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Tingsvik C, Bergman L, Falk AC, Larsson IM. Long-term impact of COVID-19 on nursing and care delivery: A national survey among anaesthetic and critical care nurses. Aust Crit Care 2024; 37:775-782. [PMID: 38600008 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put an exceptional strain on intensive care delivery and has significantly impacted nursing practice in the intensive care unit, consequently affecting nurses' working environment and health. Little is known about the long-term impact on the nursing workforce and care delivery in intensive care and anaesthetic departments. AIM/OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nursing profession and nursing care from the perspectives of anaesthetic and critical care nurses. METHODS In this study, an online questionnaire with open- and close-ended questions was distributed to registered nurses working in anaesthesia and intensive care between February 8 and March 7, 2022. The data were analysed using content analysis and descriptive statistics. RESULTS Of the 514 registered nurses who responded to the questionnaire, 256 (50%) worked in anaesthesia care and 215 (42%) in intensive care. The long-term impact of COVID-19 was expressed in three categories: nursing care on hold, insights and experiences forming a new professional identity, and the impact of organisational conditions on the profession. Critical care nurses considered nursing care comparable to that before the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurse anaesthetics experienced changes in nursing tasks and activities compared to that before the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSIONS Nursing care is still influenced by the pandemic due to the lack of resources and persistent high workload and needs to be reclaimed and prioritised. Re-establishing high-quality nursing care is a shared responsibility of the organisation and nursing profession, and the organisation needs to create prerequisites for this. Furthermore, nurses' views and insights into their profession developed both positively and negatively during the pandemic, which must be further considered, including the profession's values.
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- Catarina Tingsvik
- Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, SE-551 11 Jönköping, Sweden; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ryhov County Hospital, SE-55185 Jönköping, Sweden.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
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- Department for Health Promoting Science Sophiahemmet University, Sweden.
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Tingsvik C, Henricson M, Hammarskjöld F, Mårtensson J. Physicians' decision making when weaning patients from mechanical ventilation: A qualitative content analysis. Aust Crit Care 2024:S1036-7314(24)00206-6. [PMID: 39122604 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Weaning from mechanical ventilation is a complex and central intensive care process. This complexity indicates that the challenges of weaning must be explored from different perspectives. Furthermore, physicians' experiences and the factors influencing their decision-making regarding weaning are unclear. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore and describe the factors influencing physicians' decision-making when weaning patients from invasive mechanical ventilation in Swedish intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS This qualitative study used an exploratory and descriptive design with qualitative content analysis. Sixteen physicians from five ICUs across Sweden were purposively included and interviewed regarding their weaning experiences. FINDINGS The physicians expressed that prioritising the patient's well-being was evident, and there was agreement that both the physical and mental condition of the patient had a substantial impact on decision-making. Furthermore, there was a lack of agreement on whether patients should be involved in the weaning process and how their resources, needs, and wishes should be included in decision-making. In addition, there were factors not directly linked to the patient but which still influenced decision-making, such as the available resources and teamwork. Sometimes, it was difficult to point out the basis for decisions; in that decisions were made by gut feeling, intuition, or clinical experience. CONCLUSION Physicians' decision-making regarding weaning was a dynamic process influenced by several factors. These factors were related to the patient's condition and the structure for weaning. Increased understanding of weaning from the physicians' and ICU teams' perspectives may improve the weaning process by broadening the knowledge about the aspects influencing the decision-making.
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- Catarina Tingsvik
- Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping SE-551 11, Sweden; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping SE-55185, Sweden.
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- Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping SE-551 11, Sweden; Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås SE-501 90, Sweden.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping SE-55185, Sweden; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping SE-581 83, Sweden.
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- Department of Nursing Science, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping SE-551 11, Sweden.
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Gómez Tovar LO, Henao Castaño AM. Dynamic delirium - Nursing intervention to reduce delirium in patients critically Ill, a randomized control trial. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2024; 83:103691. [PMID: 38518455 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of a nursing intervention based on the Dynamic Symptom Model (DSM) and scientific evidence versus daily care in reducing the incidence and duration of delirium in intensive care patients. METHOD We designed the intervention named "DyDel" (By Dynamic Delirium) based on the theoretical approach of the DSM and from scientific evidence. A double-masked clinical trial of parallel groups was developed to test DyDel, with 213 patients older than 18 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) randomized to the study groups. The intervention group received DyDel each shift from day 0 until discharged from the ICU, while the control group received daily care in the ICU. At the same time, all participants were followed to measure primary (incidence and duration of delirium) and secondary outcomes (level of sedation and pain, days of mechanical ventilation, stay in ICU, and physical restriction). RESULTS Overall, the study population were older than 60 years (60.3 ± 15.2 years), the male gender (59.6 %), and the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (73.7 %) were predominant. Comparing groups of study, the incidence of delirium was lower in the intervention group (5.6 %) than in the control group (14.8 %) (p = 0.037). The intervention group had lower days with delirium (0.07 ± 0.308) than the control group (0.34 ± 1.28) (p = 0.016), lower pain intensity (p = 0.002) and lower days of physical restraints (p = 0.06). CONCLUSION Non-pharmacological care, like the DyDel intervention, includes the family and focuses on the different patient's needs, which can help to reduce the incidence and duration of delirium in patients admitted to adult ICUs. IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE DyDel was non-pharmacological and included the family. The DyDel's activities were focused on physiological, psychological, spiritual, and social needs and the experience and trajectory of delirium. The nurse can give humanized care in the ICU by applying DyDel.
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Macpherson D, Hutchinson A, Bloomer MJ. Factors that influence critical care nurses' management of sedation for ventilated patients in critical care: A qualitative study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2024; 83:103685. [PMID: 38493573 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Optimising sedation use is key to timely extubation. Whilst sedation protocols may be used to guide critical care nurses' management of sedation, sedation management and decision-making is complex, influenced by multiple factors related to patients' circumstances, intensive care unit design and the workforce. AIM To explore (i) critical care nurses' experiences managing sedation in mechanically ventilated patients and (ii) the factors that influence their sedation-related decision-making. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using Braun and Clarke's six-step thematic analysis. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS This study was conducted in a 26-bed level 3 accredited ICU, in a private hospital in Melbourne, Australia. The majority of patients are admitted following elective surgery. Critical care nurses, who were permanently employed as a registered nurse, worked at least 16 h per week, and cared for ventilated patients, were invited to participate. FINDINGS Thirteen critical care nurses participated. Initially, participants suggested their experiences managing sedation were linked to local unit policy and learning. Further exploration revealed that experiences were synonymous with descriptors of factors influencing sedation decision-making according to three themes: (i) Learning from past experiences, (ii) Situational awareness and (iii) Prioritising safety. Nurses relied on their cumulative knowledge from prior experiences to guide decision-making. Situational awareness about other emergent priorities in the unit, staffing and skill-mix were important factors in guiding sedation decision-making. Safety of patients and staff was essential, at times overriding goals to reduce sedation. CONCLUSION Sedation decision making cannot be considered in isolation. Rather, sedation decision making must take into account outcomes of patient assessment, emergent priorities, unit and staffing factors and safety concerns. IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE Opportunities for ongoing education are essential to promote nurses' situational awareness of other emergent unit priorities, staffing and skill-mix, in addition to evidence-based sedation management and decision making.
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- Danielle Macpherson
- Intensive Care Unit, Epworth HealthCare Richmond, Victoria, Australia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Epworth HealthCare Partnership, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia; Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland Health, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.
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Antoszewska A, Gutysz-Wojnicka A. Rationing of nursing care and assessment of work safety and a healthy work environment in intensive care units: A cross-sectional, correlational study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2024; 83:103667. [PMID: 38471399 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Rationing of nursing care, whichrefers to the aspects of care not delivered by nurses in an intensive care unit (ICU), has implicationsfor patient outcomes and experiences. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the extent to which nursing care is rationed in intensive care units, as well as asses quality of nursing care, and the level of job satisfaction and its correlation with an assessment of the climate of work safety, teamwork, and a healthy work environment. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted. The study included 226 ICU nurses. It was conducted with the use of three instruments: the Perceived Implicit Rationing of Nursing Care (PRINCA) questionnaire on the rationing of nursing care, assessment of patient care quality and job satisfaction, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool (HWEAT) and the Safe Attitudes and Behaviours Questionnaire questionnaire in the version: Teamwork and Safety Climate (BePoZa). SETTINGS Intensive Care Units in Warmia and Mazury Region in Poland. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Level of Nursing Care Rationing in Intensive Care Units. RESULTS The majority of participants were women (89.82 %) with a mean age of 42.47 years. The average score for nursing care rationing across all groups was 0.58. The mean score for the HWEAT was 2.7 and BePoZa was 3.72. The scores from the questionnaires were negatively correlated with the nursing care rationing scores, being -0.36 for the HWEAT and -0.45 for BePoZa. All correlation coefficients were statistically significant at a p-value of less than 0.05. CONCLUSIONS It is important to monitor work safety, teamwork climate, and standards of a healthy work environment in ICUs to minimise the risk of rationing nursing care. IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE Interventions that enhance work organisation and teamwork can elevate nursing quality and job satisfaction in ICUs, while underestimating patient care tasks; thus, highlighting the need for further research on the factors influencing nursing performance.
