Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 2021 Background: Thirst is a prevalent problem among patients in intensive care unit. This study aimed to compare the effects of menthol-cold water and psyllium on thirst and xerostomia among patients in intensive care unit.
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Thirst is distressing but overlooked by healthcare professionals. Patients experience thirst due to comorbidities, physical or cognitive limitations, and iatrogenesis.
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Commentary: The assessment of reliability and validity of the Thai Versions of the Thirst Distress Scale for patients with Heart Failure and the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire in heart failure patients. [PDF]
J Res NursRobson C, Williams T.
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ESC Heart Failure, 2022 Aims One of the bothersome symptoms that heart failure (HF) patients can experience is thirst. There are limited data on the association between thirst and fluid intake and clinical variables.
Martje H.L. van derWal +3 more
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Not all suffering is pain: sources of patients' suffering in the emergency department call for improvements in communication from practitioners [PDF]
, 2013 Background Provision of prompt, effective analgesia is rightly considered as a standard of care in the emergency department (ED). However, much suffering is not ‘painful’ and may be under-recognised. We sought to describe the burden of suffering in the
Bernard Foex +15 more
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Harmonization of welfare standards for the protection of pigs with the EU-rules: the case of Croatia [PDF]
, 2009 Three quarters of Croatian pigs are produced in small production units (1-5 sows) and on family farms with mixed farming activities. Only few farms have specialized production units with up-to-date technologies and comply with EU standards.
Antunovic, B. +4 more
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Impulse for animal welfare outside the experiment [PDF]
, 2020 Animal welfare is a growing societal concern and the well-being of animals used for experimental purposes is under particular scrutiny. The vast majority of laboratory animals are mice living in small cages that do not offer very much variety.
Häger, Christine +3 more
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The Effect of Ice Chip Containing Menthol on Thirst in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis [PDF]
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background and purpose: Thirst is one of the most common problems in patients undergoing hemodialysis, which stimulates the patient to consume more fluids, causes weight gain between two dialysis, reduces quality of life, and leads to many other problems.
Zahra Unesi +3 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2023 Background Health-care professionals are confronted with patients who wish to end their lives through voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED). During VSED, symptoms such as agitation, thirst or psychological distress may arise, thus making close ...
Yann-Nicolas Batzler +6 more
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Statement of the Third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Carlsbad, California, 2015 [PDF]
, 2015 The third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia (EAH) Consensus Development Conference convened in Carlsbad, California in February 2015 with a panel of 17 international experts. The delegates represented 4 countries and 9 medical and scientific
Dugas, Jonathan P. +15 more
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