Yoshiyuki Shimizu

Inter-shift variation in unscheduled intensive care unit transfers at a children's hospital

This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/ped.13536 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. DR. YU INATA (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-2180-9517)The early detection of clinical deterioration and the prompt escalation of care is important but may be limited in the general ward, especially at night. Identifying variations between work shifts in the number of unscheduled in‐hospital intensive care unit (ICU) transfers and emergency transfers involving life‐threatening conditions may help implement targeted interventions to reduce delayed transfers and improve patient safety and outcomes.

Outcomes of ‘unrecognised situation awareness failures events’ in intensive care unit transfer of children in a Japanese children's hospital: Outcomes of emergent internal transfer

To demonstrate that unrecognised situation awareness failures events (UNSAFE) transfers are associated with poorer outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU) at a Japanese childrens hospital lacking a rapid response system.