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- Anna Antoszewska
- School of Public Health, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Nursing, Żołnierska 14c Street, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- School of Public Health, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Nursing, Żołnierska 14c Street, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Viljoen A, Leech R, Slater P, Heyns T. Consensus on the definition and attributes of person-centered teamwork: An e-Delphi study. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 2024; 21:477-485. [PMID: 38576086 DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Effective health care relies on person-centeredness and teamwork, which are known to improve outcomes. These two concepts have been defined individually, but we could not find a definition of the combined concept. A preliminary definition was developed through a concept analysis; however, consensus on the concept has not been reached. AIM The aim of this study was to reach consensus on the definition and attributes of person-centered teamwork. METHODS A consensus design allowed experts to collaborate and share their experience and wisdom to refine and reach consensus on the definition and attributes of person-centered teamwork. An e-Delphi was used to engage the experts. RESULTS Three rounds of online engagement with 12 experts were needed to reach consensus on the definition and attributes of person-centered teamwork. The attributes reached consensus of 82% after the first round. The definition had 82% consensus after the three rounds. The definition had been adjusted and refined according to the expert input. The newly adjusted definition was established. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION We successfully used the e-Delphi method to obtain consensus on the attributes and definition of person-centered teamwork. The definition of person-centered teamwork can be further developed and included in clinical practice to guide improved clinical outcomes. The consensus definition of person-centered teamwork provides a clear understanding of the meaning thereof, which may in turn enrich the usability thereof in clinical practice. Person-centered teams improve outcomes for persons receiving care in hospitals. Building person-centered teams are now better understood and the foundation of building these teams defined. We engaged with 12 experts in the academic and clinical field of person-centeredness and teamwork. The use and value of the Delphi method to obtain consensus is now better understood and can assist future research development.
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- Alida Viljoen
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Institute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Yumoto T, Hongo T, Obara T, Ageta K, Aokage T, Tsukahara K, Nakao A, Naito H. Evolution and Effects of Ad Hoc Multidisciplinary Team Meetings in the Emergency Intensive Care Unit: A Five-Year Analysis. J Clin Med 2024; 13:4324. [PMID: 39124591 PMCID: PMC11312900 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13154324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Background: Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) are crucial in the ICU. However, daily rounds may not address all sensitive issues due to time constraints and the complexity of cases. This study aimed to describe detailed information and characteristics of ad hoc MDTMs in the ICU. Methods: This single-center, retrospective study analyzed adult emergency ICU admissions at Okayama University Hospital from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2023. During this period, weekly regular multidisciplinary team ICU rounds were introduced in June 2020, and regular weekday morning MDTMs began in April 2022. A multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to determine the impact of these changes on the frequency of ad hoc MDTMs, adjusting for variables including annual changes. Results: The study analyzed 2487 adult EICU patients, with a median age of 66, and 63.3% of them male. MDTMs were held for 168 patients (6.8%), typically those with severe conditions, including higher COVID-19 prevalence and APACHE II scores, and longer ICU stays. Despite a constant total number of MDTMs, the likelihood of conducting ad hoc MDTMs increased annually (adjusted OR 1.19; 95% CI, 1.04-1.35). Of the 329 MDTMs conducted for these patients, 59.0% addressed end-of-life care, involving an average of 11 participants, mainly nurses and emergency and critical-care physicians. Conclusions: Changes in ICU round and meeting structures might be associated with a higher frequency of conducting ad hoc MDTMs, highlighting their evolving role and importance in patient care management.
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- Tetsuya Yumoto
- Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (T.H.); (T.O.); (K.A.); (T.A.); (K.T.); (A.N.); (H.N.)
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Ziemek J, Hoge N, Woodward KF, Doerfler E, Bradywood A, Pletcher A, Flaxman AD, Iribarren SJ. Hospital personnel perspectives on factors influencing acute care patient outcomes: a qualitative approach to model refinement. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:805. [PMID: 38992658 PMCID: PMC11241948 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11271-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Health systems have long been interested in the best practices for staffing in the acute care setting. Studies on staffing often focus on registered nurses and nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. There were fewer studies on the relationship between interprofessional team members or contextual factors such as hospital and community characteristics and patient outcomes. This qualitative study aimed to refine an explanatory model by soliciting hospital personnel feedback on staffing and patient outcomes. METHODS We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis to understand hospital personnel's perspectives and experiences of factors that affect acute care inpatient outcomes. Interviews were conducted in 2022 with 38 hospital personnel representing 19 hospitals across Washington state in the United States of America. RESULTS Findings support a model of characteristics impacting patient outcomes to include the complex and interconnected relationships between community, hospital, patient, and staffing characteristics. Within the model, patient characteristics were positioned into hospital characteristics, and in turn these were positioned within community characteristics to highlight the importance of setting and context when evaluating outcomes. Together, these factors influenced both staff characteristics and patient outcomes, but these two categories also share a direct relationship. CONCLUSION Findings can be applied to hospitals and health systems in a variety of contexts to examine how external factors such as community resource availability impact care delivery. Future research should expand on this work with specific attention to how staffing changes and interprofessional team composition can improve patient outcomes.
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- Jessica Ziemek
- School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Washington Board of Nursing, PO Box 47864, Olympia, WA, 98504, USA
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- University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Box 351615, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Box 351615, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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Nydahl P, Liu K, Bellelli G, Benbenishty J, van den Boogaard M, Caplan G, Chung CR, Elhadi M, Gurjar M, Heras-La Calle G, Hoffmann M, Jeitziner MM, Krewulak K, Mailhot T, Morandi A, Nawa RK, Oh ES, Collet MO, Paulino MC, Lindroth H, von Haken R. A world-wide study on delirium assessments and presence of protocols. Age Ageing 2024; 53:afae129. [PMID: 38952186 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afae129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Delirium is a common complication of older people in hospitals, rehabilitation and long-term facilities. OBJECTIVE To assess the worldwide use of validated delirium assessment tools and the presence of delirium management protocols. DESIGN Secondary analysis of a worldwide one-day point prevalence study on World Delirium Awareness Day, 15 March 2023. SETTING Cross-sectional online survey including hospitals, rehabilitation and long-term facilities. METHODS Participating clinicians reported data on delirium, the presence of protocols, delirium assessments, delirium-awareness interventions, non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions, and ward/unit-specific barriers. RESULTS Data from 44 countries, 1664 wards/units and 36 048 patients were analysed. Validated delirium assessments were used in 66.7% (n = 1110) of wards/units, 18.6% (n = 310) used personal judgement or no assessment, and 10% (n = 166) used other assessment methods. A delirium management protocol was reported in 66.8% (n = 1094) of wards/units. The presence of protocols for delirium management varied across continents, ranging from 21.6% (on 21/97 wards/units) in Africa to 90.4% (235/260) in Australia, similar to the use of validated delirium assessments with 29.6% (29/98) in Africa to 93.5% (116/124) in North America. Wards/units with a delirium management protocol [n = 1094/1664, 66.8%] were more likely to use a validated delirium test than those without a protocol [odds ratio 6.97 (95% confidence interval 5.289-9.185)]. The presence of a delirium protocol increased the chances for valid delirium assessment and, likely, evidence-based interventions. CONCLUSION Wards/units that reported the presence of delirium management protocols had a higher probability of using validated delirium assessments tools to assess for delirium.
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- Peter Nydahl
- Nursing Research, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- Institute of Nursing Science and Development, Paracelsus Medical University, Strubergasse 21, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, 627 Rode Rd, Chermside QLD 4032, Australia
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), The University of Queensland, 306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia QLD, 4067, Queensland, Australia
- Non-Profit Organization ICU Collaboration Network (ICON), 2-15-13 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo, 1, 20126 Milano, Italy
- Acute Geriatric Unit, IRCCS San Gerardo Foundation, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine School of Nursing, PO Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department Intensive Care, Radboud University Medical Center, 10 Geert Grooteplein Zuid, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney, 320-346 Barker St, Randwick NSW 2031, Sydney, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Gate 9, High St, The Chancellery Kensington, 2052, NSW Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-Ro Gangnam-gu. Seoul, Korea 06351, South Korea
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, University Road, Al-Furnaje Tripoli, PO Box 13932, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow-226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Director of the International Research Project for the Humanization of Intensive Care Units (Proyecto HU-CI), Madrid, Spain
- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Jaén, Av. del Ejército Español, 10, 23007 Jaén, Spain
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- Research Unit for Safety and Sustainability in Healthcare, c/o Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Inselspital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department of Public Health (DPH), Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, Postfach, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Alberta Health Services and University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute Research Center, Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, 680 Sherbrooke West, Montreal QC, H3A 2M7, Canada
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- Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation, Azienda Speciale Cremona Solidale, Via Brescia 207, 26100 Cremona, Italy
- Parc Sanitari Per Vergili, Val d'Hebron Institute of Research, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Av. Albert Einstein, 627, São Paulo, SP 05652-900, Brazil
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- Departments of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 N. Broadway, MD 21205 Baltimore, ML, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, and Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, 1150-082 Lisbon, Portugal
- NOVA Medical School, New University of Lisbon, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Intensive Care, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, CHLO, 1500-650 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Division of Nursing Research, Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, School of Medicine, Indiana University, 1101 W 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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Istanboulian L, Master T, Devine C, Hamilton L. Relational skill training for patient engagement and the creation of a trauma-informed critical care. Healthc Manage Forum 2024; 37:210-214. [PMID: 37978857 PMCID: PMC11264558 DOI: 10.1177/08404704231215461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Patients and families in critical care have a high likelihood of previous and re-experienced trauma. Unaddressed, physical, and psychological impacts of these traumas can worsen outcomes for patients and families. A trauma-informed care approach has been proposed for critical care; however, training programs do not include relational competencies or de-escalation techniques, risking the re-traumatization of patients and families in critical care and negatively impacting clinicians. This article describes a strategy that can be adopted by critical care teams towards the creation of a trauma-informed critical care unit including the use of a framework for relational training. Principles of relationship management and de-escalation are discussed with the use of a fictional exemplar scenario. Key messages include a call to action for relational training for care teams to enhance skilled relational engagement of patients and families. This article also highlights the foundational importance of policies supporting a trauma-informed approach in critical care.
