Nursing in critical care
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Nursing in critical care · Mar 2004
ReviewDevelopment of clinical guidelines for prone positioning in critically ill adults.
Literature reveals evidence that prone positioning can improve the oxygenation of critically ill patients suffering from acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. Multicentre evidence, however, does not support the claim that it improves patients' outcome. The implementation of multiprofessional guidelines by which to direct the manoeuvre will facilitate the safe and effective management of patients in the prone position. They will thus heighten multiprofessional awareness of the technique and promote its proactive use at such time so as to achieve maximum clinical benefit.
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Nursing in critical care · Mar 2004
ReviewManaging anxiety in ICU patients: the role of pre-operative information provision.
Hospital-induced patient anxiety and coping mechanisms are discussed. The value of giving pre-operative information to reduce anxiety in elective admissions to intensive care unit is discussed. Recommendations are given based on the literature evidence to aid service and practice development.