conclusions family members are valuable components in the therapeutic process of delirium. effective use of family members in the delirium caring process can be considered to be one of the key non-medical nursing components in the therapeutic process. results two main themes from two different perspectives emerged, 'patients' perspectives' (experiences during icu hospitalization) and 'family me...

OBJECTIVES To determine the number of children from a defined population who use intensive care facilities, to analyse bed occupancy data for those children, and to estimate the number of intensive care beds required to satisfy this demand throughout the year. DESIGN Examination of admission data books from intensive care units within the four Birmingham health authorities and the neighbourin...

Background & Aims: Hospitals are the most important centers that provide health services in the country. They have to use scientific and efficient management at all levels for promoting health. Intensive care units (ICU) are one of the most sensitive parts of the hospitals; therefore, paying attention to its efficiency is of particular importance. The purpose of this paper was to estimate the t...

BACKGROUND New approaches are often introduced to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and other areas of the health service in either a haphazard or cataclysmic fashion. The needs of staff education are often addressed incompletely or too late. Rarely is education assessed after the introduction of a major change. We changed the basis of our NICU respiratory support. We conducted a major ed...

abstract background: most of the patients admitted in the intensive care units (icus) require an endotracheal tube and mechanical ventilation. in order to clear and maintain patency of the airways, endotracheal suctioning is required. therefore, the least detrimental way of endotracheal tube suctioning which can diminish the complications should be selected. the present study aimed to compare t...

abstract background: during health care in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu), infants undergo extremely painful procedures, which may cause problems, if not controlled, such as changes in the pattern of respiratory rate, heart rate, and blood oxygen saturation. the present study aimed to find the effect of melody on the physiological responses of neonates’ heel stick pain. materials and m...

introduction: the improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 db). higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient’s instability and dissatisfaction. moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff’s health and the quality of their services. the purpose of this survey is to analyze the level...

background craniosynostosis results from premature closure of one or more cranial sutures, leading to deformed calvaria and craniofacial skeleton at birth. postoperative complications and outcome in intensive care unit (icu) is related to surgical method and perioperative management. this study determined the perioperative risk factors, which affect outcome of patients after craniosynostosis su...

malaria is a parasitic disease that is starting to be encountered in intensive care units (icu) worldwide, owing to increasing globalisation. severe malaria caused by plasmodium falciparum , is characterised by cerebral malaria, acute renal failure, hypoglycaemia, severe anaemia, splenomegaly and alveolar oedema. we present the case of a 25-yr old male patient who presented to the emergency dep...

objectives the current study aimed to compare the two methods based on the perceptions of the nurses working in neonatal intensive care units (nicu). patients and methods a comparative-descriptive study carried out on 35 nicu nurses in taleghani and al-zahra teaching hospitals in tabriz, iran, in 2013. data were collected by self-administered questionnaire (13 items). data analysis, including t...