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Saltnes-Lillegård C, Rustøen T, Beitland S, Puntillo K, Thoresen M, Hofsø K. Subgroups of ICU patients identified by self-reported symptoms - A prospective multicenter study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2024; 84:103761. [PMID: 39018966 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103761] [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: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) patients experience several symptoms, yet patterns of symptoms and their relationship with demographic and clinical characteristics have not previously been investigated. OBJECTIVES To identify and compare subgroups (i.e. latent symptom classes) of intensive ICU patients based on prevalence of co-occurring symptoms over seven days. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Prospective cohort study of adult ICU patients' self-reports of five symptoms during seven days in ICU. Latent class analysis was applied to identify subgroups of ICU patients. SETTING Multicenter study with patients from six mixed ICUs in Norway. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patient Symptom Survey was used to assess five symptoms (i.e., thirst, pain, anxiousness, tiredness, shortness of breath). RESULTS Among 353 included patients, median age was 63 years and 60.3 % were male. Subgroups of patients were identified in a Low class (n = 126, 35.7 %), Middle Class (n = 177, 50.1 %) and High Class (n = 50, 14.2 %) based on reporting of the prevalence of five symptoms. Patients in the Low class had a low prevalence of all symptoms. Middle Class patients had a high prevalence of thirst and tiredness and a low prevalence of pain, anxiousness and shortness of breath. The High class patients had a high prevalence of all symptoms. Symptom prevalence remained stable in the Low and Middle class over time and increased over time in the High class. There were significant differences among symptom classes in use of mechanical ventilation (p = 0.012), analgesics (p < 0.001), alpha-2 agonists (p = 0.004) and fluid restriction (p = 0.006). Patients in the High class received more of these ICU-treatments. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that subgroups of ICU patients with distinct symptom experiences can be identified. The High prevalence class patients had consistently high levels of all symptoms across seven ICU days and received more ICU-related interventions. IMPLICATION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE Some ICU patients experience a consistently high prevalence of co-occurring symptoms. Clinicians should be aware of treatment factors that could be linked to a high burden of symptoms.
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- Christin Saltnes-Lillegård
- Department of Postoperative and Intensive Care Nursing, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway; Department of Public Health Science, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, P.O Box 1078 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Public Health Science, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, P.O Box 1078 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Specialised Health Care services, Quality and Clinical Pathways, Norwegian Directorate of Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA USA
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- Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, P.O Box 1078 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Postoperative and Intensive Care Nursing, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway; Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Lovisenberg gt 15b, N-0456 Oslo, Norway
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Gunnels MS, Reisdorf EM, Mandrekar J, Chlan LL. Assessing Discomfort in American Adult Intensive Care Patients. Am J Crit Care 2024; 33:126-132. [PMID: 38424019 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2024362] [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: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND While in the intensive care unit, critically ill patients experience a myriad of distressing symptoms and stimuli leading to discomfort, a negative emotional and/ or physical state that arises in response to noxious stimuli. Appropriate management of these symptoms requires a distinct assessment of discomfort-causing experiences. OBJECTIVES To assess patient-reported discomfort among critically ill patients with the English-language version of the Inconforts des Patients de REAnimation questionnaire, and to explore relationships between demographic and clinical characteristics and overall discomfort score on this instrument. METHODS This study had a cross-sectional, descriptive, single-cohort design. The convenience sample consisted of alert and oriented patients aged 18 years or older who had been admitted to intensive care units at a Midwestern tertiary referral hospital and were invited to participate. An 18-item questionnaire on physiological and psychological stimuli inducing discomfort was administered once. Each item was scored from 0 to 10, with the total possible discomfort score ranging from 0 to 100. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze participants' demographic and clinical characteristics and questionnaire responses. RESULTS A total of 180 patients were enrolled. The mean (SD) overall discomfort score was 32.9 (23.6). The greatest sources of discomfort were sleep deprivation (mean [SD] score, 4.0 [3.4]), presence of perfusion catheters and tubing (3.4 [2.9]), thirst (3.0 [3.3]), and pain (3.0 [3.0]). CONCLUSIONS Intensive care unit patients in this study reported mild to moderate discomfort. Additional research is needed to design and test interventions based on assessment of specific discomfort-promoting stimuli to provide effective symptom management.
