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Wenzel F, Whitaker IY. Relationship between nutritional goals and pressure injuries in critical care patients receiving enteral nutrition. J Wound Care 2024; 33:271-277. [PMID: 38573900 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2024.33.4.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between pressure injury (PI) development and achievement of nutritional goals (protein and caloric), as well as consider the clinical conditions, hospitalisation factors, and risk assessment for PI development in patients who are critically ill and receiving enteral nutrition (EN) in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHOD An observational cohort study was conducted in the ICU of the University Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Inclusion criteria were as follows: age ≥18 years; length of ICU stay ≥24 hours; without PI at ICU admission; and receiving EN exclusively during ICU stay. The development of PI was considered the dependent variable. The Chi-squared test was applied to compare categorical variables, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare continuous variables between groups of patients with and without a PI. The analysis of the achievement of nutritional goals was performed using Fisher's exact test. A significance level of 5% (p-value<0.05) and a confidence interval (CI) of 95% was adopted in all statistical tests. RESULTS A total of 181 patients met the inclusion criteria, of whom 102 (56.4%) were male and 79 (43.6%) were female. Mean age was 55.1 years, and mean length of ICU stay was 17.5 days. PI development was associated with not achieving nutritional goals. There was a higher percentage (65.3%) of patients without a PI when both protein and caloric goals were achieved. In contrast, 45.6% of patients developed a PI when the goals were not achieved. The mean days for sedation, vasoactive drugs and mechanical ventilation were all significantly higher in patients who developed a PI (p<0.001). CONCLUSION There was a significant association between patients developing a PI and deficits in caloric and protein intake. Patients who did not develop PIs had a greater calorie and protein intake compared with those who developed a PI.
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- Fernanda Wenzel
- Hospital e Maternidade Escola Mario de Moraes Altenfelder Silva, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Pari V. Development of a quality indicator set to measure and improve quality of ICU care in low- and middle-income countries. Intensive Care Med 2022; 48:1551-1562. [PMID: 36112158 PMCID: PMC9592651 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06818-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a set of actionable quality indicators for critical care suitable for use in low- or middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS A list of 84 candidate indicators compiled from a previous literature review and stakeholder recommendations were categorised into three domains (foundation, process, and quality impact). An expert panel (EP) representing stakeholders from critical care and allied specialties in multiple low-, middle-, and high-income countries was convened. In rounds one and two of the Delphi exercise, the EP appraised (Likert scale 1-5) each indicator for validity, feasibility; in round three sensitivity to change, and reliability were additionally appraised. Potential barriers and facilitators to implementation of the quality indicators were also reported in this round. Median score and interquartile range (IQR) were used to determine consensus; indicators with consensus disagreement (median < 4, IQR ≤ 1) were removed, and indicators with consensus agreement (median ≥ 4, IQR ≤ 1) or no consensus were retained. In round four, indicators were prioritised based on their ability to impact cost of care to the provider and recipient, staff well-being, patient safety, and patient-centred outcomes. RESULTS Seventy-one experts from 30 countries (n = 45, 63%, representing critical care) selected 57 indicators to assess quality of care in intensive care unit (ICU) in LMICs: 16 foundation, 27 process, and 14 quality impact indicators after round three. Round 4 resulted in 14 prioritised indicators. Fifty-seven respondents reported barriers and facilitators, of which electronic registry-embedded data collection was the biggest perceived facilitator to implementation (n = 54/57, 95%) Concerns over burden of data collection (n = 53/57, 93%) and variations in definition (n = 45/57, 79%) were perceived as the greatest barrier to implementation. CONCLUSION This consensus exercise provides a common set of indicators to support benchmarking and quality improvement programs for critical care populations in LMICs.
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- Vrindha Pari
- Chennai Critical Care Consultants, Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India.