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- Laura Istanboulian
- Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Teixeira C, Rosa RG. Unmasking the hidden aftermath: postintensive care unit sequelae, discharge preparedness, and long-term follow-up. CRITICAL CARE SCIENCE 2024; 36:e20240265en. [PMID: 38896724 PMCID: PMC11152445 DOI: 10.62675/2965-2774.20240265-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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A significant portion of individuals who have experienced critical illness encounter new or exacerbated impairments in their physical, cognitive, or mental health, commonly referred to as postintensive care syndrome. Moreover, those who survive critical illness often face an increased risk of adverse consequences, including infections, major cardiovascular events, readmissions, and elevated mortality rates, during the months following hospitalization. These findings emphasize the critical necessity for effective prevention and management of long-term health deterioration in the critical care environment. Although conclusive evidence from well-designed randomized clinical trials is somewhat limited, potential interventions include strategies such as limiting sedation, early mobilization, maintaining family presence during the intensive care unit stay, implementing multicomponent transition programs (from intensive care unit to ward and from hospital to home), and offering specialized posthospital discharge follow-up. This review seeks to provide a concise summary of recent medical literature concerning long-term outcomes following critical illness and highlight potential approaches for preventing and addressing health decline in critical care survivors.
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- Cassiano Teixeira
- Department of Internal MedicineUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto AlegrePorto AlegreRSBrazilDepartment of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.
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- Department of Internal MedicineHospital Moinhos de VentoPorto AlegreRSBrazilDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Moinhos de Vento - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.
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Fernandes F, Santos M, Anacleto AM, Jerónimo C, Ferreira Ó, Baixinho CL. Nursing Intervention to Prevent and Manage Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Scoping Review. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:1134. [PMID: 38891209 PMCID: PMC11172012 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12111134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Delirium is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome of multifactorial etiology with a high incidence in people admitted to intensive care units. In addition to reversible impairment of cognitive processes, it may be associated with changes in thinking and perception. If, in the past, it was considered an expected complication of severe disease, nowadays, delirium is associated with a poor short-term and long-term prognosis. Knowing that its prevention and early identification can reduce morbidity, mortality, and health costs, it is vital to investigate nursing interventions focused on delirium in critically ill patients. This study aimed to identify nursing interventions in the prevention and management of delirium in critically ill adults. The method used to answer the research question was a scoping review. The literature search was performed in the Medline (via PubMed), CINAHL (via EBSCOhost), Scopus, Web of Science, and JBI databases. The final sample included 15 articles. Several categories of non-pharmacological interventions were identified, addressing the modifiable risk factors that contribute to the development of delirium, and for which nurses have a privileged position in their minimization. No drug agent can, by itself, prevent or treat delirium. However, psychoactive drugs are justified to control hyperactive behaviors through cautious use. Early diagnosis, prevention, or treatment can reduce symptoms and improve the individual's quality of life. Therefore, nursing professionals must ensure harmonious coordination between non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies.
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- Filipa Fernandes
- Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, 2600-009 Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; (F.F.); (A.M.A.); (C.J.)
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- Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, 2600-009 Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; (F.F.); (A.M.A.); (C.J.)
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- Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, 2600-009 Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; (F.F.); (A.M.A.); (C.J.)
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- Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), 1900-160 Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), 1900-160 Lisbon, Portugal;
- Center of Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), 2414-016 Leiria, Portugal
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Nuvials Casals X, García García M. Safe practices in Intensive Care Medicine, is zero risk possible? Med Intensiva 2024:S2173-5727(24)00122-X. [PMID: 38806391 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2024.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Incidents related to patient safety are a problem of great impact in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM). Multiple strategies have been developed to identify them, analyze, and develop policies aim at reducing their incidence and minimizing their effects and consequences. The development of a safety culture, an adequate organizational and structural design of the ICM, which contemplates the implementation of effective safe practices, with a provision of human resources adjusted to the care activity carried out and the periodic analysis of the different events and their factors, will allow us to bring the risk of critical patient care closer to zero, as would be desirable.
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- Xavier Nuvials Casals
- Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Sepsis Organ Dysfunction and Resustitation (SODIR), Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain.
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Cussen J, Mukpradab S, Tobiano G, Cooke C, Pearcy J, Marshall AP. Early mobility and family partnerships in the intensive care unit: A scoping review of reviews. Nurs Crit Care 2024; 29:597-613. [PMID: 37749618 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Critical illness significantly impacts the well-being of patients and families. Previous studies show that family members are willing to participate in patient care. Involving families in early mobility interventions may contribute to improved recovery and positive outcomes for patients and families. AIM In this scoping review, we investigated early mobility interventions for critically ill patients evaluated in randomized controlled trials and the extent to which family engagement in those interventions are reported in the literature. STUDY DESIGN In this scoping review of reviews, EMBASE, CINAHL, PubMed and Cochrane Central databases were searched in October 2019 and updated in February 2022. Systematic reviews were included and assessed using A MeaSurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 2. Data were synthesized using a narrative approach. PRISMA-ScR guidelines were adhered to for reporting. RESULTS Thirty-three reviews were included which described a range of early mobility interventions for critically ill patients; none explicitly mentioned family engagement. Almost half of the reviews were of low or critically low quality. Insufficient detail of early mobility interventions prompted information to be extracted from the primary studies. CONCLUSIONS There are a range of early mobility interventions for critically ill patients but few involve families. Given the positive outcomes of family participation, and family willingness to participate in care, there is a need to explore the feasibility and acceptability of family participation in early mobility interventions. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Family engagement in early mobility interventions for critically ill patients should be encouraged and supported. How to best support family members and clinicians in enacting family involvement in early mobility requires further investigation.
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- Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
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- Gold Coast Health, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Blakeney EAR, Chu F, White AA, Randy Smith G, Woodward K, Lavallee DC, Salas RME, Beaird G, Willgerodt MA, Dang D, Dent JM, Tanner E“I, Summerside N, Zierler BK, O’Brien KD, Weiner BJ. A scoping review of new implementations of interprofessional bedside rounding models to improve teamwork, care, and outcomes in hospitals. J Interprof Care 2024; 38:411-426. [PMID: 34632913 PMCID: PMC8994791 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1980379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Poor communication within healthcare teams occurs commonly, contributing to inefficiency, medical errors, conflict, and other adverse outcomes. Interprofessional bedside rounds (IBR) are a promising model that brings two or more health professions together with patients and families as part of a consistent, team-based routine to share information and collaboratively arrive at a daily plan of care. The purpose of this systematic scoping review was to investigate the breadth and quality of IBR literature to identify and describe gaps and opportunities for future research. We followed an adapted Arksey and O'Malley Framework and PRISMA scoping review guidelines. PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Embase were systematically searched for key IBR words and concepts through June 2020. Seventy-nine articles met inclusion criteria and underwent data abstraction. Study quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Assessment Tool. Publications in this field have increased since 2014, and the majority of studies reported positive impacts of IBR implementation across an array of team, patient, and care quality/delivery outcomes. Despite the preponderance of positive findings, great heterogeneity, and a reliance on quantitative non-randomized study designs remain in the extant research. A growing number of interventions to improve safety, quality, and care experiences in hospital settings focus on redesigning daily inpatient rounds. Limited information on IBR characteristics and implementation strategies coupled with widespread variation in terminology, study quality, and design create challenges in assessing the effectiveness of models of rounds and optimal implementation strategies. This scoping review highlights the need for additional studies of rounding models, implementation strategies, and outcomes that facilitate comparative research.
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- Erin Abu-Rish Blakeney
- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics,
School of Nursing, University of Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of
Medicine
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- Department of Family and Child Nursing, School of Nursing,
University of Washington
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health
Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington
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- Departments of Global Health and Health Services, School
of Public Health, University of Washington
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Cadet T, Cusimano J, McKearney S, Honaker J, O'Neal C, Taheri R, Uhley V, Zhang Y, Dreker M, Cohn JS. Describing the evidence linking interprofessional education interventions to improving the delivery of safe and effective patient care: a scoping review. J Interprof Care 2024; 38:476-485. [PMID: 38124506 PMCID: PMC11009096 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2283119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Empirical evidence indicates that collaborative interprofessional practice leads to positive health outcomes. Further, there is an abundance of evidence examining student and/or faculty perceptions of learning or satisfaction about the interprofessional education (IPE) learning experience. However, there is a dearth of research linking IPE interventions to patient outcomes. The objective of this scoping review was to describe and summarize the evidence linking IPE interventions to the delivery of effective patient care. A three-step search strategy was utilized for this review with articles that met the following criteria: publications dated 2015-2020 using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods; the inclusion of healthcare professionals, students, or practitioners who had experienced IPE or training that included at least two collaborators within coursework or other professional education; and at least one of ten Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services quality measures (length of stay, medication errors, medical errors, patient satisfaction scores, medication adherence, patient and caregiver education, hospice usage, mortality, infection rates, and readmission rates). Overall, n=94 articles were identified, providing overwhelming evidence supporting a positive relationship between IPE interventions and several key quality health measures including length of stay, medical errors, patient satisfaction, patient or caregiver education, and mortality. Findings from this scoping review suggest a critical need for the development, implementation, and evaluation of IPE interventions to improve patient outcomes.
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- Tamara Cadet
- School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University, Winhester, VA, USA
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- Interprofessional Education Collaborative, BS Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Pharmacy Practice Department, Chapman University, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Research Services Librarian Library Faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Library of the Health Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Seton Hall University, Nutley, NJ, USA
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- Health Sciences Library, Information Services and Department of Health Sciences Libraries Department, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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Camenzind E, Vetter L, Exl MT, Jeitziner MM. [Lessons from the COVID-19-Pandemic : Experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative explorative study]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2024:10.1007/s00063-024-01120-4. [PMID: 38459360 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-024-01120-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND When the workload for critical care nurses becomes too high, this can have consequences for both personal health as well as patient care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, critical care nurses were confronted with new and dynamic changes. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of critical care nurses regarding the ad hoc measures taken and the perceived physical and psychological burden experienced during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted at two hospitals using an online survey. The open questions addressing the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic were subjected to content analysis according to Mayring. RESULTS A total of 179 critical care nurses participated in the online survey. From the results, the following four categories were developed: "not meeting one's own quality of care requirements," "uncertainties in everyday professional and private life," "increased responsibility with lack of relief," and "insufficient coping strategies for physical and psychological burden." CONCLUSION Critical care nurses require structures and processes which support them in situations of high workload. The focus should be on the self-imposed requirements of quality of care as well as potentially relieving measures.
