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 ...

An ICU nurse who has spent four years helping patients through their final moments says there is a "spiritual shift" that ...

Receiving care in the intensive care unit is a physically and mentally taxing experience, particularly for patients who develop delirium, a psychotic reaction or intense confusion, and the usual ...

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, ...

From heart attacks and strokes to COVID and car accidents – more than five million people will be admitted into intensive care units nationwide this year. According to the CDC, that’s about one in ...

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the psychological toll of medical trauma, particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Traditionally, the focus has been on the patient’s ...

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 ...

Death is an inevitable part of life, and an ICU nurse’s testimony and insights on the process will leave you at a loss for words. Kirstie Roberts, who has spent the past four years caring for patients ...