American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Multicenter Study
Electrocardiographic Correlates of Acute Allograft Rejection Among Heart Transplant Recipients.
Acute allograft rejection appears to be associated with increases in QT/QTc intervals. ⋯ Moderate to severe acute allograft rejection was associated with electrocardiographic changes after transplant surgery. Studies are needed to assess the value of computerized electrocardiogram measurement algorithms for detecting acute allograft rejection.
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Multicenter Study
Validation of a Postextubation Dysphagia Screening Tool for Patients After Prolonged Endotracheal Intubation.
Patients who receive prolonged endotracheal intubation (> 48 hours) are at risk for dysphagia. Nurses should conduct swallowing assessments after extubation because of the high likelihood of aspiration pneumonia developing. No valid and reliable postextubation dysphagia screening tools are available. ⋯ The reliability and validity of a postextubation dysphagia screening tool that can help nurses determine an extubated patient's ability to swallow after prolonged endotracheal intubation were established.