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| Teresa Ann WilliamsSummaryAffiliation: Western Australia Country: Australia Publications
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Delayed discharges from an adult intensive care unitTeresa Williams
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, 212 214 Wellington Street, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
Aust Health Rev 28:87-96. 2004..Delayed discharges impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of ICU services. This study examines the prevalence and reasons for delayed discharge...
Clinical effectiveness of a critical care nursing outreach service in facilitating discharge from the intensive care unitTeresa Ann Williams
Critical Care Division at Royal Perth Hospital in Perth, Western Australia
Am J Crit Care 19:e63-72. 2010..Morbidity, mortality, and costs increase in readmitted intensive care patients...- Discharge delay, room for improvement?Teresa A Williams
Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University and Critical Care Division, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
Aust Crit Care 23:141-9. 2010..We examined the hypothesis that the introduction of a critical care outreach role would decrease the frequency of discharge delay from ICU... - Effect of length of stay in intensive care unit on hospital and long-term mortality of critically ill adult patientsT A Williams
The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Br J Anaesth 104:459-64. 2010..This study assessed the independent effect of ICU LOS on in-hospital and long-term mortality after hospital discharge... - Effect of an episode of critical illness on subsequent hospitalisation: a linked data studyT A Williams
Critical Care Division, Royal Perth Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Anaesthesia 65:172-7. 2010..We conclude that an episode of critical illness is a robust predictor of subsequent healthcare utilisation... - Optimizing seating in the intensive care unit for patients with impaired mobilityTeresa Ann Williams
Royal Perth Hospital, The University of Western Australia in Perth, Western Australia
Am J Crit Care 20:e19-27. 2011..Having intensive care patients sit out of bed improves their respiration and psyche and reduces complications of immobilization... - Duration of mechanical ventilation in an adult intensive care unit after introduction of sedation and pain scalesTeresa Ann Williams
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
Am J Crit Care 17:349-56. 2008..Sedation and analgesia scales promote a less-distressing experience in the intensive care unit and minimize complications for patients receiving mechanical ventilation... - Beyond the walls: a review of ICU clinics and their impact on patient outcomes after leaving hospitalTeresa A Williams
Critical Care Division, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia
Aust Crit Care 21:6-17. 2008..The burden arising from critical illness on patients, their families and health services may be substantial. Follow-up of these patients is important and ICU clinics have been introduced for this purpose... - A review of the nursing care of enteral feeding tubes in critically ill adults: part IITeresa A Williams
ICU, Royal Perth Hospital, P O Box X2213, Perth, Western Australia 6847, Australia
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 21:5-15. 2005..Generally, there was little high quality evidence to support practice recommendations leaving significant scope for further research by nurses in the management of patients with enteral tubes... - Early experience with influenza A H1N109 in an Australian intensive care unitTim Leen
ICU, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 26:207-14. 2010..The requirement for single room accommodation placed enormous demands for bed management in ICU. Specific infection control procedures were developed to deal with this new pandemic influenza... - A review of the nursing care of enteral feeding tubes in critically ill adults: part ITeresa A Williams
Royal Perth Hospital, PO Box X2213, Perth, WA 6847, Australia
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 20:330-43. 2004..Generally, there was little high quality evidence to support practice recommendations leaving significant scope for further research by nurses in the management of patients with enteral tubes... - A qualitative exploration of nurse's perception of Critical Outreach Service: a before and after studyMariyam Athifa
Centre for Nursing Research Innovation and Quality, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Aust Crit Care 24:39-47. 2011.... - Long-term survival from intensive care: a reviewTeresa A Williams
Royal Perth Hospital, 6000 Wellington, St. Perth, WA, Australia
Intensive Care Med 31:1306-15. 2005..Deficiencies in design, methodology, and reporting make interpretation and comparison difficult. Recommendations are made for the reporting of outcome from the ICU. Optimum duration of follow-up has not been determined... - Evaluation of a falls prevention programme in an acute tertiary care hospitalTeresa A Williams
Centre for Nursing Evidence Based Nursing, Education and Research, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
J Clin Nurs 16:316-24. 2007..To evaluate a systematic, coordinated approach to limit the severity and minimize the number of falls in an acute care hospital... - Introduction of discharge plan to reduce adverse events within 72 hours of discharge from the ICUTeresa A Williams
Critical Care Division, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia 6000
J Nurs Care Qual 25:73-9. 2010..Respiratory problems and infections were the most frequent reasons. The discharge plan contributed to a change in the nature and preventability of events and facilitates the discharge process... - Determinants of long-term survival after intensive careTeresa A Williams
School of Population Health and School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia and Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
Crit Care Med 36:1523-30. 2008..To identify prognostic determinants of long-term survival for patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) who survived to hospital discharge...