Call for help as soon as heart attack symptoms begin, report advises
Only 37% of patients suffering major heart attack seek help within hour of symptoms
‘To improve organ donation rates, we need to look at every death in ICUs and EDs’
Ireland currently has a lower level of organ donations than many nearby countries
‘We are incredibly thankful to the donors who have given us so much’
Post-transplant patients discuss loss, survivor’s guilt and cocooning during Covid
Almost 60% drop in lung transplants ‘deeply worrying’, says CFI chief
Overall transplant rate fell by 32% in 2020 on previous year, figures show
Increase in pneumonia deaths in 2020 linked to Covid-19
Report shows fewer people admitted to acute hospitals in 2020 than previous year
What happens if ICU beds run out in Irish hospitals?
Ireland has just 300 intensive care beds. We may need to make room for 500 Covid patients
Children’s critical care units often exceed recommended occupancy levels
Occupancy at State’s two paediatric critical care units regularly exceed 100% – report
Three in 10 Covid-19 patients admitted to ICU died, says report
Report finds Ireland had ‘significantly’ lower ICU mortality rate than Britain
Hospital patients far less likely to die from stroke, heart attack than decade ago - report
Death rate for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has increased by 12%
Project to identify spare intensive care beds accelerated by pandemic
New technology allows doctors to see which hospitals have available beds in ICUs
Making sense of conflicting data around Covid-19 deaths
Amid confusion, distortion and political friction, how can we know the true toll of the virus?
Trauma care system remains ‘sub-optimal’ despite improvements, says report
Thousands of people suffer trauma each year from often preventable falls at home
In-hospital death risk from heart attack, stroke, pneumonia falls
However report finds death rate for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease unchanged
Better drugs and technology leading to fewer deaths in hospitals
Lack of comparative data on hospital outcomes leaves patients in dark over standards
The Irish Times view on the intensive care crisis: A critical issue
There is no excuse for ignoring the crisis in ICU care for over a decade. Urgent remedial action is required
Bone-healing ability of children can save the lives of older people
Similar approach could be taken in the future to repair any of the body’s tissues or organs
The Irish Times view on trauma services: the case for an overhaul
The absence of a coordinated trauma service means that two avoidable deaths take place every month
Large numbers of patients dying unnecessarily, says report
Delays, interruptions and lack of services in trauma care causing deaths, research finds
Significant drop in heart attack deaths in hospitals, audit finds
Hospital mortality rates for pneumonia saw a ‘small but significant reduction’
Seven in 10 hip fracture patients operated on within 48 hours of A&E admission
Ten people daily break their hips but achievement of target varies from 92 to 55%
Mortality rate for Irish heart attack patients has halved
Audit reveals significant reduction in number of deaths from the condition in hospitals
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