ArticleCritical care research and practice2017
Improvement in Quality Metrics Outcomes and Patient and Family Satisfaction in a Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit after Creation of a Dedicated Neurocritical Care Team.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Patient and Family Engagement in Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention: A Systematic Review.Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · 2021Pooled it
- Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training in the USA: Challenges and Potential Solutions.Neurocritical care · 2026Review
- Developing an educational resource for parents on pediatric catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention.American journal of infection control · 2022Article
- Impact of dedicated neuro-anesthesia management on clinical outcomes in glioblastoma patients: A single-institution cohort study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Satisfaction with Care and Satisfaction with Decision Making are Similar Regardless of Staffing Model in a Neurocritical Care Unit.Neurocritical care · 2021Article
- Impact of the Dedicated Neurointensivists on the Outcome in Patients with Ischemic Stroke Based on the Linked Big Data for Stroke in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Article
- Final-year student nurses' experiences of caring for patients.Curationis · 2020Article
- Neurocritical Care: A Growing International Collaborative.Neurocritical care · 2020Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis of the Most Cited Articles in Neurocritical Care Research.Neurocritical care · 2019Review
- Does the subspecialty of an intensive care unit (ICU) has an impact on outcome in patients suffering from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage?Neurosurgical review · 2019Article
- Immunosenescence in neurocritical care.Journal of intensive care · 2018Review
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Abstract
introductionDedicated neurointensivists have been shown to improve outcome measurements in the neurosciences intensive care unit (NSICU). Quality outcome data in relation to patient and family satisfaction is lacking. This study evaluated the impact of newly appointed neurointensivists and creation of a neurocritical care team on quality outcome measures including patient satisfaction in a NSICU.
methodsThis is a retrospective study of data over 36 months from a 14-bed NSICU evaluating quality outcome measures and anonymous patient satisfaction questionnaires before and after neurointensivists appointment.
resultsAfter appointment of neurointensivists, patient acuity of the NSICU increased by 33.4% while LOS decreased by 3.5%. There was a decrease in neurosciences mortality (35.8%), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (50%), central line associated bloodstream infection (100%), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (50%). During the same time, patient satisfaction increased by 28.3% on physicians/nurses consistency (
conclusionDedicated neurointensivists and the subsequent development of a neurocritical care team positively impacted quality outcome metrics, particularly significantly improving patient satisfaction.
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