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- Marshall S Gunnels
- Marshall S. Gunnels is an intensive care unit nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
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- Emily M. Reisdorf is an intensive care unit nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
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- Jay Mandrekar is a statistician at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
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- Linda L. Chlan is an associate dean for nursing research and a professor of nursing at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
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Takahashi T, Oyama Y, Sakuramoto H, Tamoto M, Sato T, Nanjo Y, Hosoi S, Unoki T. Nurses' Attitudes, Practices, and Barriers to Assessing Symptoms of Discomfort in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. SAGE Open Nurs 2024; 10:23779608241245209. [PMID: 38596509 PMCID: PMC11003335 DOI: 10.1177/23779608241245209] [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] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Introduction Critically ill patients experience various stressful symptoms of discomfort, including dyspnea, pain, and sleep disruption. Notably, ventilated patients have difficulty self-reporting discomfort symptoms. Nurses need to assess discomfort symptoms to alleviate them, but limited research exists on discomfort symptom assessment and management in critically ill patients. Objective To identify the practices, attitudes, and barriers among nurses related to the assessment of discomfort symptoms in mechanically ventilated patients. Methods Using a cross-sectional, descriptive study design, a web-based survey was conducted between May and June 2022 with critical care nurses sampled through Japanese academic societies and social networking services. The survey contained questions relative to the above-stated objective. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed without sample size calculation because of the descriptive and exploratory nature of this study. Results There were 267 respondents to the questionnaire. The discomfort symptoms that nurses perceived as important to assess were pain (median 100 [interquartile range, IQR 90-100]), insomnia (99 [80-100]), and dyspnea (96.5 [75-100]). Most participants (89.8%) routinely assessed pain in mechanically ventilated patients using a scale; however, other discomfort symptoms were assessed by less than 40% (dyspnea [28.4%], fatigue [8.1%], thirst [13.1%], insomnia [37.3%], and anxiety [13.6%]). Two major barriers to assessing discomfort symptoms were lack of assessment culture within the intensive care unit and lack of knowledge of the relevant evaluation scales. Conclusions Nurses were aware of the importance of using scales to assess the discomfort symptoms experienced by mechanically ventilated patients. However, except for pain, most nurses did not routinely use scales to assess discomfort symptoms. Barriers to routine discomfort symptom assessment included the lack of an assessment culture and the lack of knowledge of the assessment scales. Clinicians should be educated regarding the existence of validated rating scales and develop additional rating scales utilizable for minor discomforts in mechanically ventilated patients.
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- Tomohiko Takahashi
- Intensive Care Unit, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Disaster Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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- Acute Care Nursing Division, Kobe City College of Nursing, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Fundamental Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Coronary Care Unit, Hitachi General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Acute and Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing, Sapporo City University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Gonzalez-Baz MD, Pacheco Del Cerro E, Ferrer-Ferrándiz E, Araque-Criado I, Merchán-Arjona R, de la Rubia Gonzalez T, Moro Tejedor MN. Psychometric validation of the Kolcaba General Comfort Questionnaire in critically ill patients. Aust Crit Care 2023; 36:1025-1034. [PMID: 36906429 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.12.013] [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: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of validated tools to measure comfort in critically ill patients. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). METHODOLOGY A total of 580 patients were recruited, randomising the sample into two homogeneous subgroups of 290 patients for exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, respectively. The GCQ was used to assess patient comfort. Reliability, structural validity, and criterion validity were analysed. RESULTS The final version included 28 of the 48 items from the original version of the GCQ. This tool was named the Comfort Questionnaire (CQ)-ICU, maintaining all types and contexts of the Kolcaba theory. The resulting factorial structure included seven factors: psychological context, need for information, physical context, sociocultural context, emotional support, spirituality, and environmental context. A Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value of 0.785 was obtained, with Bartlett's sphericity test (0.000) being significant, and the total variance explained was 49.750%. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.807, with subscale values ranging from 0.788 to 0.418. Regarding convergent validity, high positive correlations were obtained between the factors and the GCQ score, the CQ-ICU score, and the criterion item GCQ31: "I am content". In terms of divergent validity, correlations were low with the APACHE II scale and with the NRS-O except for physical context (-0.267). CONCLUSION The Spanish version of the CQ-ICU is a valid and reliable tool to assess comfort in an ICU population 24 h after admission. Although the resulting multidimensional structure does not replicate the Kolcaba Comfort Model, all types and contexts of the Kolcaba theory are included. Therefore, this tool enables an individualised and holistic evaluation of comfort needs.
