S Kinthala

Outcomes and Health-related Quality of Life following Intensive Care Unit Stay in Barbados

Issue:

Vol 63, Issue 5: Sep (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2013.139

Pages:

447–53

Synopsis:

There is an inverse correlation between Short Form 36 scores and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) IV score. The health-related quality of life, 90 days after the patients were discharged from the intensive care unit, is average or above average in the majority of the patients.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To evaluate the hospital outcome and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in Barbados.

Received:

22 Oct, 2013

Accepted:

25 Oct, 2013

PDF Attachment:

simei-spencer_et_al-outcomes_and_hrql_following_icu_stay_in_barbados.pdf

Journal Sections:

Keywords:

Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) IV

intensive care unit mortality

Journal Authors:

e-Published: 08 May, 2014

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Safety Audit for Internal Emergencies and Theatre Disasters (SAFE-T): From Barbados

Issue:

Vol 63, Issue 5: Sep (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2013.187

Pages:

553

The Editor,

Sir,

On September 9, 2009, fire swept through a hospital on the Caribbean island of St Lucia, killing three patients. A definite plan to deal with major emergencies is an important element of any health institution.

Received:

14 Jul, 2013

Accepted:

24 Jul, 2013

Journal Sections:

Letters to the Editor

Keywords:

Emergencies

fire safety

operating room

Journal Authors:

K Hinkson-LaCorbiniere