• Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Apr 2005

    Development of a new eye care guideline for critically ill patients.

    • Deborah Dawson.
    • General ICU St. George's Hospital, 9 Monks Way, Reigate, Surrey RH2 055, UK. deborah.dawson@stgeorges.nhs.uk
    • Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2005 Apr 1;21(2):119-22.

    AbstractVentilated, critically ill patients have an increased risk of corneal exposure and microbial keratitis; however there is evidence that eye care is a neglected area of patient care. An audit of eye surface disease and eye care documentation revealed a problem within one general intensive care unit (GICU). An education programme was developed to highlight the incidence of eye surface disease and importance of eye care in the ventilated patient.

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