Nursing in critical care
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Nursing in critical care · Jan 2018
Multicenter StudyNurses' and physicians' perceptions of Confusion Assessment Method for the intensive care unit for delirium detection: focus group study.
Delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) has received more attention in the past decade. Early detection, prevention and treatment of delirium are important, and the most commonly used tool for delirium assessment is the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU). ⋯ There is a need for ongoing training and clearer guidelines on how to proceed with the delirium screening of non-sedated patients.
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Nursing in critical care · Jan 2018
Intensive care survivor-reported symptoms: a longitudinal study of survivors' symptoms.
There is growing interest in potential long-term outcomes following intensive care, but few researchers have studied the prevalence of multiple symptoms or the association between pain and other symptoms. ⋯ Knowledge about ICU survivor's prevalence and risk for having multiple symptoms may help health care professionals to give better care, if needed, to the ICU survivors.