Proactive debriefing to promote wellbeing in intensive care nurses: A protocol
The dynamic, rewarding, yet challenging environment of the intensive care unit is experienced in extremes by intensive care nurses. To ensure intensive care nurses can continue to fulfil their professional roles and responsibilities, careful consideration and promotion of collective and individual wellbeing is required. Regular proactive debriefing provides an opportunity to commune, connect, and reflect on the challenging nature of clinical work and is a potential intervention to aid in the promotion of wellbeing. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - March 27, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Annabel Levido, Samantha Keogh, Paul Jarrett, Liz Crowe, Fiona Coyer Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

Adverse events associated with umbilical vascular catheters in the neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective cohort study
Umbilical catheters are commonly inserted in newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) yet are associated with serious adverse events (AEs) such as malposition, migration, infection, thrombosis, hepatic complications, cardiac effusion, and cardiac tamponade. There is a need to determine the incidence and risk factors for AEs to inform safe practice. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - March 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Kim Gibson, Amber Smith, Rebecca Sharp, Amanda Ullman, Scott Morris, Adrian Esterman Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

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Source: Australian Critical Care - March 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Older adults in the ICU: Are we ready?
The number of older adults in Australia is increasing, and quickly —partly owing to the Baby Boom of the 1950s and 1960s but also because of increasing life expectancy. Australians now live longer—up 10 years more than the life expectancy of 72 years half a century ago. The proportion of older adults in Australia is projected to be 22% within the next two years (2026) up from 16% in 2020 and 8.3% in the 1970s. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - March 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Corrigendum to “Tracheostomy clinical practices and patient outcomes in three tertiary metropolitan hospitals in Australia” [Australian Critical Care 36 (2023) 327–335]
The authors regret that there were three minor typographical errors in Table 4 of the original publication. These have been corrected here as follows: (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - March 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Charissa J. Zaga, Sue Berney, Graham Hepworth, Tanis S. Cameron, Sonia Baker, Charles Giddings, Mark E. Howard, Rinaldo Bellomo, Adam P. Vogel Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: research

Exploring current physiotherapy practices in the care of people who are potential lung donors: A qualitative study
The aim of this study was to determine physiotherapists' current practices and perspectives regarding their role in caring for people who are potential lung donors in the intensive care unit (ICU). (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Cassandra Raios, Jennifer L. Keating, Elizabeth H. Skinner, Helen I. Opdam, Kimberley J. Haines Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

Coping trajectories of intensive care nurses as second victims: A  grounded theory
A qualitative study that provides evidence of the institutional support required by intensive care unit (ICU) nurses as second victims of adverse events (AEs). (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Maria Kappes, Marta Romero-Garcia, Maria Sanchez, Pilar Delgado-Hito Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

Family's preferences for and experiences of writing practices in adult intensive care and its use in early bereavement: A descriptive qualitative study
Family partaking in writing practices, such as writing intensive care unit (ICU) patient diaries, personal diaries/journaling, social media, or instant messaging services, during ICU admission may allow the family to unintentionally participate in a form of expressive writing. These writing practices could provide structure for the family authors to explore emotions and manage significant life events, including death of a loved one. Limited studies have explored the family's postmortem experiences and perceived value of writing practices maintained during an ICU admission. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Melissa Riegel, Thomas Buckley, Sue Randall Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

In-person peer support for critical care survivors: The ICU REcovery Solutions cO-Led through surVivor Engagement (ICURESOLVE) pilot randomised controlled trial
Peer support is a promising intervention to mitigate post-ICU disability, however there is a paucity of rigorously designed studies. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Kimberley J. Haines, Elizabeth Hibbert, Elizabeth H. Skinner, Nina Leggett, Clare Holdsworth, Yasmine Ali Abdelhamid, Samantha Bates, Erin Bicknell, Sarah Booth, Jacki Carmody, Adam M. Deane, Kate Emery, K.J. Farley, Craig French, Lauren Krol, Belinda Mac Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

An exploration of intensive care nurses ’ perceptions of workload in providing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support: A descriptive qualitative study
There is increasing use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in intensive care, where nurses provide the majority of the required ongoing care of cannulas, circuit, and console. Limited evidence currently exists that details nursing perspectives, experiences, and challenges with workload in the provision of ECMO care. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Paul Ross, Jayne Sheldrake, Dragan Ilic, Jason Watterson, Danielle Berkovic, David Pilcher, Andrew Udy, Carol L. Hodgson Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

Oncology and intensive care doctors' perception of intensive care admission of cancer patients: A cross-sectional national survey
Prognosis in oncology has improved with early diagnosis and novel therapies. However, critical illness continues to trigger clinical and ethical dilemmas for the treating oncology and intensive care unit (ICU) doctors. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Swarup Padhi, Prajwol Shrestha, Muhammad Alamgeer, Amanda Stevanovic, Deme Karikios, Arvind Rajamani, Ashwin Subramaniam Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

Therapeutic plasma exchange in critically ill children: 18-year experience of a tertiary care paediatric intensive care unit
Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been used as a primary or supportive treatment in critical paediatric patients during the clinical course of many diseases. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 7, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Faruk Ekinci, Dincer Yildizdas, Ozden Ozgur Horoz, Ahmet Yontem, Ibrahim Halil Acar, Meltem Karadamar, Birol Guvenc Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

Difficulties faced by intensive care nurses in caring for patients with delirium: A cross-sectional, multicentre study
Intensive care nurses experience many difficulties in caring for patients with delirium. Thus, it is valuable to conduct in-depth research on the factors that influence the difficulties faced by intensive care nurses in caring for those with delirium  as doing so can result in tangible improvements in patient outcomes. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 6, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Tianxiang Jiang, Tao-Hsin Tung, Yuecong Wang, Xu tong Zheng, Limin Jia, Wenyuan Zhang Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

Inspiratory muscle training for mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit: Obstacles and facilitators for implementation. A mixed method quality improvement study
Mechanically ventilated patients are at risk of developing inspiratory muscle weakness (IMW), which is associated with failure to wean and poor outcomes. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a recommended intervention during and after extubation but has not been widely adopted in Dutch intensive care units (ICUs). (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 6, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Mel E. Major, Juultje Sommers, Esther Horrevorts, Carmen M. Buist, Daniela S. Dettling-Ihnenfeldt, Marike van der Schaaf Tags: Research paper Source Type: research

Accuracy of tidal volume delivery by paediatric intensive care ventilators: A bench-model study
Tidal volume (Vt) delivery during mechanical ventilation is influenced by gas compression, humidity, and temperature. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - January 23, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Meryl Vedrenne-Cloquet, Samuel Tuffet, Bruno Louis, Sonia Khirani, Charlotte Collignon, Sylvain Renolleau, Brigitte Fauroux, Guillaume Carteaux Tags: Research paper Source Type: research