Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
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Reentry variants are the most common mechanism for supraventricular arrhythmias. Learn how they originate, how they are differentiated, and how they are treated.
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Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Jan 2002
ReviewEnd points of resuscitation: choosing the right parameters to monitor.
Determining when resuscitation is complete can be challenging, as tissue hypoperfusion can persist despite normal vital signs. This article discusses the limitations of traditional parameters used as resuscitation guidelines and describes new technologies that aid in assessing resuscitation efforts, including advances in hemodynamic monitoring and methods for obtaining global and organ-specific indexes.
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This article describes nursing interventions to help patients get the rest they need to heal.
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Organized disaster or mass casualty incident planning is typically limited to prehospital, emergency department, operating room, and intensive care unit personnel. Such planning can be transferred to acute care situations as well.