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- Ma Dolores Gonzalez-Baz
- Department of Evidence Based Practice, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Department of Nursing, Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Spain.
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- Department of Nursing, Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Nursing Management, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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- Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería La Fe, Valencia, Spain; Grupo Investigación Arte y Ciencia del Cuidado (GREIAC) of Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Spain.
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- Department of Evidence Based Practice, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Escuela de Enfermería de Cruz Roja Española, Universidad Autónoma de, Madrid, Spain.
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- Nursing Research Support Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Red Cross University College of Nursing, Spanish Red Cross, Autonomous University of Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Spain.
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Sleep of Intensive Care Patients: A Qualitative Study Based on Experiences of Nurses. Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2022; 41:305-312. [PMID: 36179308 DOI: 10.1097/dcc.0000000000000550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intensive care patients experience a high rate of poor sleep quality. As the sleep quality is improved with nursing practices, patients' recovery and the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) may be positively influenced, and patients may benefit from treatment and care at the highest level. Therefore, it is important to explore the experiences and evaluation of nurses working in ICUs. OBJECTIVES This study was carried out to explore the experiences and evaluations of ICU nurses about patients' sleep. METHODS The study is a qualitative study conducted in a descriptive phenomenological design. The data were collected using the individual in-depth interview method with the semistructured interview form. Thematic analysis was performed to analyze the data. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist was used. RESULTS The analysis revealed 4 main themes, which are (1) importance of sleep, (2) evaluation of sleep, (3) reasons for poor sleep, and (4) sleep promotion interventions. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that nurses are aware of the importance of sleep; however, they do not evaluate sleep and try to improve sleep quality only based on their own knowledge and experience rather than on evidence-based approaches. However, their interventions are not sufficient and they are restricted because of physical conditions and intensive care procedures.
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Luckhardt EM, Gunnels MS, Chlan LL. Assessing Discomfort in Critically Ill Patients: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Crit Care Nurse 2022; 42:47-54. [PMID: 35908768 DOI: 10.4037/ccn2022280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The intensive care unit environment exposes patients to stressful conditions contributing to distressing symptoms. Discomfort is an infrequently and inconsistently described symptom experienced by intensive care unit patients. OBJECTIVE To complete a narrative literature review to summarize the currently available literature on discomfort assessment in critical care practice and identify knowledge gaps to direct future intervention research. METHODS A review of the currently available literature was guided by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. No parameters were set for publication years or specific study designs. Inclusion criteria were patients aged at least 18 years, description of patient reports of discomfort in the intensive care unit, and English language. RESULTS This narrative review includes 10 studies that used 4 distinct self-reported, discomfort-related symptom assessment instruments. Two studies assessed overall discomfort. Only 1 assessment instrument, Inconforts des Patients de Reanimation, is validated for use in the intensive care unit. CONCLUSION The reviewed literature highlights the current gap in discomfort symptom assessment during the intensive care unit stay. An assessment instrument specific for intensive care unit-related discomfort, such as the Inconforts des Patients de Reanimation, would allow for prompt recognition and mitigation of intensive care unit-related patient discomfort.
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- Emily M Luckhardt
- Emily M. Luckhardt is a registered nurse in the medical, surgical, and transplant intensive care unit/progressive care unit and a scholar in the Clinical Nurse Scholars program at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Marshall S. Gunnels is a registered nurse in the medical intensive care unit and a scholar in the Clinical Nurse Scholars program at Mayo Clinic
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- Lina L. Chlan is the Associate Dean for Nursing Research, a consultant in the Department of Nursing, and a professor of nursing, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic
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Kakar E, Priester M, Wessels P, Slooter AJC, Louter M, van der Jagt M. Sleep assessment in critically ill adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Crit Care 2022; 71:154102. [PMID: 35849874 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2022.154102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To systematically review sleep evaluation, characterize sleep disruption, and explore effects of sleepdisruption on outcomes in adult ICU patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We systematically searched databases from May 1969 to June 2021 (PROSPERO protocol number: CRD42020175581). Prospective and retrospective studies were included studying sleep in critically ill adults, excluding patients with sleep or psychiatric disorders. Meta-regression methods were applied when feasible. RESULTS 132 studies (8797 patients) were included. Fifteen sleep assessment methods were identified, with only two validated. Patients had significant sleep disruption, with low sleep time, and low proportion of restorative rapid eye movement (REM). Sedation was associated with higher sleep efficiency and sleep time. Surgical versus medical patients had lower sleep quality. Patients on ventilation had a higher amount of light sleep. Meta-regression only suggested an association between total sleep time and occurrence of delirium (p < 0.001, 15 studies, 519 patients). Scarce data precluded further analyses. Sleep characterized with polysomnography (PSG) correlated well with actigraphy and Richards Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ). CONCLUSIONS Sleep in critically ill patients is severely disturbed, and actigraphy and RCSQ seem reliable alternatives to PSG. Future studies should evaluate impact of sleep disruption on outcomes.
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- Ellaha Kakar
- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology, UZ Brussel and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Grigg-Damberger MM, Hussein O, Kulik T. Sleep Spindles and K-Complexes Are Favorable Prognostic Biomarkers in Critically Ill Patients. J Clin Neurophysiol 2022; 39:372-382. [PMID: 35239561 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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SUMMARY In this narrative review, we summarize recent research on the prognostic significance of biomarkers of sleep in continuous EEG and polysomnographic recordings in intensive care unit patients. Recent studies show the EEG biosignatures of non-rapid eye movement 2 sleep (sleep spindles and K-complexes) on continuous EEG in critically ill patients better predict functional outcomes and mortality than the ictal-interictal continuum patterns. Emergence of more complex and better organized sleep architecture has been shown to parallel neurocognitive recovery and correlate with functional outcomes in traumatic brain injury and strokes. Particularly interesting are studies which suggest intravenous dexmedetomidine may induce a more biomimetic non-rapid eye movement sleep state than intravenous propofol, potentially providing more restorative sleep and lessening delirium. Protocols to improve intensive care unit sleep and neurophysiological studies evaluating the effect of these on sleep and sleep architecture are here reviewed.
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Halm MA. Managing Thirst in the Critically Ill. Am J Crit Care 2022; 31:161-165. [PMID: 35229147 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2022475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Margo A. Halm
- Margo A. Halm is associate chief nurse executive, nursing research and evidence-based practice, VA Portland HealthCare System, Portland, Oregon
