Articles: intensive-care-units.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Oct 2023
Observational StudyThe Effect of Urea/Albumin Ratio on Mortality in the Geriatric Patients Admitted in the Intensive Care Unit.
To analyse the effect of urea albumin ratio on mortality in intensive care patients aged over 65 years. ⋯ Geriatrics intensive care unit, Urea:albumin ratio, Mortality (MeSH database).
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Critical care nurse · Oct 2023
Interprofessional Telerounds in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project.
Family-centered rounds are standard practice in pediatrics. However, some parents of children in the pediatric intensive care unit cannot attend rounds. ⋯ This project demonstrated that a standardized process of secure telerounding was feasible in a pediatric intensive care unit. Families, nurses, and physicians reported satisfaction with the process. Telerounds can be implemented without considerable inconvenience to staff and enable continuation of family-centered care when parents are absent from the hospital.
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Curr Opin Crit Care · Oct 2023
ReviewPhysical rehabilitation, mobilization and patient-centred outcomes: what is new?
Physical rehabilitation and mobilization interventions aim to reduce the incidence of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness and subsequently reduce morbidity in critically ill patients. This chapter will explore the evidence for physical rehabilitation and mobilization with an emphasis on patient-centred outcomes selected in randomized controlled trials. This is particularly pertinent at a time when clinicians are deciding how to implement physical rehabilitation and mobilization into the treatment of critically ill patients. ⋯ Patient-centred outcomes are often utilized in physical rehabilitation and mobilization research, but this does not automatically correspond to an increase in research quality. Improving consistency in trials of physical rehabilitation will aid in the interpretation and translation of physical rehabilitation research.