Table 2.

Results and evidence of effect of liaison Nurse in nursing care

Study	Clinical Theme	liaison Nurse Intervention	Comparator	Assessment  measures	Effect on patients outcomes	Effect on nurses of ICU/wards
Chaboyer et al. (2006)	Discharge Delay after Prolonged ICU Stay	8 h per day, Monday to Friday	Care of liaison nurse	clinical database developed by the Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Society	Positive impact on the patient planning discharge	This aspect was not investigated
Chaboyer et al. (2007)	Patients and family’s anxiety	8 h per day, up to 4h on the weekend	Care of liaison nurse	STAI scores, anxiety scores	Without statistically significant effect	This aspect was not investigated
Caffin et al. (2007)	Tertiary Pediatric ICU	10 h per day, seven days a week	Care of liaison nurse	Likert scale	Positive effect on relationship, training & Readmission reduction	Positive change to PICU& ward transfers
S. J. Elliott et al. (2008)	Patient outcomes	8 h per day	Impact of an ICU liaison nurse	Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care society, Adult Patient Database experienced, Trained data manager& quality checks	Positive effect on increased throughput & reduction in inpatient days	This aspect was not investigated
Endacott et al. (2010)	Major adverse events	10 h per day, seven days a week	Impact of an ICU liaison nurse	Training to ICU liaison nurse, a chart audit by a Research Assistant	Positive effect on surgical complications Prevention	This aspect was not investigated
T. A. Williams et al. (2010)	Facilitating Discharge from ICU	10 h per day, seven days a week	Effectiveness of a critical care nursing Outreach service	Training to ICU liaison nurse	Without statistically significant effect	This aspect was not investigated