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Will comparative effectiveness research increase patient safety in intensive care units?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19880947 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Morris PE, Munro CL Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Oral care, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and counting cultures.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19880948 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Lizy C, Brusselaers N, Labeau S, Vandijck D, De Wandel D, Vogelaers D, Blot S Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

An open letter to President Obama on health care reform.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19880952 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Hammer B, Mathers J, Curtis JR, Levy MM Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Evaluating central venous catheter care in a pediatric intensive care unit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this project suggest that infection control efforts may be most appropriately focused on processes rather than on products. PMID: 19880953 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Hatler C, Buckwald L, Salas-Allison Z, Murphy-Taylor C Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

AJCC patient care page. Central venous catheters in pediatric patients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19880954 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Bell L Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Reducing use of indwelling urinary catheters and associated urinary tract infections.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of an intervention to judge appropriateness of indwelling urinary catheters may result in significant reductions in duration of catheterization and occurrences of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. PMID: 19880955 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Elpern EH, Killeen K, Ketchem A, Wiley A, Patel G, Lateef O Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Positive effects of a nursing intervention on family-centered care in adult critical care.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Partnering with patients' family members to provide fundamental care to the patients significantly improved the respect, collaboration, support, and overall scores on the family-centered care survey at 48 hours. PMID: 19880956 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Mitchell M, Chaboyer W, Burmeister E, Foster M Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Trait anger, hostility, serum homocysteine, and recurrent cardiac events after percutaneous coronary interventions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Trait anger had a combined effect on the link between serum level of homocysteine and recurrent cardiac events. Interventions to reduce trait anger may improve health outcomes by influencing both trait anger and homocysteine level. PMID: 19880957 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Song EK, Son YJ, Lennie TA Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Marital status as an independent predictor of event-free survival of patients with heart failure.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a spouse had longer event-free survival than nonmarried patients did, even in the context of depressive symptoms. PMID: 19880958 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Chung ML, Lennie TA, Riegel B, Wu JR, Dekker RL, Moser DK Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Scales for evaluating self-perceived anxiety levels in patients admitted to intensive care units: a review.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Midlength scales, such the anxiety subscale of the Brief Symptom Inventory or the shortened state version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory are best for measuring anxiety in critical care patients. PMID: 19880959 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Perpiñá-Galvañ J, Richart-Martínez M Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Hourly rounds: what does the evidence indicate?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19880960 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Halm MA Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Sinus node dysfunction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19880961 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Pelter MM, Carey MG Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Prolonged paralysis and apnea after receiving a neuromuscular blocking agent: what nurses should know.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After receiving mivacurium, a short-acting neuromuscular blocking agent used for intubation before surgery, a patient experienced prolonged paralysis and prolonged apnea that required ventilator support. Although this complication is rare, all critical care nurses should be aware of it so they can be competent in managing and providing holistic and comprehensive nursing care to the patient and the patient's family. Although this complication has been documented in the anesthesia literature, it has received little mention in critical care nursing journals. PMID: 19880962 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jaramillo KS, Scruth E, Cheng E Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Evidence-based review and discussion points.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19885968 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kleinpell R Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Validation of a Dysphagia Screening Tool in Acute Stroke Patients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The Acute Stroke Dysphagia Screen is an easily administered and reliable tool that has sufficient sensitivity to detect both dysphagia and aspiration risk in acute stroke patients. PMID: 19875722 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - October 29, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Edmiaston J, Connor LT, Loehr L, Nassief A Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Free and Total Digoxin in Serum During Treatment of Acute Digoxin Poisoning With Fab Fragments: Case Study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A woman ingested 10 mg of methyldigoxin in a suicide attempt and presented 19 hours after ingestion with clinical signs of glycoside intoxication. Her serum level of digoxin was 7.4 ng/mL, and antidotal therapy with Fab antibody fragments was started. The manufacturer's recommended dosing scheme was modified, with 80 mg Fab administered intravenously within 15 minutes followed by a continuous infusion at 30 mg/h. Total serum concentration of digoxin increased markedly within minutes after Fab therapy was started, while the level of free digoxin immediately decreased into the nontoxic range without recrudescent toxic ef...
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - October 29, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Eyer F, Steimer W, Müller C, Zilker T Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Sedation Management in Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Units: Doctors' and Nurses' Practices and Opinions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Newer medications are used much less than are traditional sedatives and analgesics. Sedation protocols are increasingly used in Australasia, despite equivocal evidence supporting their use. Similarly, daily interruption of sedation is common in management of patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Research is needed to explore contextual and personal factors that may affect sedation management. PMID: 19770414 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - September 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: O'Connor M, Bucknall T, Manias E Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Spontaneous Spinal Subdural Hematoma: Case Study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Spinal cord hematomas are remarkably uncommon. Even more rare are spontaneous spinal subdural hematomas without underlying pathological changes. In some patients, compression of the spinal cord by spinal subdural hematoma has led to acute paraplegia. Spontaneous spinal subdural hematomas occur most often in the thoracic spine and are manifested by sudden back pain that radiates to the upper or lower extremities or to the trunk and variable degrees of motor, sensory, and autonomic disturbances. Clinicians should consider spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma when patients who are taking anticoagulants report back or radi...
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - September 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Dampeer RA Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Seasonal influenza: protect your patients by protecting yourself.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19723851 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Munro CL, Morris PE Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