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- Elena Camenzind
- Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und Schmerzmedizin, Universitätsspital Bern (Inselspital), Bern, Schweiz
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- Pflegeentwicklung und -qualität, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Schweiz
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- Universitätsklinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsspital Bern (Inselspital), Bern, Schweiz.
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- Universitätsklinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsspital Bern (Inselspital), Bern, Schweiz
- Departement Public Health (DPH), Pflegewissenschaft - Nursing Science (INS), Universität Basel, Basel, Schweiz
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Montgomery CM, Docherty AB, Humphreys S, McCulloch C, Pattison N, Sturdy S. Remaking critical care: Place, body work and the materialities of care in the COVID intensive care unit. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2024; 46:361-380. [PMID: 37702219 PMCID: PMC7616248 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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In this article, we take forward sociological ways of knowing care-in-practice, in particular work in critical care. To do so, we analyse the experiences of staff working in critical care during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. This moment of exception throws into sharp relief the ways in which work and place were reconfigured during conditions of pandemic surge, and shows how critical care depends at all times on the co-constitution of place, practices and relations. Our analysis draws on sociological and anthropological work on the material culture of health care and its sensory instantiations. Pursuing this through a study of the experiences of 40 staff across four intensive care units (ICUs) in 2020, we provide an empirical and theoretical elaboration of how place, body work and care are mutually co-constitutive. We argue that the ICU does not exist independently of the constant embodied work of care and place-making which iteratively constitute critical care as a total system of relations.
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- Catherine M. Montgomery
- Science, Technology & Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Medical Informatics, The Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Diagnostics, Anaesthetics, Theatres and Critical Care, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK
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- Critical Care and Research & Development, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Suffolk, UK
- School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Diagnostics, Anaesthetics, Theatres and Critical Care, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK
- Nursing, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK
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- Science, Technology & Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Xyrichis A, Rose L. Interprofessional collaboration in the intensive care unit: Power sharing is key (but are we up to it?). Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2024; 80:103536. [PMID: 37783179 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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- Andreas Xyrichis
- Division of Applied Technologies in Clinical Care, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, UK.
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- Division of Applied Technologies in Clinical Care, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, UK.
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Alostaz Z, Rose L, Mehta S, Johnston L, Dale CM. Interprofessional intensive care unit (ICU) team perspectives on physical restraint practices and minimization strategies in an adult ICU: A qualitative study of contextual influences. Nurs Crit Care 2024; 29:90-98. [PMID: 36443064 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Guidelines advocate for minimization of physical restraint (PR) use in intensive care units (ICU). Interprofessional team perspectives on PR practices can inform the design and implementation of successful PR minimization interventions. AIM To identify ICU staff perspectives of contextual influences on PR practices and minimization strategies. STUDY DESIGN A qualitative descriptive study in a single ICU in Toronto, Canada. One-on-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 ICU staff. A deductive content analysis of interviews was undertaken using the integrated-Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) framework. RESULTS Five themes were developed: risk-averse culture, leadership, practice monitoring and feedback processes, environmental factors, and facilitation. Participants described a risk-averse culture where prophylactic application of PR for intubated patients was used to prevent unplanned extubation thereby avoiding blame from colleagues. Perceived absence of leadership and interprofessional team involvement situated nurses as the primary decision-maker for restraint application and removal. Insufficient monitoring of restraint practices, lack of access to restraint alternatives, and inability to control environmental contributors to delirium and agitation further increased PR use. Recommendations as to how to minimize restraint use included a nurse facilitator to advance leadership-team collaboration, availability of restraints alternatives, and guidance on situations for applying and removing restraints. CONCLUSIONS This analysis of contextual influences on PR practices and minimization using the i-PARIHS framework revealed potentially modifiable barriers to successful PR minimization, including a lack of leadership involvement, gaps in practice monitoring, and collaborative decision-making processes. A team approach to changing behaviour and culture should be considered for successful implementation and sustainability of PR minimization. RELEVANCE TO PRACTICE The establishment of an interprofessional facilitation team that addresses risk-averse culture and promotes collaboration among ICU stakeholders will be crucial to the success of any approach to restraint minimization.
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- Ziad Alostaz
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK
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- Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Tory Trauma Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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Jöbges S, Dutzmann J, Barndt I, Burchardi H, Duttge G, Grautoff S, Gretenkort P, Hartog C, Knochel K, Nauck F, Neitzke G, Meier S, Michalsen A, Rogge A, Salomon F, Seidlein AH, Schumacher R, Riegel R, Stopfkuchen H, Janssens U. Ethisch begründet entscheiden in der Intensivmedizin. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 2024; 59:52-57. [PMID: 38190826 DOI: 10.1055/a-2211-9608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The process recommendations of the Ethics Section of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) for ethically based decision-making in intensive care medicine are intended to create the framework for a structured procedure for seriously ill patients in intensive care. The processes require appropriate structures, e.g., for effective communication within the treatment team, with patients and relatives, legal representatives, as well as the availability of palliative medical expertise, ethical advisory committees and integrated psychosocial and spiritual care services. If the necessary competences and structures are not available in a facility, they can be consulted externally or by telemedicine if necessary. The present recommendations are based on an expert consensus and are not the result of a systematic review or a meta-analysis.
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Caliskan F, Ozdemir IN, Zeydan A, Kandemir C, Yilmaz R, Karaoz E, Adas GT. The role of intensive care nurses in cellular treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurs Crit Care 2024; 29:58-64. [PMID: 37905845 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Today, the use of cellular therapies as an effective treatment in the field of health is increasing. In the COVID-19 pandemic or similar situations, cellular therapies may be sometimes life-saving. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that the training of intensive care nurses in special cases, such as cellular therapies, is insufficient. AIM The study aimed to determine the duties, responsibilities and training of intensive care nurses on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplantation to critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN This descriptive and retrospective study was conducted on 107 critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection and followed up in the intensive care unit (ICU) between April 2020 and April 2022. Each patient was transplanted MSCs by intravenous infusion three times. Before starting cellular therapy applications, intensive care nurses were selected to work on this treatment modality. Each nurse was given theoretical and practical training by experienced instructors. RESULTS Intensive care nurses trained for MSCs transplants took part in the pre-application, preparation, application and post-application period. MSCs were checked by the ICU nurses in the pre-application period. Patients' vital signs, existing catheters, consciousness status and parameters were checked by nurses in the preparation and application period. No side effects and complications were observed in patients during MSCs transplantation and within the first 24 h. Patients' late complications and mortality were recorded by nurses during the post-application periods. CONCLUSIONS We recommend that nurses working especially in Level 3 ICUs receive training and certification in cellular therapies, especially in hospitals where advanced/cellular treatments are applied. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Intensive care nurses are actively involved in every phase of the application of MSCs. Especially before such special practices, which came to the fore with the COVID-19 pandemic, training should be organized for intensive care nurses.
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- Figen Caliskan
- Nursing Department, Trakya University, Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Education, Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Research and R&D, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Center for Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research & Practice, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology & Embryology, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Manufacturing (LivMedCell), Liv Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Head of Stem Cell and Gene Therapies Application and Research Center, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Blank J, Shiroff AM, Kaplan LJ. Surgical Emergencies in Patients with Significant Comorbid Diseases. Surg Clin North Am 2023; 103:1231-1251. [PMID: 37838465 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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Emergency surgery in patients with significant comorbidities benefits from a structured approach to preoperative evaluation, intra-operative intervention, and postoperative management. Providing goal concordant care is ideal using shared decision-making. When operation cannot achieve the patient's goal, non-operative therapy including Comfort Care is appropriate. When surgical therapy is offered, preoperative physiology-improving interventions are far fewer than in other phases. Reevaluation of clinical care progress helps define trajectory and inform goals of care. Palliative Care Medicine may be critical in supporting loved ones during a patient's critical illness. Outcome evaluation defines successful strategies and outline opportunities for improvement.
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- Jacqueline Blank
- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 51 North 39th Street, MOB 1, Suite 120, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 51 North 39th Street, MOB 1, Suite 120, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Surgical Services, Section of Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 51 North 39th Street, MOB 1, Suite 120, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Surgical Services, Section of Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Jordan J, Tume L, Clarke M, McAuley D, McDowell C, McIlmurray L, Morris K, Peters M, Walsh T, Blackwood B. Delivery of a novel intervention to facilitate liberation from mechanical ventilation in paediatric intensive care: A process evaluation. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293063. [PMID: 38011103 PMCID: PMC10681213 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prolonged mechanical ventilation increases the risk of mortality and morbidity. Optimising sedation and early testing for possible liberation from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) has been shown to reduce time on the ventilator. Alongside a multicentre trial of sedation and ventilation weaning, we conducted a mixed method process evaluation to understand how the intervention content and delivery was linked to trial outcomes. METHODS 10,495 children admitted to 18 paediatric intensive care units (ICUs) in the United Kingdom participated in a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial, with 1955 clinical staff trained to deliver the intervention. The intervention comprised assessment and optimisation of sedation levels, and bedside screening of respiratory parameters to indicate readiness for a spontaneous breathing trial prior to liberation from ventilation. 193 clinical staff were interviewed towards the end of the trial. Interview data were thematically analysed, and quantitative adherence data were analysed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS The intervention led to a reduced duration of IMV (adjusted median difference- 7.1 hours, 95% CI -9.6 to -5.3, p = 0.01). Overall intervention adherence was 75% (range 59-85%). Ease and flexibility of the intervention promoted it use; designated responsibilities, explicit pathways of decision-making and a shared language for communication fostered proactivity and consistency towards extubation. Delivery of the intervention was hindered by established hospital and unit organisational and patient care routines, clinician preference and absence of clinical leadership. CONCLUSIONS The SANDWICH trial showed a significant, although small, reduction in duration of IMV. Findings suggest that greater direction in decision-making pathways, robust embedment of new practice in unit routine, and capitalising on the skills of Advanced Nurse Practitioners and physiotherapists would have contributed to greater intervention effect. TRIAL REGISTRATION isrctn.org Identifier: ISRCTN16998143.
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- Joanne Jordan
- School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Open University, Milton Keynes, England
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- Faculty of Heath, Social Care & Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, England
- PICU, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust, Liverpool, England
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit, Royal Hospitals, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, England
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University College London, London, England
- Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, England
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- Institute of Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Boltey E, Iwashyna T, Cohn A, Costa D. Identifying the unique behaviors embedded in the process of interprofessional collaboration in the ICU. J Interprof Care 2023; 37:857-865. [PMID: 37086195 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2202218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is an important aspect of high-quality care in intensive care units (ICUs). The practice of IPC, however, is complex and the components that constitute IPC are not well defined. We sought to identify distinct behaviors embedded in clinician workflow that indicate engagement in the IPC process. We conducted a clinical ethnography in two ICUs in southeastern Michigan. From March 2017 to March 2019, we collected 31 hours of observations and completed 12 separate clinician shadowings and 12 interviews with ICU nurses, physicians, and respiratory therapists. We applied an iterative analytical approach to identify two types of IPC behaviors which we a priori labeled as "enablers" (i.e. the ways clinicians transition into or facilitate collaboration) and "collaborative activities" (i.e. behaviors clinicians use to directly collaborate with other professionals). 18 IPC behaviors were identified - ten "enablers" and eight "collaborative activities." Specifically, the enablers include: active listening, approach, coordinating work, intraprofessional consultation, invitation, nonverbal accessibility, reflexive questioning, sending pages/call, validation, and verbal accessibility. The collaborative activities are: correction, fill in the gap, information exchange, negotiation, providing help, socializing, teaching/training, and troubleshooting. By identifying IPC behaviors embedded in clinician workflow, our results may support more focused assessments of IPC in practice and guide clinicians toward behaviors they can use to engage in the IPC process.
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- Emily Boltey
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- School of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Brown JC, Ding L, Querubin JA, Peden CJ, Barr J, Cobb JP. Lessons Learned From a Systematic, Hospital-Wide Implementation of the ABCDEF Bundle: A Survey Evaluation. Crit Care Explor 2023; 5:e1007. [PMID: 37954897 PMCID: PMC10637401 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Objective We recently reported the first part of a study testing the impact of data literacy training on "assessing pain, spontaneous awakening and breathing trials, choice of analgesia and sedation, delirium monitoring/management, early exercise/mobility, and family and patient empowerment" [ABCDEF [A-F]) compliance. The purpose of the current study, part 2, was to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation approach by surveying clinical staff to examine staff knowledge, skill, motivation, and organizational resources. DESIGN The Clark and Estes Gap Analysis framework was used to study knowledge, motivation, and organization (KMO) influences. Assumed influences identified in the literature were used to design the A-F bundle implementation strategies. The influences were validated against a survey distributed to the ICU interprofessional team. SETTING Single-center study was conducted in eight adult ICUs in a quaternary academic medical center. SUBJECTS Interprofessional ICU clinical team. INTERVENTIONS A quantitative survey was sent to 386 participants to evaluate the implementation design postimplementation. An exploratory factor analysis was performed to understand the relationship between the KMO influences and the questions posed to validate the influence. Descriptive statistics were used to identify strengths needed to sustain performance and weaknesses that required improvement to increase A-F bundle adherence. MEASUREMENT AND RESULTS The survey received an 83% response rate. The exploratory factor analysis confirmed that 38 of 42 questions had a strong relationship to the KMO influences, validating the survey's utility in evaluating the effectiveness of implementation design. A total of 12 KMO influences were identified, 8 were categorized as a strength and 4 as a weakness of the implementation. CONCLUSIONS Our study used an evidence-based gap analysis framework to demonstrate key implementation approaches needed to increase A-F bundle compliance. The following drivers were recommended as essential methods required for successful protocol implementation: data literacy training and performance monitoring, organizational support, value proposition, multidisciplinary collaboration, and interprofessional teamwork activities. We believe the learning generated in this two-part study is applicable to implementation design beyond the A-F bundle.
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- Joan C Brown
- Office of Performance and Transformation, Keck Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Departments of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Office of Performance and Transformation, Keck Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
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- Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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Pérez Lucendo A, Piñeiro Otero P, Matía Almudévar P, Alcántara Carmona S, López López E, Ramasco Rueda F. Individualised analgesia, sedation, delirium and comfort management strategies in the ICU: a narrative review. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2023; 70:509-535. [PMID: 37742996 DOI: 10.1016/j.redare.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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This group is a product of the collaboration agreement signed by SOMIAMA (Sociedad de Medicina Intensiva de Madrid) and SAR MADRID (Sociedad de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor de Madrid) under which the organisations agreed to create joint working groups to improve critical patient care. Pain, discomfort, agitation, and delirium cause suffering, delay discharge, and can lead to serious complications in patients admitted to medical and surgical critical care units and post-anaesthesia care units. The main objectives in this type of unit include: Ensuring the comfort of patients suffering or recovering from a critical illness.Avoiding complications associated with the measures, particularly pharmacological, taken to ensure that comfort.
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- A Pérez Lucendo
- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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Lindberg HB, Steindal SA, Kvande ME. Critical care nurses' experiences of caring for patients with iatrogenic opioid withdrawal in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2023; 78:103452. [PMID: 37178587 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore critical care nurses' experiences of caring for adult patients experiencing iatrogenic opioid withdrawal in the intensive care unit. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY/DESIGN A qualitative study with an explorative and descriptive design was conducted. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and systematic text condensation was used to analyse the data. The study was reported according to the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research checklist. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Ten critical care nurses, working at three different intensive care units in two university hospitals in Norway. FINDINGS Three categories were identified in the data analysis. "Subtle signs and symptoms of opioid withdrawal", lack of a systematic approach to opioid withdrawal, and the prerequisites for appropriate management of opioid withdrawal. Critical care nurses experienced challenges in identifying opioid withdrawal due to subtle and vague signs and symptoms, especially when not knowing their patient or when difficulties were encountered with patient communication. A systematic approach to opioid withdrawal and increased knowledge, definitive plans for weaning, as well as interdisciplinary unity and collaboration, could improve the management of opioid withdrawal. CONCLUSION Validated assessment tools, systematic strategies, and guidelines are essential for the management of opioid withdrawal in opioid naïve patients in intensive care units. The prerequisites for an appropriate management of opioid withdrawal are an accurate and effective communication among critical care nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in patient care. IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE There is a need for a validated assessment tool, systematic strategies, and guidelines for the management of opioid withdrawal in opioid naïve patients in intensive care units. Increased emphasis needs to be placed on the process of identifying iatrogenic opioid withdrawal and improving opioid withdrawal management in the education system and clinical practice.
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- Hedda Bekken Lindberg
- Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Lovisenberggata 15B, 0456 Oslo, Norway; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Lovisenberggata 15B, 0456 Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Health Studies, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.
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- Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Lovisenberggata 15B, 0456 Oslo, Norway; Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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King AJ, Angus DC, Cooper GF, Mowery DL, Seaman JB, Potter KM, Bukowski LA, Al-Khafaji A, Gunn SR, Kahn JM. A voice-based digital assistant for intelligent prompting of evidence-based practices during ICU rounds. J Biomed Inform 2023; 146:104483. [PMID: 37657712 PMCID: PMC10591951 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the technical feasibility and potential value of a digital assistant that prompts intensive care unit (ICU) rounding teams to use evidence-based practices based on analysis of their real-time discussions. METHODS We evaluated a novel voice-based digital assistant which audio records and processes the ICU care team's rounding discussions to determine which evidence-based practices are applicable to the patient but have yet to be addressed by the team. The system would then prompt the team to consider indicated but not yet delivered practices, thereby reducing cognitive burden compared to traditional rigid rounding checklists. In a retrospective analysis, we applied automatic transcription, natural language processing, and a rule-based expert system to generate personalized prompts for each patient in 106 audio-recorded ICU rounding discussions. To assess technical feasibility, we compared the system's prompts to those created by experienced critical care nurses who directly observed rounds. To assess potential value, we also compared the system's prompts to a hypothetical paper checklist containing all evidence-based practices. RESULTS The positive predictive value, negative predictive value, true positive rate, and true negative rate of the system's prompts were 0.45 ± 0.06, 0.83 ± 0.04, 0.68 ± 0.07, and 0.66 ± 0.04, respectively. If implemented in lieu of a paper checklist, the system would generate 56% fewer prompts per patient, with 50%±17% greater precision. CONCLUSION A voice-based digital assistant can reduce prompts per patient compared to traditional approaches for improving evidence uptake on ICU rounds. Additional work is needed to evaluate field performance and team acceptance.
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- Andrew J King
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Scaife Hall Suite 600, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Scaife Hall Suite 600, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Offices at Baum 4th Floor, 5607 Baum Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Blockley Hall 8th Floor, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Acute & Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 336 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Scaife Hall Suite 600, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Scaife Hall Suite 600, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Scaife Hall Suite 600, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Scaife Hall Suite 600, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Scaife Hall Suite 600, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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Armaignac DL, Ramamoorthy V, DuBouchet EM, Williams LM, Kushch NA, Gidel L, Badawi O. Descriptive Comparison of Two Models of Tele-Critical Care Delivery in a Large Multi-Hospital Health Care System. Telemed J E Health 2023; 29:1465-1475. [PMID: 36827094 DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2022.0415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Introduction: The Society of Critical Care Medicine Tele-Critical Care (TCC) Committee has identified the need for rigorous comparative research of different TCC delivery models to support the development of best practices for staffing, application, and approaches to workflow. Our objective was to describe and compare outcomes between two TCC delivery models, TCC with 24/7 Bedside Intensivist (BI) compared with TCC with Private Daytime Attending Intensivist (PI) in relation to intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital mortality, ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS), cost, and complications across the spectrum of routine ICU standards of care. Methods: Observational cohort study at large health care system in 12 ICUs and included patients, ≥18, with Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IVa scores and predictions (October 2016-June 2019). Results: Of the 19,519 ICU patients, 71.7% (n = 13,993) received TCC with 24/7 BI while 28.3% (n = 5,526) received TCC with PI. ICU and Hospital mortality (4.8% vs. 3.1%, p < 0.0001; 12.6% vs. 8.1%, p < 0.001); and ICU and Hospital LOS (3.2 vs. 2.4 days, p < 0.001; 9.8 vs. 7.2 days, p < 0.001) were significantly higher among 24/7 BI compared with PI. The APACHE observed/expected ratios (odds ratio [OR]; 95% confidence interval [CI]) for ICU mortality (0.62; 0.58-0.67) vs. (0.53; 0.46-0.61) and Hospital mortality (0.95; 0.57-1.48) vs. (0.77; 0.70-0.84) were significantly different for 24/7 BI compared with PI. Multivariate mixed models that adjusted for confounders demonstrated significantly greater odds of (OR; 95% CI) ICU mortality (1.58; 1.28-1.93), Hospital mortality (1.52; 1.33-1.73), complications (1.55; 1.18-2.04), ICU LOS [3.14 vs. 2.59 (1.25; 1.19-1.51)], and Hospital LOS [9.05 vs. 7.31 (1.23; 1.21-1.25)] among 24/7 BI when compared with PI. Sensitivity analyses adjusting for ICU admission within 24 h of hospital admission, receiving active ICU treatments, nighttime admission, sepsis, and highest third acute physiology score indicated significantly higher odds for 24/7 BI compared with PI. Conclusion: Our comparison demonstrated that TCC delivery model with PI provided high-quality care with significant positive effects on outcomes. This suggests that TCC delivery models have broad-ranging applicability and benefits in routine critical care, thus necessitating progressive research in this direction.
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- Donna Lee Armaignac
- Center for Advanced Analytics, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA
- Tele-Critical Care, Telehealth Center, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Tele-Critical Care, Telehealth Center, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA
- Wertheim School of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Tele-Critical Care, Telehealth Center, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA
- Wertheim School of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Center for Advanced Analytics, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA
- Tele-Critical Care, Telehealth Center, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Petri CR, Beltran CP, Sullivan AM, Anandaiah A. Who Is Teaching Residents in the Intensive Care Unit? Perceptions of Interprofessional Teaching at an Academic Medical Center. ATS Sch 2023; 4:320-331. [PMID: 37795128 PMCID: PMC10547100 DOI: 10.34197/ats-scholar.2023-0008oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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Background Teamwork is essential for high-quality care in the intensive care unit (ICU). Interprofessional education has been widely endorsed as a way of promoting collaborative practice. Interprofessional providers (IPPs), including nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists (RTs), routinely participate in multidisciplinary rounds in the ICU, but their role in teaching residents at academic medical centers has yet to be characterized. Objective To characterize perceptions of interprofessional teaching during and outside of rounds in the ICU. Methods The authors conducted a cross-sectional survey of critical care physicians, internal medicine residents, nurses, pharmacists, and RTs across three ICUs at a tertiary academic medical center from September 2019 to March 2020. The frequency of different types of rounds contributions was rated on a Likert scale. Means and medians were compared across groups. Results A total of 221 of 285 participants completed the survey (78% response rate). All IPPs described that they report data, provide clinical observations, and make recommendations frequently during ICU rounds, but teaching occurred infrequently (mean values, nurses = 2.9; pharmacists = 3.5; RTs = 3.7; 1 = not at all; 5 = always). Nurses were least likely to report teaching (P = 0.0017). From residents' and attendings' perspectives, pharmacists taught most frequently (mean values, 3.7 and 3.4, respectively). RTs self-report of teaching was higher than physicians' reports of RT teaching (P < 0.0001). Outside of rounds, residents reported a low frequency of teaching by nurses and RTs (means, nurses = 3.1; RTs = 3.1), but they reported a high rate of teaching by pharmacists (mean, 4.4). Conclusion Nonphysician IPPs routinely participate in ICU rounds but teach medical trainees infrequently. Physicians' perception of IPP teaching frequency was generally lower than self-reports by IPPs. Exploring modifiers of interprofessional teaching may enhance education and collaboration.
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- Camille R Petri
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Shapiro Institute for Education and Research, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- Shapiro Institute for Education and Research, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Piers RD, Banner-Goodspeed V, Åkerman E, Kieslichova E, Meyfroidt G, Gerritsen RT, Uyttersprot E, Benoit DD. Outcomes in Patients Perceived as Receiving Excessive Care by ICU Physicians and Nurses: Differences Between Patients < 75 and ≥ 75 Years of Age? Chest 2023; 164:656-666. [PMID: 37062350 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The benefit of the ICU for older patients is often debated. There is little knowledge on subjective impressions of excessive care in ICU nurses and physicians combined with objective patient data in real-life cases. RESEARCH QUESTION Is there a difference in treatment limitation decisions and 1-year outcomes in patients < 75 and ≥ 75 years of age, with and without concordant perceptions of excessive care by two or more ICU nurses and physicians? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS This was a reanalysis of the prospective observational DISPROPRICUS study, performed in 56 ICUs. Nurses and physicians completed a daily questionnaire about the appropriateness of care for each of their patients during a 28-day period in 2014. We compared the cumulative incidence of patients with concordant perceptions of excessive care, treatment limitation decisions, and the proportion of patients attaining the combined end point (death, poor quality of life, or not being at home) at 1 year across age groups via Cox regression with propensity score weighting and Fisher exact tests. RESULTS Of 1,641 patients, 405 (25%) were ≥ 75 years of age. The cumulative incidence of concordant perceptions of excessive care was higher in older patients (13.6% vs 8.5%; P < .001). In patients with concordant perceptions of excessive care, we found no difference between age groups in risk of death (1-year mortality, 83% in both groups; P > .99; hazard ratio [HR] after weighting, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.74-1.65), treatment limitation decisions (33% vs 31%; HR after weighting, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.69-2.17), and reaching the combined end point at 1 year (90% vs 93%; P = .546). In patients without concordant perceptions of excessive care, we found a difference in risk of death (1-year mortality, 41% vs 30%; P < .001; HR after weighting, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.11-1.73) and treatment limitation decisions (11% vs 5%; P < .001; HR, 2.11; 95% CI, 1.37-3.27); however, treatment limitation decisions were mostly documented prior to ICU admission. The risk of reaching the combined end point was higher in the older adults (61.6% vs 52.8%; P < .001). INTERPRETATION Although the incidence of perceptions of excessive care is slightly higher in older patients, there is no difference in treatment limitation decisions and 1-year outcomes between older and younger patients once patients are identified by concordant perceptions of excessive care. Additionally, in patients without concordant perceptions, the outcomes are worse in the older adults, pleading against ageism in ICU nurses and physicians.
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- Ruth D Piers
- Department of Geriatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Nursing, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; General Intensive Care Unit, Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Bruzzese JM. Lessons Learned from an Implementation Study of Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Perceptions of Patient and Family Education Material. ATS Sch 2023; 4:254-256. [PMID: 37795121 PMCID: PMC10547032 DOI: 10.34197/ats-scholar.2023-0089ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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- Jean-Marie Bruzzese
- Office of Scholarship and Research, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York
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Yee A. Clinical decision-making in the intensive care unit: A concept analysis. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Nobahar M, Ameri M, Goli S. The relationship between teamwork, moral sensitivity, and missed nursing care in intensive care unit nurses. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:241. [PMID: 37491252 PMCID: PMC10369680 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01400-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Teamwork, moral sensitivity, and missed nursing care are important healthcare challenges for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses and the existence of a relationship between these variables can be useful for developing better care improvement strategies. This study aimed to determine the relationship between teamwork, moral sensitivity, and missed nursing care in ICU nurses. METHODS This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on a total of 200 ICU nurses working at teaching hospitals affiliated to Semnan and Shahroud Universities of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran in 2022. Sampling was conducted using the census method. Data collection was conducted using a demographic checklist, the TeamSTEPPS Team Perception Questionnaire (T-TPQ), Lützén Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (L-MSQ), and Kalisch and Williams Missed Nursing Care (MISSCARE) Survey. The examination of the relationship between the three variables was conducted using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS The mean and standard deviation of teamwork, moral sensitivity, and missed nursing care was 3.47 ± 0.69, 64.19 ± 13.43, and 55.04 ± 34.10, respectively. The variable of teamwork had a significant positive relationship with moral sensitivity (p < .001) and a significant negative relationship with missed nursing care (p < .001). Teamwork was also a positive predictor of moral sensitivity (p < .001) and a negative predictor of missed nursing care (p < .001). The clinical experience of ICU nurses was a positive predictor of teamwork (p = .01) and a negative predictor of missed nursing care (p = .001). The age of ICU nurses was a positive predictor of moral sensitivity (p = .001) and a negative predictor of missed nursing care (p = .008). CONCLUSION The findings showed that a higher level of teamwork was associated with increased moral sensitivity and reduced missed nursing care among ICU nurses. Therefore, focusing on planning interventions on teamwork improvement can lead ICU nurses to improve moral sensitivity, lower missed nursing care, and promote the quality of patient care.
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- Monir Nobahar
- Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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Sikora A. Critical Care Pharmacists: A Focus on Horizons. Crit Care Clin 2023; 39:503-527. [PMID: 37230553 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Critical care pharmacy has evolved rapidly over the last 50 years to keep pace with the rapid technological and knowledge advances that have characterized critical care medicine. The modern-day critical care pharmacist is a highly trained individual well suited for the interprofessional team-based care that critical illness necessitates. Critical care pharmacists improve patient-centered outcomes and reduce health care costs through three domains: direct patient care, indirect patient care, and professional service. Optimizing workload of critical care pharmacists, similar to the professions of medicine and nursing, is a key next step for using evidence-based medicine to improve patient-centered outcomes.
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- Andrea Sikora
- Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, 120 15th Street, HM-118, Augusta, GA 30912, USA; Department of Pharmacy, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
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Petri CR, Beltran CP, Russell K, FitzGerald J, Sullivan AM, Anandaiah AM. "A Lot to Offer": Nurses as Educators for Medical Residents in an Academic Medical Center Intensive Care Unit. THE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2023:00005141-990000000-00080. [PMID: 37341561 DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The role of fully trained interprofessional clinicians in educating residents has not been rigorously explored. The intensive care unit (ICU), where multiprofessional teamwork is essential to patient care, represents an ideal training environment in which to study this role. This study aimed to describe the practices, perceptions, and attitudes of ICU nurses regarding teaching medical residents and to identify potential targets to facilitate nurse teaching. METHODS Using a concurrent mixed-methods approach, we administered surveys and focus groups to ICU nurses from September to November 2019 at a single, urban, tertiary, academic medical center. Survey data were analyzed with descriptive and comparative statistics. Focus group data were analyzed using the Framework method of content analysis. RESULTS Of nurses surveyed, 75 of 96 (78%) responded. Nurses generally held positive attitudes about teaching residents, describing it as both important (52%, 36/69) and enjoyable (64%, 44/69). Nurses reported confidence in both clinical knowledge base (80%, 55/69) and teaching skills (71%, 49/69), but identified time, uncertainty about teaching topics, and trainee receptiveness as potential barriers. Ten nurses participated in focus groups. Qualitative analysis revealed three major themes: nurse-specific factors that impact teaching, the teaching environment, and facilitators of teaching. DISCUSSION ICU nurses carry positive attitudes about teaching residents, particularly when facilitated by the attending, but this enthusiasm can be attenuated by the learning environment, unknown learner needs, and trainee attitudes. Identified facilitators of nurse teaching, including resident presence at the bedside and structured opportunities for teaching, represent potential targets for interventions to promote interprofessional teaching.
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- Camille R Petri
- Dr. Petri is a Faculty Member in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and the Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Ms. Beltran is Senior Research Coordinator at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY. Ms. Russell is the Nursing Director for the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Dr. FitzGerald is the Nursing Director for the Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Dr. Sullivan is Director of Education Research at the Shapiro Institute for Education and Research and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Dr. Anandaiah is Program Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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White VanGompel E, Carlock F, Singh L, Keer E, Brown J, Kane Low L. Attitudes of Clinicians and Patient Safety Culture Before and After the ARRIVE Trial. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2023; 52:211-222. [PMID: 36720433 PMCID: PMC10544748 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2022.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the attitudes of intrapartum clinicians about elective induction of labor before and after A Randomized Trial of Induction Versus Expectant Management (ARRIVE) and to assess the effect of different attitudes on patient safety culture. DESIGN Repeated cross-sectional design. SETTING Online surveys. PARTICIPANTS Clinicians (883 nurses and 201 physicians in the before-ARRIVE group and 1,741 nurses and 574 physicians in the after-ARRIVE group) who provided intrapartum care at 35 hospitals in California in 2017 and 57 hospitals in Michigan in 2020 and participated in statewide quality improvement efforts to reduce use of cesarean. METHODS We used annual nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex cesarean rates to stratify hospitals into performance quartiles. We used cumulative proportional odds logistic regression to examine induction attitudes before and after ARRIVE by role and hospital performance quartile as well as induction attitudes and patient safety culture among clinicians. We used content analysis to examine qualitative data. RESULTS After ARRIVE, physicians' attitudes shifted in favor of induction at hospitals within the top three performance categories (top quartile: M = 3.48 vs. 2.81, p < .0001), whereas nurses' attitudes did not change (p = .388). After ARRIVE, attitudes among clinicians were more aligned at hospitals with stronger patient safety cultures. Qualitative themes included The Timing of Induction is Important, Who Should Have Inductions, Need for Clear Protocols and More Staff, and Ideas to Improve the Induction of Labor Process. CONCLUSION Physician attitudes about induction were significantly different before versus after ARRIVE, whereas nurse attitudes were not. Differences in attitudes may erode the quality of team-based care; intentional interdisciplinary engagement is essential when implementing ARRIVE findings.
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Spiritual Care in the Intensive Care Unit: Experiences of Dutch Intensive Care Unit Patients and Relatives. Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2023; 42:83-94. [PMID: 36720033 DOI: 10.1097/dcc.0000000000000570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE To gain insight into both patients' and relatives' experiences with spiritual care (SC) in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS Method used was qualitative interviewing. This was a thematic, topic-centered, biographical, and narrative approach, using semistructured interviews with thematic analysis. A purposive sampling method was used to select a sample of ICU patients and ICU patients' relatives. An interview guide facilitated individual, semistructured interviews. The interview data were recorded by means of note-taking and audio-recording. Verbatim transcripts were compiled for analysis and interpretation. RESULTS All 12 participants-7 ICU patients and 5 family members of 5 other ICU patients-experienced ICU admission as an existential crisis. Participants would appreciate the signaling of their spiritual needs by ICU health care professionals (HCPs) at an early stage of ICU admission and subsequent SC provision by a spiritual caregiver. They regarded the spiritual caregiver as the preferred professional to address spiritual needs, navigate during their search for meaning and understanding, and provide SC training in signaling spiritual needs to ICU HCPs. DISCUSSION Early detection of existential crisis signals with ICU patients and relatives contributes to the mapping of spiritual and religious needs. Spiritual care training of ICU HCPs in signaling spiritual needs by ICU patients and relatives is recommended. Effective SC contributes to creating room for processing emotions, spiritual well-being, and satisfaction with integrated SC as part of daily ICU care.
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Cederwall CJ, Rose L, Naredi S, Olausson S, Ringdal M. Care practices for patients requiring mechanical ventilation more than seven days in Swedish intensive care units: A national survey. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2023; 74:103309. [PMID: 35965149 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify care practices in Swedish intensive care units specific to patients requiring mechanical ventilation for >7 days. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY We conducted a national cross-sectional survey inviting all adult Swedish ICUs (n = 79). Nurse managers were invited by email to complete a questionnaire by telephone. The questionnaire included seven domains: ventilator weaning, mobilisation, communication, nutrition, symptom assessment, psychosocial support and organisational characteristics. RESULTS We received responses from 77 units (response rate, 97%). Weaning protocols were available in 42 (55%) units, 52 (68%) used individualised weaning strategies and 50 (65%) involved physicians and nurses in collaborative decision making. In 48 units (62%), early mobilisation was prioritised using bed cycling but only 26 (34%) units had mobilisation protocols. Most of the intensive care units (74, 96%) had nutrition protocols but only 2 (3%) had dedicated dieticians. Delirium screening tools were available in 49 (64%) ICUs, 3 (4%) assessed anxiety and none assessed dyspnoea. Nineteen (25%) units employed a primary nursing model and 11 (14%) indicated person-centred care policies. Regular case conferences, including family participation, were held by 39 (51%) units. CONCLUSION We found that an individualised approach to ventilator weaning, decided by physicians and nurses in collaboration, was the predominant approach, although weaning protocols were available in some intensive care units. Most units prioritised early mobilisation, though few used protocols. Nutritional protocols were widely adopted, as few units had a dedicated dietician.
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- Carl-Johan Cederwall
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK; Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Kungälvs Hospital, Kungälv, Sweden
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Facilitators & barriers and practices of early mobilization in critically ill burn patients: A survey. Burns 2023; 49:42-54. [PMID: 36202684 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2022.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early mobilization (EM) of intensive care (IC) patients is important but complex with facilitators and barriers. Compared to general IC patients, burn IC patients are more hyper-metabolic. They have extensive wounds, lengthy wound dressing changes, and repeated surgeries that may affect possibilities of EM. This study aimed to identify facilitators and barriers of EM in burn IC patients among all disciplines involved. Additionally, we assessed EM practices, i.e. when are which patients considered suitable for EM. METHODS A survey was sent to 139 professionals involved in EM of burn IC patients (discipline groups: Intensivists, medical doctors, registered nurses, therapists). RESULTS Response rate was 57 %. The majority found EM very important, yet different definitions were chosen. Perceived barriers mainly concerned patient-level factors, most frequently hemodynamic instability and excessive sedation followed by skin graft surgery, fatigue, and pain management. Most frequent barriers at the provider-level were limited staffing, safety concerns, and conflicting perceptions about the suitability of EM. At the institutional-level, we found no high barriers. Interdisciplinary variation on perceived barriers, when to initiate it, and permitted maximal activity were ascertained. CONCLUSION Skin grafts and pain management were barriers of EM specific for burn care. Opinions on frequency, dosage and duration of EM varied widely. Improving interdisciplinary communication is key.
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Ferrada P, Cannon JW, Kozar RA, Bulger EM, Sugrue M, Napolitano LM, Tisherman SA, Coopersmith CM, Efron PA, Dries DJ, Dunn TB, Kaplan LJ. Surgical Science and the Evolution of Critical Care Medicine. Crit Care Med 2023; 51:182-211. [PMID: 36661448 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Surgical science has driven innovation and inquiry across adult and pediatric disciplines that provide critical care regardless of location. Surgically originated but broadly applicable knowledge has been globally shared within the pages Critical Care Medicine over the last 50 years.
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- Paula Ferrada
- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA
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- Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Trauma, Burn and Critical Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington at Seattle, Harborview, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, County of Donegal, Ireland
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Emory Critical Care Center, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Regions Healthcare, St. Paul, MN
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Section of Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Services, Philadelphia, PA
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The Impact of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Flagship Journal: Critical Care Medicine: Reflections of Critical Care Pioneers. Crit Care Med 2023; 51:164-181. [PMID: 36661447 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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On the 50th anniversary of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's journal Critical Care Medicine, critical care pioneers reflect on the importance of the journal to their careers and to the development of the field of adult and pediatric critical care.
