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Buttar C, Alai H, Matanes FN, Cassidy MM, Stencel J, Le Jemtel TH. Full decongestion in acute heart failure therapy. Am J Med Sci 2024:S0002-9629(24)01273-4. [PMID: 38880301 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2024.06.002] [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: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Incomplete decongestion is the main cause of readmission in the early post-discharge period of a hospitalization for acute heart failure. Recent heart failure guidelines have highlighted initiation and rapid up-titration of quadruple therapy with angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor, beta adrenergic receptor blocker, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, and sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor to prevent hospitalizations for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. However, full decongestion remains the foremost therapeutic goal of hospitalization for heart failure. While early addition of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists may be helpful, the value of the other therapeutics comes after decongestion is complete.
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- Chandan Buttar
- Department of Cardiology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA.
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Burkett MS. Daily weight monitoring for inpatients receiving chemotherapy. Nursing 2024; 54:48-51. [PMID: 38757998 DOI: 10.1097/nsg.0000000000000012] [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: 05/18/2024]
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ABSTRACT Unlike intake and output documentation, which is often inaccurate and inconsistent, daily weight measurement is a reliable method to assess fluid volume status. Daily weight assessment and monitoring are crucial for preventing volume overload in patients receiving chemotherapy in the inpatient setting.
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- Melissa Styan Burkett
- Melissa Styan Burkett is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner practicing hematology/oncology at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
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Labib H, Tjerkstra MA, Coert BA, Post R, Vandertop WP, Verbaan D, Müller MCA. Sodium and Its Impact on Outcome After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Patients With and Without Delayed Cerebral Ischemia. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:752-763. [PMID: 38206089 PMCID: PMC11008454 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006182] [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: 01/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To perform a detailed examination of sodium levels, hyponatremia and sodium fluctuations, and their association with delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and poor outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). DESIGN An observational cohort study from a prospective SAH Registry. SETTING Tertiary referral center focused on SAH treatment in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. PATIENTS A total of 964 adult patients with confirmed aSAH were included between 2011 and 2021. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 277 (29%) developed DCI. Hyponatremia occurred significantly more often in DCI patients compared with no-DCI patients (77% vs. 48%). Sodium levels, hyponatremia, hypernatremia, and sodium fluctuations did not predict DCI. However, higher sodium levels were significantly associated with poor outcome in DCI patients (DCI onset -7, DCI +0, +1, +2, +4, +5, +8, +9 d), and in no-DCI patients (postbleed day 6-10 and 12-14). Also, hypernatremia and greater sodium fluctuations were significantly associated with poor outcome in both DCI and no-DCI patients. CONCLUSIONS Sodium levels, hyponatremia, and sodium fluctuations were not associated with the occurrence of DCI. However, higher sodium levels, hypernatremia, and greater sodium fluctuations were associated with poor outcome after aSAH irrespective of the presence of DCI. Therefore, sodium levels, even with mild changes in levels, warrant close attention.
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- Homeyra Labib
- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Neurosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neurosciences, Neurovascular Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Neurosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neurosciences, Neurovascular Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Neurosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neurosciences, Neurovascular Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Neurosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neurosciences, Neurovascular Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Neurosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neurosciences, Neurovascular Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Neurosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neurosciences, Neurovascular Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Leinum LR, Krogsgaard M, Tantholdt-Hansen S, Gögenur I, Baandrup AO, Azawi N. Quality of fluid balance charting and interventions to improve it: a systematic review. BMJ Open Qual 2023; 12:e002260. [PMID: 38097283 PMCID: PMC10729040 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002260] [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: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Fluid balance monitoring is pivotal to patients' health. Thus, fluid balance charting is an essential part of clinical nursing documentation. This systematic review aimed to investigate and describe the quality of fluid balance monitoring in medical, surgical and intensive care units, with an emphasis on the completeness of charting data, calculation errors and accuracy, and to evaluate methods used to improve fluid balance charting. MATERIALS AND METHODS Quantitative studies involving adult patients and reporting data on fluid balance monitoring were included in the review. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library. The risk of bias in the included studies was assessed using tools developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute. RESULTS We included a total of 23 studies, which involved 6649 participants. The studies were quasi-experimental, cohort or prevalence studies, and every third study was of low quality. Definitions of 'completeness' varied, as well as patient categories and time of evaluation. Eighteen studies reported the prevalence of patients with complete fluid balance charts; of those, 10 reported that not more than 50% of fluid balance charts were complete. Studies addressing calculation errors found them in 25%-35% of charts, including omissions of, for example, intravenous medications. The reported interventions consisted of various components such as policies, education, equipment, visual aids, surveillance and dissemination of results. Among studies evaluating interventions, only 38% (5 of 13) achieved compliance with at least 75% of complete fluid balance charts. Due to the heterogeneity of the studies, a meta-analysis was not possible. CONCLUSION The quality of fluid balance charting is inadequate in most studies, and calculation errors influence quality. Interventions included several components, and the impact on the completion of fluid balance charts varied.
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- Lisbeth Roesen Leinum
- Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
- Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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- Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
- Department of Surgery, Zealand University Hospital, Koge, Denmark
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- Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
- Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Polz M, Bergmoser K, Horn M, Schörghuber M, Lozanović J, Rienmüller T, Baumgartner C. A system theory based digital model for predicting the cumulative fluid balance course in intensive care patients. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1101966. [PMID: 37123264 PMCID: PMC10133509 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1101966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Background: Surgical interventions can cause severe fluid imbalances in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, affecting length of hospital stay and survival. Therefore, appropriate management of daily fluid goals is a key element of postoperative intensive care in these patients. Because fluid balance is influenced by a complex interplay of patient-, surgery- and intensive care unit (ICU)-specific factors, fluid prediction is difficult and often inaccurate. Methods: A novel system theory based digital model for cumulative fluid balance (CFB) prediction is presented using recorded patient fluid data as the sole parameter source by applying the concept of a transfer function. Using a retrospective dataset of n = 618 cardiac intensive care patients, patient-individual models were created and evaluated. RMSE analyses and error calculations were performed for reasonable combinations of model estimation periods and clinically relevant prediction horizons for CFB. Results: Our models have shown that a clinically relevant time horizon for CFB prediction with the combination of 48 h estimation time and 8-16 h prediction time achieves high accuracy. With an 8-h prediction time, nearly 50% of CFB predictions are within ±0.5 L, and 77% are still within the clinically acceptable range of ±1.0 L. Conclusion: Our study has provided a promising proof of principle and may form the basis for further efforts in the development of computational models for fluid prediction that do not require large datasets for training and validation, as is the case with machine learning or AI-based models. The adaptive transfer function approach allows estimation of CFB course on a dynamically changing patient fluid balance system by simulating the response to the current fluid management regime, providing a useful digital tool for clinicians in daily intensive care.
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- Mathias Polz
- Institute of Health Care Engineering with European Testing Center of Medical Devices, Graz University of Technology, Graz, STM, Austria
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- Institute of Health Care Engineering with European Testing Center of Medical Devices, Graz University of Technology, Graz, STM, Austria
- CBmed Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine, Graz, STM, Austria
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- Institute of Automation and Control, Graz University of Technology, Graz, STM, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, STM, Austria
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- Institute of Health Care Engineering with European Testing Center of Medical Devices, Graz University of Technology, Graz, STM, Austria
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- Institute of Health Care Engineering with European Testing Center of Medical Devices, Graz University of Technology, Graz, STM, Austria
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- Institute of Health Care Engineering with European Testing Center of Medical Devices, Graz University of Technology, Graz, STM, Austria
- *Correspondence: Christian Baumgartner,
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Zhang X, JingWang, Gao W, Li L, LiangYu, Liu K, Li N. Nursing Methods and Experience of Local Anesthesia Patients under Arthroscope. SCANNING 2022; 2022:3689344. [PMID: 35950089 PMCID: PMC9348952 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3689344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In order to solve the nursing problems of local anesthesia patients under arthroscopy, a nursing method and experience based on local anesthesia patients under arthroscopy was proposed. From June 2019 to May 2021, 478 patients who underwent knee arthroscopy under spinal anesthesia or local anesthesia were retrospectively investigated, including 186 cases (38.9%) under local anesthesia and 292 cases (61.1%) under spinal anesthesia. 2% lidocaine plus epinephrine was injected locally and intra-articular in patients with local anesthesia, and 0.75% bupivacaine in patients with spinal anesthesia. It was found that in the local anesthesia group and spinal anesthesia group, 94.1% (175/186) and 98.3% (287/292) patients did not feel pain during operation. 93.0% (173/186 cases) and 96.2% (281/292 cases) of patients in the two groups were satisfied or very satisfied with the effect of anesthesia, respectively. The experimental results showed that local anesthesia was a simple and effective anesthesia method for knee arthroscopy, which was more reliable and safer than spinal anesthesia. Local anesthesia could be used for knee arthroscopy or cleaning and rinsing, free body removal, or even common meniscinoplasty.
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- Xiaowei Zhang
- Department of Nursing, Huaxin College of Hebei Geo University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050700, China
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- Shijiazhuang Vocational College of Technology and Information, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, China
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- Shijiazhuang Vocational College of Technology and Information, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, China
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- Department of Nursing, Huaxin College of Hebei Geo University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050700, China
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- Hebei Yiling Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050091, China
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- The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050031, China
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- Shijiazhuang Jilian Medical Secondary School, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050071, China
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