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This chapter discusses the provision of palliative care in ICUs, with an emphasis on end-of-life care. Specifically, challenges and barriers to providing such care in ICUs are described, and recommendations are offered for the provision of symptom assessment and management.
Jennifer McAdam, Kathleen Puntillo
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This chapter discusses the provision of palliative care in ICUs, with an emphasis on end-of-life care. Specifically, challenges and barriers to providing such care in ICUs are described, and recommendations are offered for the provision of symptom assessment and management.
Jennifer McAdam, Kathleen Puntillo
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THE ROLE OF INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1976The indications for intensive care are discussed. Selection of patients should be based upon the apparent reversibility of disease processes and the likelihood of producing worthwhile relief of suffering. Admission statistics for one n‐bed unit are also presented, and survival rates exceeding 90% of three “model” conditions–namely, fat embolism ...
J E, Gilligan +3 more
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Telemedicine in the Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2012It is estimated if each hospital implemented intensivist physician staffing, approximately 55,000 lives and $4.3 billion dollars could be saved in the United States. However, there is a limited supply of new critical care specialists as teaching hospitals have decreased the size of critical care programs for financial reasons.
Marilyn, Nielsen, Jodi, Saracino
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Parent Care in the Intensive Care Unit
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1979Because of their responsibility for life-support systems, the staff of pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) are increasingly confronted by the kinds of experiences described by Waller and his associates (p 1121 in this issue) in which the concerns of the family, the physician, and the nurse converge in relation to the impending death of a child.
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Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2003Delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a complex, common, and problematic condition that interferes with healing and recovery. It leads to higher morbidity and mortality and extended hospital stays. The aging population older than 65, and more likely to develop delirium, is the fastest growing population in the United States and is increasingly ...
Margaret Cole, Marshall, Mark D, Soucy
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Sleep in the intensive care unit
Intensive Care Medicine, 2004Abnormalities of sleep are extremely common in critically ill patients, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. About half of total sleep time occurs during the daytime, and circadian rhythm is markedly diminished or lost. Judgments based on inspection consistently overestimate sleep time and do not detect sleep disruption.
Sairam, Parthasarathy, Martin J, Tobin
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Caring for the Incarcerated in the Intensive Care Unit
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 2007In the United States, jail and prison populations continue to be on the rise. In 1976, the US Supreme Court mandated correctional facilities to provide necessary medical care to all incarcerated individuals. Often, this population is frequently associated with chronic illnesses and accidental injuries that require admission to the intensive care unit ...
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Cimetidine in Intensive Care Units
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1985Excerpt To the editor: The findings recently reported by Puera and Johnson (1) may superficially appear to contradict data previously presented by us (2).
D P, Schuster, G R, Zuckerman
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The anaesthesiologist in the intensive care unit
Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2003This review focuses on recent knowledge in areas of anaesthesia expertise which are indispensable to intensive care unit management, including airway management, vascular access, regional analgesia and the treatment of status asthmaticus and status epilepticus.Etomidate as the sole agent for intubation in the intensive care unit has a 90% success rate,
Niall, Evans +2 more
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Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2013
Intensive care unit (ICU) delirium is widespread and occurs in 20% to 80% of patients. It can be assessed with ICU-validated scoring tools. The most commonly used tools include the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist.
Sapana, Desai +2 more
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Intensive care unit (ICU) delirium is widespread and occurs in 20% to 80% of patients. It can be assessed with ICU-validated scoring tools. The most commonly used tools include the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist.
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