Haloperidol Not Beneficial for ICU Patients With Delirium
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with haloperidol does not yield a greater number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days than placebo among patients with delirium admitted to the intensive care unit, according to a study p…
Learn MoreBreathing Trials Compared for Patients at Risk for Extubation Failure
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients at high risk for extubation failure, the number of ventilator-free days at day 28 is no different for spontaneous-breathing trials performed with use of pressure-support ventilation (PSV) or a T…
Learn MoreEarly Mobilization Not Beneficial for ICU Patients
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults undergoing mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU), early mobilization does not affect the numbers of days alive and out of the hospital compared with usual care, according to a st…
Learn MoreVentilator-Free Days Comparable With Lower, Higher SpO₂ target
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of ventilator-free days does not differ for critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation with a lower, intermediate, or higher target for oxygen saturation, according to a study published…
Learn MoreEven Without Symptoms, COVID Infection Raises Risks for Trauma Patients
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having COVID-19 could cause further trouble for patients being treated for physical trauma — even if they have no symptoms of the virus. Researchers studying cases of trauma patients who tested positive for CO…
Learn MoreOxygen Delivery Device-Related Pressure Injuries Can Be Prevented
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A quality improvement project can result in fewer medical device-related pressure injuries attributed to oxygen delivery devices, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.Kaitlyn Jena…
Learn MoreMore Than Half of ICU Survivors Not Fully Recovered at One Year
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than half of survivors of critical illness treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) do not make a full recovery at one year, according to a study published online Sept. 7 in PLOS ONE.Lise F. E. Beumeler,…
Learn MoreObstacles, Helpful Behaviors Explored for End-of-Life Care at Critical Access Hospitals
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most obstacles that nurses encounter in providing end-of-life care at critical access hospitals, created to bring health care to rural populations, are directly related to family behaviors and attitudes, accor…
Learn MorePressure Injury Prediction Tool Lacking for Severe COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Critically ill patients with COVID-19 have a high risk for hospital-acquired pressure injury, with the Braden Scale providing only poor-to-fair predictive discrimination, according to a study recently publis…
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