Feelings of Powerlessness in Critically Ill Patients with Cardiac Diseases [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2023 Background: Acutely ill patients, more than any other patients, are at increased risk of perceiving powerlessness because they lack control over their immediate situation and are uncertain regarding their prognoses. Despite the seriousness of the problem
Intessar Mohamed Ahmad +1 more
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Focused liquid ultrasonography in dropsy protocol for quantitative assessment of subcutaneous edema
Critical Care, 2023 Background Although subcutaneous edema is a common symptom of critically ill patients, it is still underreported due to the lack of a systematic method for evaluating it.
Weiqing Zhang +8 more
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Siriraj Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: Delirium is a common problem in critical care. Its prevalence in the unit varies, depending upon the severity of the illness and the diagnostic methods. Currently, the CAM-ICU is a diagnostic tool with good diagnostic accuracy. Our study aimed
Chairat Permpikul +3 more
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Quantification of Frailty Syndrome in ICU Patients with Clinical Frailty Scale [PDF]
Folia Medica, 2020 Quantification of frailty is useful both for understanding the nature of the syndrome and for designing an ICU care plan for patients that suffer from it.
Dimitrios Papageorgiou +5 more
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Association between Vital Signs Fluctuations and Pain Severity among Critically-ill Patients
Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2022 Background: Pain is a critical issue in the Intensive Care Unit and need a proper management to improve patient's outcome and reduce the pain consequences in critically ill patients since patient in the intensive care unit being unable to reporting pain.
Ghufran Emad Bachi, Sadeq AL-Fayyadh
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Effect of Abdominal Massage on the Occurrence of Constipation among Critically Ill Ventilated Patients at Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 2023 Constipation is a major gastrointestinal and poorly recognized problem amongcritically ill patients. There are numerous problems associated with constipation for patientsadmitted to Intensive Care Unit.
Gehan Younis +2 more
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Factors Affecting Change of the Urine Color as a Hydration Indicator among Critically Ill Patients [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021 Background: Urine color (UC) is affected by fluid intake and loss from the body. Critically ill patients are exposed to many stressors added to the fluid intake or loss that can disturb body fluids movement affecting the color of the excreted urine. Aim:
Suad Elsayed Abdelmotalb Elsaman
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NURSING TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTING FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Indonesian Contemporary Nursing Journal, 2023 Background: Family involvement in the care of critically ill patients positively impacts treatment outcomes and patient well-being. Nursing technology has become an essential tool in facilitating family engagement Aims: This study aims to conduct a
Sulistia Nur Sumardi +2 more
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Physician Compliance with Nutrition Support Team Recommendations: Effects on the Outcome of Treatment for Critically Ill Patients [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2022 Purpose Attending physicians in Korea are aware of the existence of the Nutrition Support Team (NST), but even when the NST are consulted, compliance with their recommendations may be low.
Hyon-Ju Yon +4 more
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Risk Factors for Perioperative Complications in Endoscopic Surgery with Irrigation
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013 Background and objectives: Currently, endoscopic medicine is being increasingly used, albeit not without risks. Therefore, this study evaluated the factors associated with perioperative complications in endoscopic surgery with intraoperative irrigation ...
João Manoel Silva, Jr. +5 more
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