Publications by authors named "K M Hambridge"
Objectives: People with life-limiting diseases, who are no longer receiving active or curable treatment, often state their preferred place of care and death as the home. This requires coordinating a multidisciplinary approach, using available health and social care services to synchronize care. Family caregivers are key to enabling home-based end-of-life support; however, the 2 elements that facilitate success - coordination and family caregiver - are not necessarily associated as being intertwined or one and the same.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endotracheal suction catheters are often used multiple times during endotracheal suctioning procedures in resource-limited intensive care units (ICU). The impact of this practice on mechanically ventilated patients' outcomes remains unclear.
Aim: The aim of this feasibility randomized controlled trial (fRCT) is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of single-use versus multiple-use endotracheal suction catheters flushed with chlorhexidine in mechanically ventilated ICU patients.
Article Synopsis
- A scoping review examined the reuse of single-use endotracheal suction catheters in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting limited evidence on their usage and potential impacts on patient outcomes.
- Six articles were included in the review, revealing mixed findings: two studies indicated a higher risk of respiratory infections with reuse, while others found no significant difference or suggested benefits like reduced ventilator-associated pneumonia when using chlorhexidine.
- The review concluded that more research is needed to thoroughly compare the outcomes of single-use versus multiple-use endotracheal suction catheters for mechanically ventilated patients.
Background: There is evidence available worldwide that nursing, medical and dental students sustain sharps injuries during their programmes of study. However, there is lack of evidence and research relating to the many students of other healthcare professions who may encounter sharps instruments.
Aim/objective: The aim of the study was to identify the extent, type and impact of sharps injuries sustained by pre-registration healthcare students.