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Zhang W, Wang R, Li B, Zhao Y, Liu X, Yuan J. The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery-A Meta-Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Surg 2022; 9:863249. [PMID: 35433815 PMCID: PMC9008250 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.863249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Dexmedetomidine reduces the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV); however, the effect of dexmedetomidine on PONV in patients undergoing thoracic surgery remains inconclusive. In addition, the effect of different dexmedetomidine application methods, anesthetics, and surgical procedures on the effects of dexmedetomidine on PONV remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to study the effect of dexmedetomidine on PONV in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. Methods Electronic databases were searched to identify randomized controlled trials studying the effects of dexmedetomidine on nausea and vomiting after thoracic surgery. In total, 12 articles that met the inclusion criteria were obtained. The primary outcome of this comprehensive analysis was the incidence of PONV; secondary outcomes included the incidence of postoperative nausea, the incidence of postoperative vomiting, postoperative visual analog score (VAS), the amount of intraoperative sufentanil, and the number of times postoperative salvage analgesia was administered. Results Twelve trials involving 905 participants undergoing thoracic surgery were included. Compared with placebo, dexmedetomidine reduced the incidence of nausea and vomiting after thoracic surgery [12 trials; 905 participants; risk ratio (RR) = 0.32; 95% CI (0.23, 0.44); P < 0.00001, I2 = 0%]. The subgroup analysis revealed that dexmedetomidine reduces the occurrence of PONV in both thoracotomy and thoracoscopic surgery. In addition, both intravenous and local infusion of dexmedetomidine can reduce the occurrence of PONV, and intravenous or inhaled anesthetics do not affect the effect of dexmedetomidine on reducing PONV. Dexmedetomidine can reduce the postoperative resting VAS of patients, and no statistically significant differences in the amount of intraoperative sufentanil and the number of salvage analgesia procedures after surgery were noted. Conclusion Compared with placebo, dexmedetomidine can reduce the occurrence of PONV in patients undergoing thoracic surgery, and this effect is not affected by the method of dexmedetomidine administration, use of minimally invasive surgery, and use of a combination of intravenous or inhalation anesthetics. Systematic Review Registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/#myprospero, PROSPERO, identifier: CRD42021269358.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Henan University People's Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Henan University People's Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Henan University People's Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Henan University People's Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Koontalay A, Suksatan W, Sadang JM, Prabsangob K. Optimal Nutritional Factors Influencing the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation Among Adult Patients with Critical Illnesses in an Intensive Care Unit. J Multidiscip Healthc 2021; 14:1385-1393. [PMID: 34140776 PMCID: PMC8203270 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s319553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective This study aims to identify the impact of nutritional factors on mechanical ventilation duration for critical patients. Patients and Methods The current study was a single-center, prospective observational design which enrolled one-hundred critically ill patients who were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). It demonstrates purposive sampling and also performs the descriptive nutritional factors influencing the mechanical ventilation duration. Daily calories target requirement scale (DCRS), subjective global assessment form (SGA), dyspnea assessment form, and APACHE II have been used as methods in the study along with time to initial enteral nutrition (EN) after 24-hour admission and daily calories target requirement over 7 days to assess patients. Data is analyzed using the multiple regressions. Results As a result, nutritional status monitoring, time to initial EN, calories and target requirements are statistically positive significance associated with the mechanical ventilation duration respectively (R = 0.54, R = 0.30, R= 0.40, p < 0.05). However, age, illness severity, and dyspnea scales are not associated with the mechanical ventilation duration (p> 0.05). Therefore, the nutritional status, malnutrition scores and calorie target requirements can be used to significantly predict the mechanical ventilation duration. The predictive power is 58 and 28.0% of variance. The most proper influencer to predict the mechanical ventilation duration is nutritional status or malnutrition scores. Conclusion The research findings show that the nutritional status, time to initial EN, and calorie target requirement within 7 days of admission are associated with the mechanical ventilation duration in the critical patients. Therefore, it can be used to develop guidelines reducing the mechanical ventilation duration and to promote the ventilator halting for critical patients.
