Enferm Intensiva (Engl Ed)
December 2022
Objectives: To evaluate the brochure provided to relatives on admission to Spanish Intensive Care Units (ICU) regarding nursing information.
Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional, multicentre study from September-December 2019. A total of 280 adult ICUs were included, according to the list of the Spanish Society of Intensive Care.
Objectives: Assess the impact of a bundle of interventions to reduce the incidence of moisture-associated skin damage in an intensive care unit.
Methods: Quasi-experimental study with pre-post comparison carried out in a general intensive care unit. The intervention consisted of an online training on skin lesions and implementation of a skin care program.
Objectives: To determine the incidence of moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) in the nappy area, identify predisposing factors and know the preventive measures and nursing records.
Method: Descriptive longitudinal study (June 2014-April 2015) in a general ICU. Patients whose stay >48hours and without skin lesions were included.
Objectives: To identify difficulties for nurses in differentiating between moisture lesions and pressure ulcers, proper classification of pressure ulcers to assess the adequate classification of the Grupo Nacional para el Estudio y Asesoramiento de Úlceras por Presión y Heridas Crónicas (GNEAUPP) and the degree of agreement in the correct assessment by type and category of injury.
Method: Cross-sectional study in a critical area during 2014. All nurses who agreed to participate were included.
Objectives: To quantify the hours of mechanical ventilation in patients with head of bed elevation≥30°. Determining compliance of cuff measurement every 6h.
Method: Descriptive longitudinal study.
Background And Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of a difference in systolic blood pressure (SBPd) ≥ 10 mmHg between arms in patients admitted in a Critical Care Unit and to examine the clinical characteristics associated with such blood pressure difference.
Methods: Observational cross-sectional study. Two blood pressure measurements in each arm were carried out at unit admission.