GuidelineIntensive care medicine2011
Recommendations on basic requirements for intensive care units: structural and organizational aspects.
Guideline in Intensive care medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of single-patient room design on the incidence of nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Changes in health-related quality of life after discharge from an intensive care unit: a systematic review.Anaesthesia · 2019Pooled it
- A meta-analysis to derive literature-based benchmarks for readmission and hospital mortality after patient discharge from intensive care.Critical care (London, England) · 2014Pooled it
- A multifaceted feedback strategy alone does not improve the adherence to organizational guideline-based standards: a cluster randomized trial in intensive care.Implementation science : IS · 2015Trial
- The way in which a physiotherapy service is structured can improve patient outcome from a surgical intensive care: a controlled clinical trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2012Trial
- Comparative performance of APACHE II, SOFA, and Charlson Comorbidity Index in sepsis mortality prediction.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2026Observational
- Developing consensus-based indicators for intensive care unit capacity and capability in South Korea: a modified Delphi study.Acute and critical care · 2026Article
- Minimum requirements for the design of Brazilian intensive care units: is it time for a change?Critical care science · 2026Review
- Translational Potential and Explainability of Artificial Intelligence-Based Clinical Decision Support for Adults in Intensive Care: A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Physiotherapy in the Daily Work of an Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Reporting and managing ethical issues in intensive care using the critical incident reporting system.Nursing ethics · 2025Article
- Formal guidelines from an expert panel: intensive care unit medical staffing, organisation and working hours to improve quality of life at work in France.Annals of intensive care · 2025Article
- Factors associated with ABCDEF bundle implementation for critically ill patients: An international cross-sectional survey in 54 countries.SAGE open medicine · 2025Article
- Medical staff's cognition and experience of specialist nurse practice in critical care unit: a qualitative study.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- A Further Exploration of the Elements of ICU Patient Experience in the Chinese Context: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.Journal of patient experience · 2025Article
- Inadequate intensive care physician supply in France: a point-prevalence prospective study.Annals of intensive care · 2024Article
- A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review.Intensive care medicine · 2023Review
- Factors to consider in the safe design of intensive care units - Part 1: historical aspects and ventilation systems.Journal of infection prevention · 2023Article
- Improving the management of patients with chronic cardiac and respiratory diseases by extending pulse-oximeter uses: the dynamic pulse-oximetry.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2023Article
- Physical therapy in the intensive care unit: A cross-sectional study of three Asian countries.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo provide guidance and recommendations for the planning or renovation of intensive care units (ICUs) with respect to the specific characteristics relevant to organizational and structural aspects of intensive care medicine. METHODOLOGY: The Working Group on Quality Improvement (WGQI) of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) identified the basic requirements for ICUs by a comprehensive literature search and an iterative process with several rounds of consensus finding with the participation of 47 intensive care physicians from 23 countries. The starting point of this process was an ESICM recommendation published in 1997 with the need for an updated version.
resultsThe document consists of operational guidelines and design recommendations for ICUs. In the first part it covers the definition and objectives of an ICU, functional criteria, activity criteria, and the management of equipment. The second part deals with recommendations with respect to the planning process, floorplan and connections, accommodation, fire safety, central services, and the necessary communication systems.
conclusionThis document provides a detailed framework for the planning or renovation of ICUs based on a multinational consensus within the ESICM.
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