Becker's Hospital Review

ICU Hospitalist Model May Improve LOS, Infection Rates, Costs and Patient Satisfaction

Hospitalists in the intensive care unit may lead to lower hospital length of stay, duration on ventilators, catheter-associated bloodstream infections and healthcare costs, according to research ...
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Acupuncture may help ICU patients recover faster

Acupuncture's multi-pathway effects in ICU patients may reduce complications, support rehabilitation, and improve recovery ...
Kaleido Scope

UAB launches its first Tele-ICU expanded hospital in the state

“UAB Medicine has a longstanding partnership with Whitfield Regional Hospital, making it the ideal location to launch our first Tele-ICU expanded hospital,” said Steve Stigler, M.D., medical director ...
Reuters

Colombian senator Uribe had procedures on head, thigh, is in ICU-hospial

BOGOTA, June 8 (Reuters) - The Santa Fe Foundation hospital where Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was treated after he was shot on Saturday, said in a Sunday statement he had procedures on his head and ...