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- Faculty of Nursing, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
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- College of Health Sciences, Mindanao State University, Marawi, Philippines
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- College of Allied Health Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Samut Songkram, Thailand
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Wenzel F, Whitaker IY. Is there a relationship between nutritional goal achievement and pressure injury risk in intensive care unit patients receiving enteral nutrition? Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2021; 62:102926. [PMID: 32859481 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess pressure injury risk and time until pressure injury development according to the achievement of nutritional goals, i.e. caloric and protein intake within the first 72 hours of the intensive care admission. METHOD Prospective observational cohort study conducted in two units at a public university hospital. The development of pressure injury was considered the dependent variable. Survival curves were prepared with the Kaplan Meier method. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with the development of pressure injury. RESULTS The study sample included 181 patients, of which 56.4% were male and the average age was 55 years. Neurological pathologies were the most frequent cause of hospitalisation (44.8%). The average length of stay was 17.5 days and mortality 30.4%. With regards to nutritional goals, 105 patients (58.0%) achieved their caloric goal, 130 (71.8%) achieved protein goals, and 98 (54.1%) achieved both. The frequency of pressure injury occurrence was 31.5%. Caloric intake (hazard ratio [HR] 2.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.24-4.36) and protein intake (HR 3.21, 95% CI 1.76-5.86), were identified as independently associated with pressure injury development. Higher Braden scores were identified as a protective factor (HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.56-0.77). CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the time to pressure injury development in the group of patients who did not achieve nutritional goals was shorter compared to those who achieved nutritional goals. Further studies should be conducted to confirm these data and to study the relationships in greater detail.
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Hoffmann M, Schwarz CM, Fürst S, Starchl C, Lobmeyr E, Sendlhofer G, Jeitziner MM. Risks in Management of Enteral Nutrition in Intensive Care Units: A Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis. Nutrients 2020; 13:E82. [PMID: 33383941 PMCID: PMC7823864 DOI: 10.3390/nu13010082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) have a high risk of developing malnutrition, and this is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. In clinical practice, nutrition, including enteral nutrition (EN), is often not prioritized. Resulting from this, risks and safety issues for patients and healthcare professionals can emerge. The aim of this literature review, inspired by the Rapid Review Guidebook by Dobbins, 2017, was to identify risks and safety issues for patient safety in the management of EN in critically ill patients in the ICU. Three databases were used to identify studies between 2009 and 2020. We assessed 3495 studies for eligibility and included 62 in our narrative synthesis. Several risks and problems were identified: No use of clinical assessment or screening nutrition assessment, inadequate tube management, missing energy target, missing a nutritionist, bad hygiene and handling, wrong time management and speed, nutritional interruptions, wrong body position, gastrointestinal complication and infections, missing or not using guidelines, understaffing, and lack of education. Raising awareness of these risks is a central aspect in patient safety in ICU. Clinical experts can use a checklist with 12 identified top risks and the recommendations drawn up to carry out their own risk analysis in clinical practice.
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- Magdalena Hoffmann
- Executive Department for Quality and Risk Management, University Hospital Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.H.); (G.S.)
- Research Unit for Safety in Health, c/o Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 1/3, 8036 Graz, Austria
- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
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- Research Unit for Safety in Health, c/o Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 1/3, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
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- Intensive Care Unit 13i2, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Wien, Austria;
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- Executive Department for Quality and Risk Management, University Hospital Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.H.); (G.S.)
- Research Unit for Safety in Health, c/o Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 1/3, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland;
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Nishioka S, Kokura Y, Okamoto T, Takayama M, Miyai I. Assignment of Registered Dietitians and Other Healthcare Professionals Positively Affects Weight Change of Underweight Patients in Convalescent (Kaifukuki) Rehabilitation Wards: A Secondary Analysis of a Nationwide Survey. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2020; 65:435-442. [PMID: 31666481 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.65.435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study aimed to verify the relationship between assignment of professional registered dietitians (RDs) and other healthcare professionals and body weight or functional outcome in underweight patients. This was a secondary analysis of the nation-wide survey data from Kaifukuki (convalescent) rehabilitation wards (KRWs). Data of patients aged ≥20 y with disabilities and body mass index (BMI) <18.5 kg/m2 and who were discharged from 1,099 KRWs were analyzed. The primary outcome was BMI at discharge. Secondary outcomes were Functional Independence Measure (FIM) at discharge and returning to home. Patients were divided into two groups: those in KRWs with ≥1 or <1 dedicated RD per ward (KRW/RD+ and KRW/RD-, respectively). Of 5,843 eligible participants (female, 63%; median age, 82 y; hip/vertebral/knee fracture, 47%; stroke, 34%; disuse syndrome secondary to acute illness, 11%; others, 8%), 1,288 and 4,555 were from the KRW/RD+ and KRW/RD- groups, respectively. At discharge, KRW/RD+ patients had higher FIM (93 vs. 90) and BMI (17.1 vs. 17.0 kg/m2) than did KRW/RD- patients. Multivariable analysis showed that assignment of dedicated RDs (B=0.213, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.036-0.389), number of nurses (B=0.023, 95% CI, 0.003-0.043), and daily rehabilitation dose were significantly associated with changes in body weight. Furthermore, these factors positively affected BMI at discharge. Number of nurses and rehabilitation dose correlated with FIM, but assignment of RDs did not correlate with FIM. In conclusion, assignment of RDs, nurses, and sufficient rehabilitation dose may contribute to BMI gain. Nurses and daily rehabilitation dose may positively affect functional recovery.
