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Pain Monitoring and Management in Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Review
Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. Among patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), severe untreated pain is associated with an increase in mortality, length of hospital stays and worsening in everyday quality of life after hospital discharge. Pain in critically ill patients is more difficult to monitor...
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How and Why We Should Monitor Dyspnoea in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Dyspnoea is among the worst suffering that a human being can experience. Because mechanically ventilated patients are strongly exposed to high dyspnoea intensity, it is important that clinicians monitor dyspnoea in this population. Relieving dyspnoea in patients is a human right. Suffocating, not getting enough air or the feeling...
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Taking Care of the Lung Donor: A Task For Every Hospital
Every hospital can contribute to adequate lung donation. Learning and understanding the management of potential donors will allow them to receive proper care and be referred to save a life. Introduction Organ transplants are, in many cases, the only therapeutic option for patients with terminal diseases in different organs (Westphal...
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MAY 19-22 NTI 2024 AACN - American Association Critical Care Nurses Denver, U.S.A https://iii.hm/1pzb 23 – 26 61st ERA Congress 2024 Stockholm, Sweden & Virtual https://iii.hm/1pzc 25-27 Euroanaesthesia 2024 Munich, Germany https://iii.hm/1pzd 29-31 35th Smart Meeting Anesthesia Resuscitation Intensive...
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Evidence of Ultrasonographic Monitoring in the ICU Patient
Ultrasound serves as a tool to enhance diagnostic precision for decision-making in life-threatening situations in the ICU. This article will delve into the evidence of ultrasound monitoring across different scenarios. Introduction In the contemporary landscape of medical diagnostics, ultrasonography stands out as a pivotal...
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Decision-Making in the ICU
Decision-making in the ICU is a multifaceted process that involves clinical assessment, collaboration among multidisciplinary teams, ethical considerations, evidence-based practice, communication, and continuous adaptation to evolving clinical scenarios. Balancing the complex factors requires expertise, teamwork, and a patient-centred approach....
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Dealing With Uncertainty in ICU Decision-Making: A Practical Guide
When the stakes are high, and the path ahead is uncertain, the decisions made, especially if a patient continues to worsen, can be sources of self-torment and can haunt us for a long time. Our goal is to suggest ways to steer decision-making for intensivists in the face of uncertainty by proposing a clear, practical, stepwise approach through...
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When Hospitals Shrink: Preventing Loss of Hospital Beds Through Effective Bed Management
With an ageing population and more sophisticated treatments, hospitals must become more bed-efficient or risk contracting. Strategic management is needed since ineffective bed management can reduce bed availability. Introduction There are multiple challenges for healthcare institutions in the coming decades. Important demographic changes...
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Beyond the Monitors: Redefining Connection in Intensive Care Family Meetings
Family dynamics in ICU meetings are complex and often affected by emotions, stress, and differing perspectives. Effective communication and collaboration amid family members and healthcare professionals are crucial for steering these dynamics, facilitating shared decision-making, and assuring the best feasible patient’s care . Introduction...
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Anti-Inflammatory Therapies for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Emerging evidence highlights the potential advantages of employing anti-inflammatory therapies like macrolide antibiotics and corticosteroids in managing severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Although their use remains a subject of debate, recent findings indicate improved clinical outcomes, and support the adoption of a tailored approach...
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