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Tertial reporting of ICU beds
Time to register your intensive care unit (ICU) beds for Tertial Report 1
Temporary Suspension of SIR’s Audit Activities
The Swedish Intensive Care Registry (SIR) wishes to inform you that our audit activities are temporarily suspended.
Thanks to Anna and Emma as they leave the SIR Steering Group
After several years in SIR’s steering group, Anna Eriksson and Emma Larsson are stepping down from their assignments.
SIR’s Annual Report for 2025
The annual report for the 2025 operational year is now available to read digitally.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD‑11)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). ICD is the basis for statistics on causes of death, diseases, and other health problems.
New phone number for SIR
We have now switched telephone service from Region Värmland to Region Uppsala.
National Quality Indicators
Revised guidelines for SIR’s national quality indicators, following the guidelines for Swedish intensive care as well as the guideline for registering treatment strategies for life-sustaining treatment within Swedish intensive care, will be published at the beginning of 2026. More information will follow.
Intensive Care in Transition
The number of intensive care beds has decreased, as has the number of treatment episodes. Yet, while staffing challenges remain, there is a slight decline in the proportion of transfers due to resource shortages in Sweden. Has the pandemic changed Swedish intensive care? And what kind of intensive care should we have in the future?
Meeting about intermediate care data in SIR