Tag: recovery
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Implementation
In this pre-post difference-in-differences study of 15 849 surgical patients at 20 medical centers in Northern California, implementation of a multifaceted enhanced recovery program was associated with a one-third reduction... read more
Both Positive and Negative Fluid Balance May Be Associated With Reduced Long-Term Survival in the Critically Ill
Among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, exposure to positive fluid balance, compared with negative fluid balance, has been associated with mortality and impaired renal recovery. However, it is unclear whether... read more
THRIVE Developments
The THRIVE initiative is proud to announce the selection of 10 institutions to a new Post Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Clinic Collaborative. The purpose of the THRIVE Post ICU Clinic Collaborative is to build an international... read more
Recovery after Acute Kidney Injury
Little is known about how acute kidney injury (AKI) resolves, and whether patterns of reversal of renal dysfunction differ among patients with respect to ultimate recovery. We have identified five distinct recovery phenotypes... read more
Using an App to Speed Surgical Recovery
To help patients recover faster from surgery, Rush University Medical Center recently has begun providing patients with a computer app that prompts, monitors, and encourages activities that promote healing. Called SeamlessMD,... read more
NIH $3.2 million Grant Funds Mobile Critical Care Recovery Program
Two million of the five million Americans admitted to intensive care units annually have or develop acute respiratory failure, predisposing them to long-term cognitive, functional and psychological impairments collectively... read more