One is never enough.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19723853 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Hopp LJ Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Controversies abound in end-of-life decisions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19723855 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Pope TM Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Controversies abound in end-of-life decisions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19723856 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Martinez LG Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Controversies abound in end-of-life decisions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19723858 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Sherman DA Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Upgrading the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses' evidence-leveling hierarchy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article details the effort of this national volunteer work group, specifically highlighting the development of the new AACN evidence-leveling hierarchy system. PMID: 19723860 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Armola RR, Bourgault AM, Halm MA, Board RM, Bucher L, Harrington L, Heafey C, Lee RK, Shellner PK, Medina J, Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Strategies for overcoming site and recruitment challenges in research studies based in intensive care units.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although enrolling a sufficient number of participants is a challenge for any multisite clinical trial, recruiting patients who are critically ill and receiving mechanical ventilatory support presents additional challenges because of the severity of the patients' illness and the impediments to their communication. Recruitment challenges related to the research sites, nursing staff, and research participants faced in the first 2 years of a 4-year multisite clinical trial of a patient-directed music intervention for managing anxiety in the intensive care unit were determined. Strategies to overcome these challenges, and ...
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Chlan L, Guttormson J, Tracy MF, Bremer KL Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Surrogate consent for genomics research in intensive care.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Surrogate decision makers may be poorly prepared to give informed consent for genomics research for their loved ones in intensive care. A review of the challenges and strategies associated with obtaining surrogates' consent for genomics research in intensive care patients revealed that few well-controlled studies have been done on this topic. Yet, a major theme in the literature is the role of health care professionals in guiding surrogates through the informed consent process rather than simply witnessing a signature. Informed consent requires explicit strategies to approach potential surrogates effectively, educate t...
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Shelton AK, Fish AF, Cobb JP, Bachman JA, Jenkins RL, Battistich V, Freeman BD Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Chlorhexidine, toothbrushing, and preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Chlorhexidine, but not toothbrushing, reduced early ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients without pneumonia at baseline. PMID: 19723863 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Munro CL, Grap MJ, Jones DJ, McClish DK, Sessler CN Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Clinical predictors of duration of action of cisatracurium and rocuronium administered long-term.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Duration of NBD treatment is strongly predictive of the duration of action of rocuronium, and body temperature is predictive of the duration of action of cisatracurium. These data may help decrease the incidence of drug-induced muscle weakness in recovery rooms and surgical intensive care units, particularly if neuromuscular transmission monitoring is not available. PMID: 19723864 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Fassbender P, Geldner G, Blobner M, Hofmockel R, Rex C, Gautam S, Malhotra A, Eikermann M Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Residual urine output and postoperative mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Patients with preoperative nonanuria and postoperative anuria had higher mortality than did patients with no anuria before and after surgery and patients with anuria before surgery. Postoperative residual urine output is an important surrogate marker for disease severity. PMID: 19723865 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Lin YF, Wu VC, Ko WJ, Chen YS, Chen YM, Li WY, Chou NK, Chao A, Huang TM, Chang FC, Chen SI, Shiao CC, Wang WJ, Tsai HB, Tsai PR, Hu FC, Wu KD, Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Composite outcomes of chronically critically ill patients 4 months after hospital discharge.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Need for mechanical ventilatory support and persistent cognitive impairment at discharge were associated with worse outcomes 4 months after discharge. PMID: 19723866 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Daly BJ, Douglas SL, Gordon NH, Kelley CG, O'Toole E, Montenegro H, Higgins P Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Perioperative outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting: effects of metabolic syndrome and patient's sex.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Both female patients and patients with metabolic syndrome undergoing CABG surgery are at higher risk for longer postoperative stays. Women with metabolic syndrome are the CABG patients at highest risk for in-hospital death. PMID: 19723867 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Brackbill ML, Sytsma CS, Sykes K Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Obtaining blood samples from peripheral intravenous catheters: best practice?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19723868 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Halm MA, Gleaves M Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Evidence-based practice, rule-following, and nursing expertise.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19723869 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Day L Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Complaints of skipped beats.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19723870 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Carey MG, Pelter MM Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Cardiogenic oscillation and ventilator autotriggering in brain-dead patients: a case series.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Brain death is manifested by a flaccid, areflexic patient on assessment of brain function with fixed and dilated pupils at midpoint, loss of consciousness, no response to stimulation, loss of brainstem reflexes, and apnea. A lesion or clinical state responsible for the loss of consciousness must be found. An integral part of clinical evaluation of brain death is apnea testing, which indicates complete loss of brainstem function and respiratory drive. Ventilator triggering or overbreathing the ventilator's set rate may be considered consistent with intrinsic respiratory drive consequent to residual brainstem function. V...
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Arbour R Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Clinicians' Knowledge of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions A health care delivery model that includes physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists in the intensive care unit can result in an adequate level of knowledge on evidence-based nonpharmacological guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. PMID: 19687515 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 16, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: El-Khatib MF, Zeineldine S, Ayoub C, Husari A, Bou-Khalil PK Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Iced vs Room-Temperature Injectates for Cardiac Index Measurement During Hypothermia and Normothermia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Although significant differences in thermodilution cardiac index were found between room-temperature and iced injectates during hypothermic body temperatures, these differences were small (mean, <0.11). These findings add to the results of the few studies on accuracy of room-temperature injectates for thermodilution measurement of cardiac index. PMID: 19687516 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - August 16, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Walsh E, Adams S, Chernipeski J, Cloud J, Gillies E, Fox R, Luckeroth P, Rice M, Salamanca C, Sherman B, Nezworski A, Ash T Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Mystery or Misery? Primary Group A Streptococcal Peritonitis in Women: Case Report.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acute primary peritonitis in the absence of other comorbid conditions such as liver cirrhosis, immunosuppression, or nephrotic syndrome is a rare disorder in young adults. In women, ascending genital infections are thought to be a major pathogenic cause of this type of peritonitis. Pus was detected in the peritoneal cavity by abdominal paracentesis in a 27-year-old woman who had no predisposing features for severe peritonitis. Abdominal computed tomography showed perirectal edema. Laparotomy was performed, but no intra-abdominal focus of infection could be detected. The abdomen was irrigated via a subhepatic and retrop...
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - July 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Haap M, Haas CS, Teichmann R, Horger M, Raible A, Lamprecht G Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Reducing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Through Advanced Oral-Dental Care: A 48-Month Study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Our findings suggest that use of advanced tools, a comprehensive oral care protocol, and staff compliance with the protocol can significantly reduce rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and associated costs. PMID: 19635805 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - July 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Garcia R, Jendresky L, Colbert L, Bailey A, Zaman M, Majumder M Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

