Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
Structural features shared by ICUs belonging to research networks an international survey. "Critical care research network survey".
Major acute care research is conducted within critical care research networks (CCRN). Our aims were to describe CCRN and participating ICUs. ⋯ Despite different organizations, CCRN share similar ventures including the value of improving quality of critical care delivery. Participating ICUs share several structural and managerial patterns. These observations enlighten the importance of CCRN to enhance quality of critical care delivery.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
The impact of real-time chest compression feedback increases with application of the 2015 guidelines.
Cardiac arrest survival depends upon chest compression quality. Real-time audiovisual feedback may improve compression guideline adherence, particularly with the more specific 2015 guidelines. ⋯ The use of real-time audiovisual feedback increases adherence to chest compression guidelines, particularly with application of the narrower 2015 guidelines targets for compression depth and rate.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
Nutritional status of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit: A comprehensive report from Iranian hospitals, 2018.
Malnutrition is a complication of hospitalization in critically ill patients. This event is occurred because of disease and therapeutic processes for curing the patients. Determination of nutritional status helps physicians and clinical nutritionists decide on the best regimen which should be prescribed for a patient. In the current study, we aimed to report the nutritional status ofpatientshospitalizedin the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Nutritional status of patients hospitalized in ICU wards in Iran wassomewhat better than other countries that this could be due to the highly observed guidelines of patient's care in Iran. Anyway,it is suggested that a more precise tool of nutritional scoresto be validated for patients hospitalized in ICU·In addition, better medical care needs a well evaluation of nutritional insufficiencies and what is necessary for compensation using complementary regimens.