The impact of intensive care strain on patients' outcomes-a multinational observational cohort (UNITE-COVID) study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Intensive care unit (ICU) strain is associated with increased mortality. Most strain metrics focus on 'simple' measures such as bed occupancy or admission rates. There is limited data on mitigation strategies, such as procedure teams or staff well-being services on strain, or the impact of increased patient-to-nurse ratios and non-ICU trained nurses working in ICU.

Methods

Using the multi-national UNITE-COVID study, collecting data from ICUs on their day of peak bed occupancy in two periods (2020 and 2021) of the COVID-19 pandemic, we evaluated metrics of strain (Bed occupancy, patient: nurse ratio, use of non-ICU staff and shortages of consumables) and potential mitigators (procedural support teams and staff well-being interventions). We examined how these related t

SUBMITTER: Kohler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12306109 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature