scholarly journals Infectious Disease Consultation and Microbiologic Surveillance for Intensive Care Unit Trauma Patients: A Pilot Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 1981-1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry C. Fox ◽  
Peter B. Imrey ◽  
Mary Beth Voights ◽  
Scott Norwood
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Infectious Disease Consultation

Screening for delirium in the intensive care unit using eDIS-ICU – A purpose-designed app: A pilot study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Liisa Sutt ◽  
Dylan Flaws ◽  
Hayley Gunn ◽  
Eamonn Eeles ◽  
India Lye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study

scholarly journals Outcome of Cervical Spine Trauma Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at a Tertiary Government Referral Trauma Center in Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 219256822098070
Author(s):  
Gyanendra Shah ◽  
Gaurav Raj Dhakal ◽  
Anil Gupta ◽  
Pawan Kumar Hamal ◽  
Siddhartha Dhungana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Cervical Spine Injuries ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Huge Impact

Study Design: Retrospective study. Objectives: Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event for patient and family. It has a huge impact on society because of intensive resources required to manage the patient in both acute and rehabilitation phases. With the limited resource setting in underdeveloped countries like Nepal, questions are often raised regarding whether the outcome justifies the expenses of their care. The objective was to assess the outcomes of cervical SCI patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: All cervical SCI admitted in ICU during May 2017 to August 2018 were included in this study. Demographic details, mode, morphology, and neurological level of injury, intervention performed and outcomes of ICU stay were analyzed. Results: Out of 48 patients, 36 (75%) were male and 12 female with mean age 43.9 ± 15.9 years. Fall injury was the commonest mode of injury (83.3%). Most patients presented within 1 to 3 days of injury and C5-C6 (33.3%) was the most common involved level and 75% presented with ASIA A neurology. Mechanical ventilation was required in 95.8% of the patients and 22 patients were operated upon. The average stay in ICU was 15 days and 13 patients died in the ICU. Conclusions: Majority of cervical SCI with complete motor paraplegia required ICU care. Inspite of the intensive care, a subset of these patients succumbed to the complications of the injury. Therefore, it is essential to establish trauma ICU care with specific protocols on managing cervical spine injuries.

Early prediction of delirium in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: A pilot study

2021 ◽  
pp. 101401
Author(s):  
Pamela D. Reiter ◽  
Garth Wright ◽  
Ryan Good ◽  
Marisa Payan ◽  
Ann Lieb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Early Prediction ◽  
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Cardiac Intensive Care

scholarly journals Using a behavior analytics approach to change nursing care of extremely premature infants: A pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Jenn Gonya ◽  
Jessica Niski ◽  
Nicole Cistone
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Premature Infant ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Extremely Premature Infant

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is, inherently, a trauma environment for the extremely premature infant. This trauma is often exacerbated by nurse caregiving practices that can be modified and still remain effective. Our study explored how behavior analytics could be used to implement an intervention known as Care by Cues and how the intervention might, ultimately, impact infant physiologic stability.

Admission of elderly blunt thoracic trauma patients directly to the intensive care unit improves outcomes

2017 ◽  
Vol 219 ◽  
pp. 334-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen J. Pyke ◽  
Jerry A. Rubano ◽  
James A. Vosswinkel ◽  
Jane E. McCormack ◽  
Emily C. Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Thoracic Trauma ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Blunt Thoracic Trauma

scholarly journals Poisoning trends in intensive care unit at secondary care hospital – a pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Nanda G ◽  
Balaji S ◽  
Khayati Moudgil
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Hazardous Substance ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Collection Form

Poison is known as a toxic and hazardous substance that is capable of causing illness to the living organisms. It can lead to some fatal outcomes. Self-harming has become a global issue, which is a burden on society. Every year millions of people die due to the consumption of toxic compound and leaving their loved ones behind in grief. The prospective pilot study was performed on a small scale for a period of three months. Each type of poison case admitted to Intensive care unit for the three months from July 2018 to September 2018 were taken into consideration. The informed consent has been obtained from all the patients, whereas demographics details of the patient were obtained using a predesigned data collection form. During the study period, 37 cases of poisoning were reviewed. The incidence is found to be more in males 28 (75.6%) when compared to females 9 (24.3%). Our study results showed that pesticides are the major reason for poisoning with an intention of self- harming. Majority of the poisoning cases were seen in the age group of 21-30 where physical and mental stress is the major reason.

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