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Feng J, Xu R, Li K, Li F, Gao M, Han Q, Feng H, Ye H. Effects of preoperative oral carbohydrate administration combined with postoperative early oral intake in elderly patients undergoing hepatectomy with acute-phase inflammation and subjective symptom burden: A prospective randomized controlled study. Asian J Surg 2021; 45:386-395. [PMID: 34362624 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2021.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has received increasing attention. Preoperative oral carbohydrate and postoperative early oral feeding (POC-PEOF) as the basic nutrition administration in the ERAS program suffers from low adherence. The role and benefits of administering POC-PEOF in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are unclear. Therefore, the randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of POC-PEOF in elderly patients with HCC undergoing hepatectomy with inflammation and patient self-reported symptom burden compared with the corresponding outcomes of traditional fasting protocols. METHODS Elderly patients with HCC (n = 126) were randomly assigned to two groups using the sealed envelope technique. Sixty-three patients were included in the intervention (POC-PEOF) group and received POC-PEOF administration, whereas the 63 patients in the control (FAST) group underwent conventional fasting. Acute-phase inflammation markers, patient self-reported symptom burdens, and postoperative outcomes were compared between the two groups. RESULTS The average age was 69.60 ± 5.00 years in the POC-PEOF group and 70.44 ± 6.15 years in the FAST group. Compared to prolonged fasting, POC-PEOF achieved significant positive results, including lower overall levels of inflammatory response mediators (CRP, IL-6) on postoperative day (POD) 1, POD 3, and POD 5 (P < 0.05), lower patient self-reported symptom burdens of thirst, hunger, anxiety and nausea (P < 0.05), faster gastrointestinal function return with shortened times to first flatus and first defecation (48.31 ± 13.24 h vs. 96.26 ± 23.12 h and 72.87 ± 21.12 h vs. 144.34 ± 23.31 h, and P = 0.034 and P = 0.013, respectively). Furthermore, the average postoperative hospitalization duration in the POC-PEOF group was shorter than that in the FAST group (6.93 ± 0.98 d vs. 8.12 ± 1.15 d, P = 0.042). There was no significant difference of total complications between the groups (25.39 % vs 36.51 %, RR 0.696, 95 % CI 0.408-0.187, P = 0.177). CONCLUSION POC-PEOF helps lessen acute-phase inflammation and relieves the subjective symptom burden, which can ensure better positive postoperative outcomes in elderly HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy.
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- Jinhua Feng
- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Chesak SS, Rhudy LM, Tofthagen C, Chlan LL. A practice-based model to guide nursing science and improve the health and well-being of patients and caregivers. J Clin Nurs 2021; 31:445-453. [PMID: 33991142 PMCID: PMC9292270 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15837] [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: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this paper is to describe a model to guide nursing science in a clinical practice-based setting. Exemplars are provided to highlight the application of this nursing research model, which can be applied to other clinical settings that aim to fill evidence gaps in the literature. BACKGROUND Nurse scientists are well positioned to develop new knowledge aimed at identifying global health solutions to multiple disparities. The generation and application of this knowledge are essential to inform and guide professional nursing practice. While a number of evidence-based practice models exist to guide the integration of literature findings and other sources of evidence into practice, there is a need for additional models that serve as a guide and focus for the conduct of research in distinct scientific areas in practice-based settings. DESIGN Model development and description. METHODS Mayo Clinic is a large, comprehensive healthcare system with a mission to address unmet patient needs through practice, research and education. PhD-prepared nurse scientists engage in practice-based research as an integral component of Mayo Clinic's mission. A practice-based nursing research model was developed with the intent to advance nursing research in a clinical setting. RESULTS The components of the Mayo Clinic Nursing Research model include symptom science, self-management science and caregiving science. The generation of nursing science is focused on addressing needs of patients with complex health conditions, inclusive of caregivers. CONCLUSIONS While clinical settings provide rich opportunities for the conduct of research, priorities need to be established in which to focus scientific endeavours. The Mayo Clinic Nursing Research model may be applicable to nurses around the globe who are engaged in the generation of knowledge to guide practice. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE The Mayo Clinic Nursing Research model can be used by nurse scientists embedded in healthcare settings to address clinically relevant questions, advance the generation of new nursing knowledge and ultimately improve the health and well-being of patients and caregivers.
