Publications by authors named "B Metnitz"
Article Synopsis
- Research investigated the connection between patient volumes and healthcare outcomes in Austrian ICUs from 2013 to 2022, using data from a large patient registry.
- Analyses revealed that lower ICU utilization (≤ 75%) correlated with increased mortality, whereas high occupancy (>100%) showed significant associations only during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The study concluded that within systems with adequate resources, overall staffing does not significantly impact patient survival, although specific workload levels may still pose risks.
Aim Of This Study: This study seeks to investigate, whether extubation of tracheally intubated patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) postoperatively either immediately at the day of admission (day 1) or delayed at the first postoperative day (day 2) is associated with differences in outcomes.
Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of data from an Austrian ICU registry. Adult patients admitted between January 1st, 2012 and December 31st, 2019 following elective and emergency surgery, who were intubated at the day 1 and were extubated at day 1 or day 2, were included.
Objectives: We aim to describe incidence and outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) efforts and their outcomes in ICUs and their changes over time.
Design: Retrospective cohort analysis.
Setting: Patient data documented in the Austrian Center for Documentation and Quality Assurance in Intensive Care database.
Objectives: To assess outcomes of cancer patients receiving kidney replacement therapy due to acute kidney injury in ICUs and compare these with other patient groups receiving kidney replacement therapy in ICUs.
Design: Retrospective registry analysis.
Setting: Prospectively collected database of 296,424 ICU patients.
Objective: To evaluate the association between provider religion and religiosity and consensus about end-of-life care and explore if geographical and institutional factors contribute to variability in practice.
Methods: Using a modified Delphi method 22 end-of-life issues consisting of 35 definitions and 46 statements were evaluated in 32 countries in North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Australia and South Africa. A multidisciplinary, expert group from specialties treating patients at the end-of-life within each participating institution assessed the association between 7 key statements and geography, religion, religiosity and institutional factors likely influencing the development of consensus.