ANZICS

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ANZICSAustralian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society
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Lahn Straney, Archie Clements, Jan Alexander, Anthony Slater, and for the ANZICS Paediatric Study Group
A two-compartment mixed-effects gamma regression model for quantifying between-unit variability in length of stay among children admitted to intensive care
Given that the APD and Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) have different definitions for intensive care patients, an a priori decision was made to use the ANZICS APD definition.
Empirical aspects of linking intensive care registry data to hospital discharge data without the use of direct patient identifiers
ANZICS is the only agency to compile bi-national statistics on distribution of critical care resources in Australia and New Zealand (1-9).
A unique snapshot of intensive care resources in Australia and New Zealand
There has been sufficient informed criticism of the PROWESS trial for ANZICS to be unable to recommend the use of rhAPC within practice guidelines.
The surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008. an assessment by the Australian and New Zealand intensive care society
The authors wish to thank ANZICS for providing a list of Australian and New Zealand intensive care units and all of the clinicians for giving their valuable time in responding to this survey.
Ventilator hyperinflation: a survey of current physiotherapy practice in Australia and New Zealand
The NZCCCN has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with ANZICS.
Critical care: workshops focus on education
The aims of this follow-up study were to 1) further evaluate the quality of data collected for and submitted to the ANZICS APD, and 2) investigate the perceptions of NSW ICU directors in relation to issues pertaining to ICU data quality, reporting and usage, including the value that is placed on these issues at the local ICU level.
Assessment and perceptions of intensive care data quality, reporting and use: a survey of ICU directors
In order to obtain a large sample of ANZ ICUs, a public invitation to participate was issued via mailing lists to all ANZICS members, including member units of the ANZICS CTG.
Compliance with processes of care in intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand--a point prevalence study
Two section members, Kay Davies and Liz Dalby, both from Auckland's North Shore Hospital, attended the conference, thanks to a generous donation from the ANZICS executive committee.
Workshop a critical success
At the ANZICS and CCNS conference earlier in the year, a number of nurses presented results from their masters research.
Building foundations for the future: over the last 20 years, critical care nursing practice has experienced both success and taken a few backward steps. Learning from mistakes provides a foundation for the future
The ANZICS Statement (4) requires a minimum of 24 hours between a cardiac arrest and determination of brain death from hypoxicischaemic encephalopathy.
Clinical determination of brain death
The international medical speakers were associate professor Bill Silvester from Melbourne's Austin Hospital, who spoke on end-of-life care, and ANZICS clinical trials group chair Steve Webb from Perth, who spoke on ICU clinical trials.
Focus on critical care
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