Severity and workload related to adverse events in the ICU

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze whether an increase in patient severity and nursing workload are correlated to a greater incidence of adverse events (AEs) in critical patients. Method: A prospective single cohort study was performed on a sample of 138 patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit...

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Main Authors: Clarita Terra Rodrigues Serafim, Magda Cristina Queiroz Dell’Acqua, Meire Cristina Novelli e Castro, Wilza Carla Spiri, Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000500942&lng=en&tlng=en