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- Shinta Nishioka
- Nutrition Committee, Kaifukuki Rehabilitation Ward Association.,Department of Clinical Nutrition and Food Services, Nagasaki Rehabilitation Hospital
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- Nutrition Committee, Kaifukuki Rehabilitation Ward Association.,Department of Clinical Nutrition, Keiju Medical Center
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- Annual Survey Committee, Kaifukuki Rehabilitation Ward Association.,Nishi-Hiroshima Rehabilitation Hospital
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- Nutrition Committee, Kaifukuki Rehabilitation Ward Association.,Department of Nutrition, Kumamoto Kinoh Hospital
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- Annual Survey Committee, Kaifukuki Rehabilitation Ward Association.,Morinomiya Hospital
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Lee A, Cheung YSL, Joynt GM, Leung CCH, Wong WT, Gomersall CD. Are high nurse workload/staffing ratios associated with decreased survival in critically ill patients? A cohort study. Ann Intensive Care 2017; 7:46. [PMID: 28466462 PMCID: PMC5413463 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-017-0269-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Despite the central role of nurses in intensive care, a relationship between intensive care nurse workload/staffing ratios and survival has not been clearly established. We determined whether there is a threshold workload/staffing ratio above which the probability of hospital survival is reduced and then modeled the relationship between exposure to inadequate staffing at any stage of a patient’s ICU stay and risk-adjusted hospital survival. Methods Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from a cohort of adult patients admitted to two multi-disciplinary Intensive Care Units was performed. The nursing workload [measured using the Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS-76)] for all patients in the ICU during each day to average number of bedside nurses per shift on that day (workload/nurse) ratio, severity of illness (using Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III) and hospital survival were analysed using net-benefit regression methodology and logistic regression. Results A total of 894 separate admissions, representing 845 patients, were analysed. Our analysis shows that there was a 95% probability that survival to hospital discharge was more likely to occur when the maximum workload-to-nurse ratio was <40 and a more than 95% chance that death was more likely to occur when the ratio was >52. Patients exposed to a high workload/nurse ratio (≥52) for ≥1 day during their ICU stay had lower risk-adjusted odds of survival to hospital discharge compared to patients never exposed to a high ratio (odds ratio 0.35, 95% CI 0.16–0.79). Conclusions Exposing critically ill patients to high workload/staffing ratios is associated with a substantial reduction in the odds of survival. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13613-017-0269-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Anna Lee
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4th Floor, Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4th Floor, Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4th Floor, Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4th Floor, Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4th Floor, Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong.
