Causes of nasoenteral tube obstruction in tertiary hospital patients.

Background/objectives: Obstruction of the nasoenteral tube is one of the complications of enteral nutrition therapy, and its causes and frequency of occurrence are not well understood. To evaluate the causes of enteral nutrition feeding tube obstruction. To study the time elapsed between the beginning of the nutrition therapy and the obstruction of the tube.

Impact of intensive care unit admission during morning bedside rounds and mortality: a multi-center retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Recent data have suggested that patient admission during intensive care unit (ICU) morning bedside rounds is associated with less favorable outcome. We undertook the present study to explore the association between morning round-time ICU admissions and hospital mortality in a large Canadian health region.

Methods: A multi-center retrospective cohort study was performed at five hospitals in Edmonton, Canada, between July 2002 and December 2009.

Association between implementation of an intensivist-led medical emergency team and mortality.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of implementation of a dedicated intensivist-led medical emergency team (IL-MET) on mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: All adult ward admissions to the ICU between July 2002 and December 2009 were reviewed (n=1920) after excluding readmissions and admissions for <24 h. IL-MET hours were defined as 8:00-15:59 (Monday to Friday).