Background: The COVID-19 pandemic challenged both research and clinical teams in critical care to collaborate on research solutions to new clinical problems. Although an effective, nationally coordinated response helped facilitate critical care research, reprioritisation of research efforts towards COVID-19 studies had significant consequences for existing and planned research activity in critical care.
Aims: Our aim was to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic research prioritisation policies and practices on critical care research funded prior to the pandemic, the conduct of pandemic research, and implications for ongoing and future critical care research.
Background: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is a supportive therapy for acute respiratory failure with increased risk of packed red blood cells (PRBC) transfusion. Blood cell salvage (BCS) aims to reduce blood transfusion, but its efficacy is unclear. This study aimed to estimate the effect of BCS at the time of removal of the ECMO circuit (ECMO decannulation) on PRBC transfused.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to systematically document the reported omega-3 levels in commercially available prenatal supplements in the United States and Canada, and compare these levels to recommended intakes in pregnancy.
Study Design: Commercial prenatal supplements were identified using the Dietary Supplement Label Database ( = 50) and the Licensed Natural Health Products Database ( = 18). Mean omega-3 levels and the proportion of products meeting recommendations for pregnant women were tabulated.
Objective: To explore family perspectives on physical restraint practices and their minimization in an adult intensive care unit.
Design & Methods: A qualitative descriptive study with one-on-one semi-structured interviews. A deductive content analysis approach was undertaken using the Theoretical Domains Framework.