Enfermería intensiva
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Enfermería intensiva · Jan 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Comparative study of maintenance of patency of triple lumen central venous catheter].
Establish an action protocol for the maintenance of patency of the three lumen central venous catheters (CVC) when any of them are not used. The main variable of interest was evaluate it 24 hours. ⋯ SS is as effective as 100 or 500 IU of heparin for maintenance of patency of CVC.
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Enfermería intensiva · Jan 2007
Comparative Study[Reliability of the measurement of glucose at the bedside of critical patients].
The objective of this study is to measure the reliability of three measurement methods at the bedside of the patient, of glucose in the critical patient compared with the measurement of glucose in the central laboratory. ⋯ The measurement of glucose at bedside in critical patients is more reliable in arterial samples than in capillary ones.
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Enfermería intensiva · Jan 2007
Comparative Study[Care to the end-stage patient: help and obstacles perceived by Intensive Care nurses].
The Intensive Care Unit (UCI) environment is not the most appropriate for the development of the end-of-life process, due to the fact that ICU is a hi-tech setting and its focus is on curing and giving life support, rather than delivering palliative care to patients. ⋯ Intensive care nurses perceive adequate patients' pain management, agreement between health professionals on decision-making, and facilitating a comfortable environment for patients and families, during the whole end-of-life process as a priority.