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- Nursing Research Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Nursing Research Division, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Nursing Research Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Kalfon P, Boucekine M, Estagnasie P, Geantot MA, Berric A, Simon G, Floccard B, Signouret T, Fromentin M, Nyunga M, Audibert J, Ben Salah A, Mauchien B, Sossou A, Venot M, Robert R, Follin A, Renault A, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Collange O, Levrat Q, Villard I, Thevenin D, Pottecher J, Patrigeon RG, Revel N, Vigne C, Azoulay E, Mimoz O, Auquier P, Baumstarck K. Risk factors and events in the adult intensive care unit associated with pain as self-reported at the end of the intensive care unit stay. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2020; 24:685. [PMID: 33287910 PMCID: PMC7722444 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03396-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Background The short-term and long-term consequences of the most frequent painful procedures performed in the ICU are unclear. This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with pain-related discomfort perceived by critically ill patients during the whole ICU stay as self-reported by patients at the end of their ICU stay. Methods The study involved 34 ICUs. Adult patients who survived an ICU stay of 3 calendar days or more were eligible for inclusion. Discomforts, including the pain-related discomfort, were assessed using the French 18-item questionnaire on discomfort in ICU patients, the “Inconforts des Patients de REAnimation” (IPREA). Patients scored each item from 0 (minimal discomfort) to 10 (maximal discomfort). Associations between patient characteristics at ICU admission, life support therapies and main potentially painful procedures performed during the ICU stay and pain-related discomfort scores assessed at the end of the ICU stay were analyzed. Results Patients with complete IPREA questionnaires (n = 2130) were included. The median pain-related discomfort score was 3 (IQR 0–5). From the univariate analysis, pain-related discomfort scores were negatively correlated with age and positively correlated with ICU stay duration; surgical patients reported significant higher pain-related discomfort scores than medical patients; chest drain insertion, chest drain removal, use of bladder catheter, central venous catheter (CVC) insertion, complex dressing change, and intra-hospital transport were associated with pain-related discomfort scores. From the multivariate analyses using generalized estimating equations models, only age, chest drain removal, use of a bladder catheter, CVC insertion, and intra-hospital transport were the main risk factors associated with pain-related discomfort scores. Conclusion Patients who underwent chest drain removal, bladder catheter, CVC insertion, and intra-hospital transport during their ICU stay reported higher pain-related discomfort scores (with respect to the whole ICU stay and assessed at the end of their ICU stay) than patients who did not experience these events. This study may pave the way for further targeted studies aiming at investigating a causal link between these common procedures in the ICU and adult critically ill patients’ perceptions of their ICU stay regarding recalled pain. Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier NCT02442934, retrospectively registered on May 13, 2015
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Affiliation(s)
- Pierre Kalfon
- Réanimation polyvalente, Hôpital Louis Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier de Chartres, Le Coudray, 28018, Chartres Cedex, France.
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- Unité de recherche EA3279, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon/La Seyne sur mer, Toulon, France
| | | | - Bernard Floccard
- Réanimation polyvalente, CHU Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
| | | | - Mélanie Fromentin
- Réanimation chirurgicale, CHU Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
| | - Martine Nyunga
- Réanimation polyvalente, CH Victor Provo, Roubaix, France
| | - Juliette Audibert
- Réanimation polyvalente, Hôpital Louis Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier de Chartres, Le Coudray, 28018, Chartres Cedex, France
| | - Adel Ben Salah
- Réanimation polyvalente, Hôpital Louis Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier de Chartres, Le Coudray, 28018, Chartres Cedex, France
| | - Bénédicte Mauchien
- Réanimation polyvalente, Hôpital Louis Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier de Chartres, Le Coudray, 28018, Chartres Cedex, France
| | | | - Marion Venot
- Réanimation médicale, CHU Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France
| | - René Robert
- Réanimation médicale, CHU La Milétrie, Poitiers, France
| | - Arnaud Follin
- Réanimation chirurgicale, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Réanimation chirurgicale polyvalente, Hôpital Civil, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| | - Quentin Levrat
- Réanimation, Groupe Hospitalier de La Rochelle-Ré-Aunis, La Rochelle, France
| | | | | | - Julien Pottecher
- Réanimation Chirurgicale, Hôpital Hautepierre, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
| | | | - Nathalie Revel
- Réanimation Médico-Chirurgicale, Hôpital Pasteur, CHU Nice, Nice, France
| | - Coralie Vigne
- Réanimation Chirurgicale, CHU Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
| | - Elie Azoulay
- Réanimation médicale, CHU Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France
| | - Olivier Mimoz
- Réanimation médicale, CHU La Milétrie, Poitiers, France
| | - Pascal Auquier
- Unité de recherche EA3279, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
| | - Karine Baumstarck
- Unité de recherche EA3279, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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