Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Aug 2010
Survey into bereavement of family members of patients who died in the intensive care unit.
The death of a family member in the intensive care unit (ICU) is often sudden and unexpected and may have a strong impact on family members. ⋯ Despite a high level of satisfaction with the care provided in the ICU many respondents considered a follow-up bereavement service potentially useful to deal with the death of the family member and to get remaining questions answered.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Aug 2010
Early experience with influenza A H1N109 in an Australian intensive care unit.
Influenza is a common seasonal viral infection that affects large numbers of people. In early 2009, many people were admitted to hospitals in Mexico with severe respiratory failure following an influenza-like illness, subtyped as H1N1. An increased mortality rate was observed. ⋯ Aerosol precautions were initiated for all patients. The requirement for single room accommodation placed enormous demands for bed management in ICU. Specific infection control procedures were developed to deal with this new pandemic influenza.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Aug 2010
International variations in outcomes from sedation protocol research: where are we at and where do we go from here?
In this article, sedation protocol research in the intensive care environment is critically examined, focusing upon the differences in outcomes from research conducted on mechanically ventilated patients in various countries. Limitations of the current research are discussed, with suggestions of how sedation protocol research may be conducted in future. Also, the monitoring of important clinical factors is discussed so that clinicians can assess the impact upon patients of changes to sedation management practices within their own ICU.