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George KC, Lyman B, Pilarte Alcantara A, Stephenson M. Women's power in hospital-based nursing: A critical qualitative study. J Adv Nurs 2023; 79:798-810. [PMID: 36539218 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIM To understand the factors that affect power in hospital-based nursing and reveal how the female gender affects an individual's ability to feel empowered. DESIGN Critical qualitative research design. METHOD Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses working in inpatient hospital settings in Utah and New Mexico. Data were collected from February to March 2022. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Sixteen participants were interviewed. Six themes were identified from the data, four of which related to nurses' power at work, and two of which specifically related to how gender affects a nurse's ability to use power and feel empowered. These themes include supportive leaders, positive unit culture, successful advocacy, personal factors, societal gender roles and sexism. CONCLUSION Empowered nurses can revolutionize health care. The themes developed in this study will help nurse leaders and nurses alike increase nurses' ability to use their power and feel empowered in the workplace. IMPACT Nurse leaders should strive to be supportive of their nurses and build a positive work environment while also providing consistent consequences for sexist actions of staff. Nurses should take opportunities to advocate for their patients, be autonomous and build their knowledge base to improve empowerment. As nurse leaders and nurses alike work together to improve health care, nurse experience, patient and clinical outcomes will be improved. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION The nurses interviewed for this study contributed their experiences and insights during data collection. Some also contributed rigour to the data analysis process by participating in member checking.
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- College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Guo Y, Li Y, Wang Y, Liang P, He X, Yu B, Chen F, Zeng Q. Methodology for designing intrahospital transportation of patients with suspected infectious disease that limits infection spread risk in China. Front Public Health 2023; 10:926872. [PMID: 36684915 PMCID: PMC9845581 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.926872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Aims The transport of patients suspected of having COVID-19 requires careful consideration. Using paths selected at random and not accounting for person flow along the path are risk factors for infection spread. Intrahospital transportation (IHT) protocols and guidelines should be used to help reduce the risk of secondary virus transmission during transport. This study aimed to propose optimal IHT for patients with an infectious disease presenting in an out-patient area. Design The map of a West China Hospital was used. We also used field investigation findings and simulated person flow to establish pathway length and transportation time. We identified three optimum pathways and estimated safety boundary marks, including a patient transportation border (PTB) and safety transportation border (STB). Finally, IHT, PTB, and STP formed a virtual transport pipeline (VTP) and a traceable IHT management system, which can generate a virtual isolation space. Results The three pathways met efficiency, accessibility, and by-stander flow criteria. No facility characteristic modification was required. Conclusions Using virtual models to identify pathways through out-patient hospital areas may help reduce the risk of infection spread.
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- Yuan Guo
- West China School of Nursing Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Head and Neck Oncology Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Outpatient Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Nursing Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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Nygaard AM, Haugdahl HS, Brinchmann BS, Lind R. Interprofessional care for the ICU patient's family: solitary teamwork. J Interprof Care 2023; 37:11-20. [PMID: 35285396 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2022.2038548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The aim of this study was to explore how interprofessional family care by ICU teams was reflected in their daily work. Data were collected from four ICUs in Norway. Fieldwork and focus groups with ICU nurses and physicians were conducted in addition to dyadic and individual interviews of surgeons and internists. In line with a constructivist grounded theory approach, the core category "solitary teamworking" was constructed. Together with three sub-categories, proximity and distance, silent interprofessional work and a connecting link, this core category conceptualizes interprofessional family care as a form of contradictory cooperation where physicians and nurses alternate between working alone and as a team. The sub-categories reveal three notable characteristics of interprofessional family care: (1) it is emotionally challenging, affected by proximity and distance to the families and between the clinicians, (2) it is silent, at a strategic and organizational level, and (3) nurses and family members have an essential role as a connecting link in the ICU team. Interprofessional family care needs strong involvement by an organization that supports and prioritizes family care, includes family members as an active part of the ICU team and emphasizes interprofessional dialogue.
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- Anne Mette Nygaard
- Department of Health and Care Sciences, UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust and NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
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- Department of Health and Care Sciences, UiT the Arctic University of Norway and Research Nurse at Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromso, Norway
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Gómez Tovar LO, Henao-Castaño ÁM. Effectiveness of nursing intervention to reduce delirium in adult critically ill - A protocol for a randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2022; 31:101042. [PMID: 36579130 PMCID: PMC9791593 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2022.101042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The incidence of delirium in intensive care patients remains high, and its consequences have a high negative impact on patients, their families, health care teams, and society in general. Because delirium can lead to increased hospital stay, increased days on mechanical ventilation, increased risk of adverse events, increased memory loss and even increased mortality. However, some factors that precipitate delirium can be modified to reduce its presence and duration through non-pharmacological measures. Thus, the present protocol seeks to establish the theoretical and methodological background to develop and test nursing interventions to reduce delirium in adult patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit. For this reason, it is based on the theoretical elements of delirium and a nursing theory, called the Dynamic Symptoms Model (DSM), to understand the phenomenon and how nursing knowledge can be used to intervene. Thus, a nursing intervention proposal is proposed based on the DSM and scientific evidence, and a methodological design of a randomized controlled clinical trial type with parallel groups, which allows measuring the effectiveness of the designed interventions, following methodological and ethical rigor and with adequate control of biases.
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Nielsen AH, Eskildsen SJ, Danielsen J, Haastrup P, Jellinghof AB, Riis J, Krarup AL, Mortensen HR, Philipsen BB, Rommel N, Melgaard D. Defining dysphagia - a modified multi-professional Danish Delphi study. Scand J Gastroenterol 2022; 58:583-588. [PMID: 36476215 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2151850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To establish a generally accepted Danish definition of dysphagia to enhance collaboration across sectors and professions. METHODS The study was initiated by a multi-professional group of experienced researchers and board members of the Danish Society for Dysphagia. We used a modified Delphi methodology to achieve consensus among experienced health care professionals from different professions and contexts. The initial stage consisted of a literature search leading to the draft of different definitions followed by two Delphi rounds between professionals and a stakeholder consultation round. RESULTS We conducted two Delphi rounds until one definition was clearly preferred. A total of 194 participants responded in round one, and 279 in round two. Both rounds had a broad representation of sectors and geography and most participants had worked with dysphagia for more than four years. CONCLUSION The preferred definition was 'Dysphagia is a functional impairment that either prevents or limits the intake of food and fluids, and which makes swallowing unsafe, inefficient, uncomfortable or affects quality of life'. The definition was widely accepted among different health professional groups, patients and across sectors.
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- Anne Højager Nielsen
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark.,Institute for Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.,Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Health & Care, Aarhus Municipality, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark. J.B, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.,Centre for Clinical Research, North Denmark Regional Hospital, Hjoerring, Denmark
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Danish Center of Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck surgery - Gastroenterology (Neurogastroenterology & Motility), Faculty of Medicine, Neurosciences, Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, Deglutology - University Hospitals Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Centre for Clinical Research, Aalborg University and North Denmark Regional Hospital, Hjoerring, Denmark
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Kahn JM, Minturn JS, Riman KA, Bukowski LA, Davis BS. Characterizing intensive care unit rounding teams using meta-data from the electronic health record. J Crit Care 2022; 72:154143. [PMID: 36084377 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2022.154143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Teamwork is an important determinant of outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU), yet the nature of individual ICU teams remains poorly understood. We examined whether meta-data in the form of digital signatures in the electronic health record (EHR) could be used to identify and characterize ICU teams. METHODS We analyzed EHR data from 27 ICUs over one year. We linked intensivist physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists to individual patients based on selected EHR meta-data. We then characterized ICU teams by their members' overall past experience and shared past experience; and used network analysis to characterize ICUs by their network's density and centralization. RESULTS We identified 2327 unique providers and 30,892 unique care teams. Teams varied based on their average team member experience (median and total range: 262.2 shifts, 9.0-706.3) and average shared experience (median and total range: 13.2 shared shifts, 1.0-99.3). ICUs varied based on their network's density (median and total range: 0.12, 0.07-0.23), degree centralization (0.50, 0.35-0.65) and closeness centralization (0.45, 0.11-0.60). In a regression analysis, this variation was only partially explained by readily observable ICU characteristics. CONCLUSIONS EHR meta-data can assist in the characterization of ICU teams, potentially providing novel insight into strategies to measure and improve team function in critical care.
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- Jeremy M Kahn
- CRISMA Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- CRISMA Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- CRISMA Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- CRISMA Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- CRISMA Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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The Spillover Effects of Quality Improvement Beyond Target Populations in Mechanical Ventilation. Crit Care Explor 2022; 4:e0802. [PMID: 36419635 PMCID: PMC9678568 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED To assess the impact of a mechanical ventilation quality improvement program on patients who were excluded from the intervention. DESIGN Before-during-and-after implementation interrupted time series analysis to assess the effect of the intervention between coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery patients (included) and left-sided valve surgery patients (excluded). SETTING Academic medical center. PATIENTS Patients undergoing CABG and left-sided valve procedures were analyzed. INTERVENTIONS A postoperative mechanical ventilation quality improvement program was developed for patients undergoing CABG. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Patients undergoing CABG had a median mechanical ventilation time of 11 hours during P0 ("before" phase) and 6.22 hours during P2 ("after" phase; p < 0.001). A spillover effect was observed because mechanical ventilation times also decreased from 10 hours during P0 to 6 hours during P2 among valve patients who were excluded from the protocol (p < 0.001). The interrupted time series analysis demonstrated a significant level of change for ventilation time from P0 to P2 for both CABG (p < 0.0001) and valve patients (p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in the slope of change between the CABG and valve patient populations across time cohorts (P0 vs P1 [p = 0.8809]; P1 vs P2 [p = 0.3834]; P0 vs P2 [p = 0.7672]), which suggests that the rate of change in mechanical ventilation times was similar between included and excluded patients. CONCLUSIONS Decreased mechanical ventilation times for patients who were not included in a protocol suggests a spillover effect of quality improvement and demonstrates that quality improvement can have benefits beyond a target population.
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