Nursing

The future of intensive care: delirium should
no longer be an issue
Excellent review by @KatarzynaKotfis @markvdboogaard @WesElyMD https://t.co/KEb6MngpRg pic.twitter.com/yfkgKEZQCS

— Peter Nydahl (@NydahlPeter) July 6, 2022

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AAP Policy Statement | Individual medical emergencies occurring at school.

6 Jul, 2022 | 11:57h | UTC

Individual Medical Emergencies Occurring at School – Pediatrics

M-A | Effectiveness of integrating primary healthcare in aftercare for older patients after discharge from tertiary hospitals.

5 Jul, 2022 | 11:44h | UTC

Effectiveness of integrating primary healthcare in aftercare for older patients after discharge from tertiary hospitals—a systematic review and meta-analysis – Age and Ageing

How doctors manage conflicts with families of critically ill patients during conversations about end-of-life decisions in neonatal, pediatric, and adult intensive care.

4 Jul, 2022 | 12:13h | UTC

How doctors manage conflicts with families of critically ill patients during conversations about end-of-life decisions in neonatal, pediatric, and adult intensive care – Intensive Care Medicine

Brief Review: Update on prevention of intra-vascular accesses complications.

30 Jun, 2022 | 10:38h | UTC

Update on prevention of intra-vascular accesses complications – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

Commentary on Twitter

Update on intra-vascular accesses complications
? choice
? key measures to prevent CRBSI
Most of times CVL essential in #ICU but deescalation to PVL to be promoted. ⬆️ occlusions/thrombosis w midline/PICCS, CRBSI similar to CVL; interesting out ICU.
? https://t.co/XVxJDkOL4i pic.twitter.com/iIQNEXctoe

— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) June 30, 2022

AAP Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the use of human milk.

29 Jun, 2022 | 12:13h | UTC

Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk – Pediatrics

News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics Calls for More Support for Breastfeeding Mothers Within Updated Policy Recommendations

Anxiety in the medically ill: a systematic review of the literature.

22 Jun, 2022 | 11:05h | UTC

Anxiety in the Medically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Frontiers in Psychology

Position statement on criminalization of medical error and call for action to prevent patient harm from error.

7 Jun, 2022 | 11:48h | UTC

Position Statement on Criminalization of Medical Error and Call for Action to Prevent Patient Harm from Error – Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Commentary: Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt’s — Feds said Vaught wasn’t the only one who erred; hospital had four “immediate jeopardy” flaws – MedPage Today (free registration required)

ECRI and ISMP PUBLIC STATEMENT | Medication Errors are Complex; Criminal Charges Will Not Improve Care – Institute for Safe Medication Practices

ISMP Speaks Out Against Criminalization of Medication Errors – Institute for Safe Medication Practices

The simple thing hospitals can do to prevent dangerous drug mistakes – CNN

Summary of best evidence for enhanced recovery after surgery for patients undergoing lung cancer operations.

3 Jun, 2022 | 11:02h | UTC

Summary of best evidence for enhanced recovery after surgery for patients undergoing lung cancer operations – Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) – European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Cancer Management and Research

Clinical guidelines on perioperative management strategies for enhanced recovery after lung surgery – Translational Lung Cancer Research

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials on Preoperative Physical Exercise Interventions in Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer – Cancers

Preoperative exercise training for patients with non‐small cell lung cancer – Cochrane Library

Survey: Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home?

2 Jun, 2022 | 10:30h | UTC

Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home? Evidence from a series of cross-sectional surveys about presenteeism in the UK – BMJ Open

A systematic review of infectious illness Presenteeism: prevalence, reasons and risk factors – BMC Public Health

Doctors working while sick is bad enough in ordinary times. During the Covid-19 outbreak it could be catastrophic – STAT

Which healthcare workers work with acute respiratory illness? Evidence from Canadian acute-care hospitals during 4 influenza seasons: 2010–2011 to 2013–2014 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT

Healthcare Providers Shouldn’t Come to Work While Sick, but They Do — Here’s Why – HIV and ID Observations, Journal Watch Blog

Ten overlooked mistakes during early mobilization in the intensive care unit.

31 May, 2022 | 11:12h | UTC

Ten Overlooked Mistakes During Early Mobilisation in the Intensive Care Unit – ICU Management & Practice

The prevention of pressure injuries in the positioning and mobilization of patients in the ICU: a good clinical practice document by the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI) – Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care

Systematic early versus late mobilization or standard early mobilization in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: systematic review and meta-analysis – Critical Care

Evidence-based recommendations on texture modified foods and thickened liquids for adults with oropharyngeal dysphagia – “There is no convincing evidence that thickened liquid or texture modified diet prevents death or pneumonia nor improves the quality of life, nutritional status, or oral intake in individuals with OD”.

30 May, 2022 | 11:54h | UTC

Second update of a systematic review and evidence-based recommendations on texture modified foods and thickened liquids for adults (above 17 years) with oropharyngeal dysphagia – Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

Guidelines for clothing in the operating theatre.

30 May, 2022 | 11:52h | UTC

Guidelines for clothing in the operating theatre, 2021 – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine

Recommendations during shortage of artificial breast milk substitutes.

30 May, 2022 | 11:31h | UTC

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Recommendations During Shortage of Artificial Breast Milk Substitutes – Breastfeeding Medicine

Brief Review: Catheter dressings.

30 May, 2022 | 11:26h | UTC

Catheter dressings – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

Commentary on Twitter

? Dressing short-term intravascular catheters in #ICU one of most important risk factors for intravascular catheter infections, impacting on extraluminal route (colonization & subsequent infection of from dermal surface). How to manage?#FOAMcc #FOANed
? https://t.co/dwdDMPM3Q1 pic.twitter.com/YqQPbgqA8g

— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 28, 2022

Guideline on wound healing interventions to enhance healing of diabetic foot ulcers.

26 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC

Australian guideline on wound healing interventions to enhance healing of foot ulcers: part of the 2021 Australian evidence-based guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease – Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

RCT: An intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dementia did not improve clinical outcomes.

19 May, 2022 | 10:42h | UTC

An intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dementia: the Journeying through Dementia RCT – Health Technology Assessment

Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources.

Position Paper | Diagnostic reasoning in rehabilitation nutrition.

Guideline on prevention of foot ulceration in diabetic patients.

Pressure ulcers (pressure injuries) | Cochrane Library evidence and resources.

The EBMT nursing guidelines on CAR-T Therapy | A framework for patient care and managing common toxicities.

ESC Consensus Statement | Digital health in older adults for the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases and frailty.

WHO Guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being, 2022 revision.

Perspective | The future of intensive care: delirium should no longer be an issue.