Browsing by Subject "Intensive care"
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Evidence summary for average length of stay in the intensive care unit for COVID-19
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Feasibility of Telephone Follow-Up after Critical Care Discharge
(2020)Background: Critical care has evolved from a primary focus on short-term survival, with greater attention being placed on longer-term health care outcomes. It is not known how best to implement follow-up after critical ... -
Interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in acute and critical care: A protocol for a systematic review and meta analysis
(2019)Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia or swallowing difficulties are common in acute care and critical care, affecting 47% of hospitalised frail elderly, 50% of acute stroke patients and approximately 62% of critically ... -
Interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in acute and critical care: A systematic review and meta analysis
(2020)Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of dysphagia interventions compared to standard care in improving oral intake and reducing aspiration for adults in acute and critical care. Methods: We searched electronic ... -
A Precision Medicine Approach to Dosing and Management of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2020)Background: Despite decades of research, the mainstay of treatment for severe acute kidney injury (AKI) in the critical care setting remains renal replacement therapy in the form of dialysis. Continuous renal replacement ... -
A Proposed study: Development of a core set of spiritual care competencies and associated key performance indicators for healthcare professions at end-of-life-care specific to intensive care
(2018)Background: In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) dignity is often sacrificed in pursuit of curative, aggressive (often fruitless) interventions. While these aggressive interventions are generally successful, there’s often a ... -
Psychiatric nurses' views on criteria for psychiatric intensive care: acute and intensive care staff compared
(2003)Aim: To explore and investigate differences between the views of qualified nurses working in psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) and acute care wards on which patients are appropriate for PICU care. Background: Previous ... -
Supervision, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Patient Safety in Intensive Care Units during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(American Thoracic Society, 2021)Background: To meet coronavirus disease (COVID-19) demands in the spring of 2020, many intensive care (IC) units (ICUs) required help of redeployed personnel working outside their regular scope of practice, causing an ...