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Fan Y, Cui C, Guo S, Zhang C. Clinical analysis of perioperative nursing of aortic coarctation. Minerva Pediatr 2015; 72:170-174. [PMID: 26633189 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4946.18.04411-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to explore the treatment experience of the perioperative nursing of coarctation of the aorta. METHODS From June 2012 to December 2013, a total of 15 children diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta were retrospectively studied and sorted into the observation group in our hospital. Also, 12 children admitted between January 2010 and December 2012 was sorted into control group. Combined intravenous anesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass were conducted on all the children. Children in observation group underwent perioperative nursing, including preoperative nursing (evaluating disease conditions, improving preoperative preparation and preoperative discussion) and postoperative nursing (transferred into ICU, respiratory management, circulation system management, nutrition support nursing, using intravenous drugs). Children in the control group were treated with common nursing. Clinical effects of both groups were compared. RESULTS Fourteen of 15 cases in the treatment group were cured and discharged from the hospital after a 6~12-month follow-up. All patients had good prognosis, except one case quit the treatment and left hospital for obstinate low output syndrome. CONCLUSIONS With the improvement in the skills of a repair operation, extracorporeal circulation and monitoring as well as nursing, the restenosis incident rate and morality rate were effectively reduced. Meanwhile, taking an initiative for comprehensive prevention nursing measures during peri-operation is an important guarantee to a successful operation and prognosis.
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- Yuan Fan
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China -
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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Bodí M, Olona M, Martín MC, Alceaga R, Rodríguez JC, Corral E, Pérez Villares JM, Sirgo G. Feasibility and utility of the use of real time random safety audits in adult ICU patients: a multicentre study. Intensive Care Med 2015; 41:1089-98. [PMID: 25869404 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3792-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The two aims of this study were first to analyse the feasibility and utility (to improve the care process) of implementing a new real time random safety tool and second to explore the efficacy of this tool in core hospitals (those participating in tool design) versus non-core hospitals. METHODS This was a prospective study conducted over a period of 4 months in six adult intensive care units (two of which were core hospitals). Safety audits were conducted 3 days per week during the entire study period to determine the efficacy of the 37 safety measures (grouped into ten blocks). In each audit, 50% of patients and 50% of measures were randomized. Feasibility was calculated as the proportion of audits completed over those scheduled and time spent, and utility was defined as the changes in the care process resulting from tool application. RESULTS A total of 1323 patient-days were analysed. In terms of feasibility, 87.6% of the scheduled audits were completed. The average time spent per audit was 34.5 ± 29 min. Globally, changes in the care process occurred in 5.4% of the measures analysed. In core hospitals, utility was significantly higher in 16 of the 37 measures, all of which were included in good clinical practice guidelines. Most of the clinical changes brought about by the tool occurred in the mechanical ventilation and haemodynamics blocks. Multivariate analyses demonstrated that changes in the care process in each block were associated with the core hospital variable, staffing ratios and severity of patient disease. CONCLUSIONS Real time safety audits improved the care process and adherence to the clinical practice guidelines and proved to be most useful in situations of high care load and in patients with more severe disease. The effect was greater in core hospitals.
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- M Bodí
- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Joan XXIII, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Pere Virgili, Rovira I Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain,
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Blot S, Afonso E, Labeau S. Insights and advances in multidisciplinary critical care: a review of recent research. Am J Crit Care 2014; 23:70-80. [PMID: 24382619 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2014403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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The intensive care unit is a work environment where superior dedication is pivotal to optimize patients' outcomes. As this demanding commitment is multidisciplinary in nature, it requires special qualities of health care workers and organizations. Thus research in the field covers a broad spectrum of activities necessary to deliver cutting-edge care. However, given the abundance of research articles and education activities available, it is difficult for modern critical care clinicians to keep up with the latest progress and innovations in the field. This article broadly summarizes new developments in multidisciplinary intensive care, providing elementary information about advanced insights in the field by briefly describing selected articles bundled in specific topics. Issues considered include cardiovascular care, monitoring, mechanical ventilation, infection and sepsis, nutrition, education, patient safety, pain assessment and control, delirium, mental health, ethics, and outcomes research.
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- Stijn Blot
- Stijn Blot is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Ghent University, Belgium. Elsa Afonso is a research nurse and clinical trial coordinator, CIBERES, Barcelona, Spain. Sonia Labeau is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Belgium
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- Stijn Blot is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Ghent University, Belgium. Elsa Afonso is a research nurse and clinical trial coordinator, CIBERES, Barcelona, Spain. Sonia Labeau is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Belgium
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- Stijn Blot is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Ghent University, Belgium. Elsa Afonso is a research nurse and clinical trial coordinator, CIBERES, Barcelona, Spain. Sonia Labeau is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Belgium
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