All ICUs Are Not Created Equal: Evaluating Pilot Studies Performed in Different Environments.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19556406 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Morris PE, Munro CL Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Clinical pearls.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19556407 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Grap MJ Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Not-so-Trivial Pursuit: Mechanical Ventilation Risk Reduction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As many as half of critically ill patients require mechanical ventilation. In this article, a program of research focused on reduction of risk associated with mechanical ventilation is reviewed. Airway management practices can have profound effects on outcomes in these patients. How patients are suctioned, types of processes used, effects of suctioning in patients with lung injury, and open versus closed suctioning systems all have been examined to determine best practices. Pneumonia is a common complication of mechanical ventilation (ventilator-associated pneumonia), and use of higher backrest elevations reduces risk ...
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Grap MJ Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Living With Depressive Symptoms: Patients With Heart Failure.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Patients with heart failure experience symptoms of depression that are similar to those experienced by the general population. Clinicians should assess patients with heart failure for stressors that worsen depressive symptoms. Strategies that researchers and clinicians can use to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure include engaging patients in activities, positive thinking, and spirituality. Helping patients find enhanced social support may also be important. PMID: 19556409 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Dekker RL, Peden AR, Lennie TA, Schooler MP, Moser DK Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Oral Care Interventions and Oropharyngeal Colonization in Children Receiving Mechanical Ventilation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Use of chlorhexidine combined with nonpharmacological oral care did not decrease the colonization profile, duration of mechanical ventilation, or length of stay in critically ill children receiving mechanical ventilation. PMID: 19556410 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Pedreira ML, Kusahara DM, de Carvalho WB, Núñez SC, Peterlini MA Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Nursing care and intracranial pressure monitoring.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19556411 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Bell L Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Score and Race As Predictors of Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Systemic inflammatory response syndrome scores can be measured quickly and easily at the bedside. Data support use of the score to predict length of stay in the intensive care unit. PMID: 19556412 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Nesmith EG, Weinrich SP, Andrews JO, Medeiros RS, Hawkins ML, Weinrich M Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Relationship of depressive symptoms to the impact of physical symptoms on functional status in women with heart failure.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Distinct physical and psychological symptoms influence functional status in women with heart failure. A systematic multidimensional intervention may be required to target depressive symptoms to improve functional status in women with heart failure. PMID: 19556413 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Song EK, Moser DK, Lennie TA Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Spirituality and support for family presence during invasive procedures and resuscitations in adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Adopting a more holistic perspective may support family presence, especially during resuscitative efforts in adults. Allowing the option for patients' families to remain present promotes holistic family-centered care. PMID: 19556414 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Baumhover N, Hughes L Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Oral Health, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, and Intracranial Pressure in Intubated Patients in a Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Intubation may contribute to worsening of oral health among patients in neuroscience intensive care units. Execution of oral care does not seem to affect intracranial pressure adversely. Oral care should be explored further to promote good oral and systemic health in patients in neuroscience intensive care units and to determine its effect on ventilator-associated pneumonia. PMID: 19556415 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Prendergast V, Hallberg IR, Jahnke H, Kleiman C, Hagell P Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals

Questions on organ donation and hastening death.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19556416 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - June 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Day L Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: journals