background: nosocomial pneumonia is a prevalent complication in patients admitted to intensive care units (icu). endotracheal suction is used in cleaning the airways of secretions in patients under mechanical ventilation. performing suction accurately is of great importance to prevent ventilation associated pneumonia. the purpose of this study was to compare the effect of open versus closed tra...

background: the newborn’s first bath, performed in neonatal intensive care units (nicu), is believed to be a stressful situation, especially for the premature infants. as a developmental care approach, swaddle bathing is a low-stress bathing method for vulnerable preterm neonates. given the limited number of the studies examining this bathing method, the present study was conducted with the aim...

microalbuminuria is thought to reflect the severity of inflammation-induced systemic vascular permeability. the present study investigated the effect of early administration of metformin or insulin on microalbuminuria in traumatized critically ill patients. between april 2006 and october 2007, thirty-one non-diabetics traumatized patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (sirs) and ...

This study aimed to identify and analyze nurses' competences to work at Intensive Care Units-ICU. An integrative review method was used, and data were collected in LILACS, SciELO and BDENF, from August to October 2010. Ten articles were identified, published in the last 12 years. Data grouping permitted the construction of thematic units related to nurses' competences: nursing care management, ...

extract  skillful management role in the success of any profession is clear. nursing as profession is no exception to this fact. also nursing mission and role in human life are heavier and require more complex management skills .   evening and night shift nursing supervisor are employed by a health care institution such as a hospital in the absence of nursing management must have knowledge and ...

OBJECTIVE To review the work of one tertiary paediatric palliative care service in facilitating planned withdrawal of ventilatory support outside the intensive care setting, with the purpose of developing local guidance for practice. METHODS Retrospective 10-year (2003-2012) case note review of intensive care patients whose parents elected to withdraw ventilation in another setting. Demograph...

background : despite many progresses in the improvement of care status and the management of acute coronary syndrome, cares quality is far from the desirable conditions. today, due to the great emphasis on resources management, costs control, the effectiveness of patient care, improving quality and responsibility, the good patient care is necessary. two dimensions are referred for improving the...

OBJECTIVES To examine the level of family satisfaction in a local intensive care unit and its performance in comparison with international standards, and to determine the factors independently associated with higher family satisfaction. DESIGN Questionnaire survey. SETTING A medical-surgical adult intensive care unit in a regional hospital in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Adult family members o...

Over the last 10 years, the assessment and intervention for feeding and swallowing problems in infants and children have attracted increased attention on a national and international level. Increases in the population of children with dysphagia are due, in large part, to advances in medical and surgical management of at-risk term infants, improved medical support for viability of younger and sm...