Cryoanalgesia for Reducing Unconscious Patients' Pain During Arterial Puncture.

Arterial puncture is a painful procedure performed to assess patients' respiratory status. Pain is a stressful situation for unconscious patients as they cannot communicate their feeling verbally. To control patients' pain and prevent the adverse effects of painkillers, nonpharmacological pain management strategies have been solicited.

Care Bundle Approach for Oral Health Maintenance and Reduction of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.

Caring for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) creates competing priorities of interventions for nurses and other health care providers. Oral care might be prioritized lower; however, its neglect may lead to sequelae such as extended time in the ICU, nosocomial diseases most notably ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), or oral problems. Safe patient care depends on effective and efficient oral care.

Suction circuit flushing with chlorhexidine decreases ventilator-associated pneumonia: a quasi-experimental study.

Background: Endotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated patients differs across the world. In many low and middle-income countries, endotracheal suctioning is often performed with a sterile suctioning catheter that is used for 12 h or during the length of one nursing shift. The effect of flushing multiple used endotracheal suction system with chlorhexidine after suctioning to reduce ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) remains unclear.

The validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU): A prospective cohort study.

Background: Accurate diagnosis for Arabic speaking critically ill patients suffering from delirium is limited by the need for a valid/reliable translation of a standardized delirium instrument such as the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU).

Objective: To determine the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the CAM-ICU.

Design: A prospective cohort study design was used to conduct the current study.

Physical restraints practice in adult intensive care units in Egypt.

Physical restraints are commonly used in intensive care units to reduce the risk of injury and ensure patient safety. However, there is still controversy regarding the practice of physical restraints in such units. The purpose of this study was to investigate the practices of physical restraints among critical care nurses in El-Mansoura City, Egypt.

Critical care nurses' perception of barriers and supportive behaviors in end-of-life care.

Aim: To investigate critical care nurses' perceptions of barriers and supportive behaviors in providing end of life (EOL) care to dying patients and their families.

Methods: The study involved a convenient sample of 70 nurses who were involved in caring for critically ill patients. Data were collected using a structured interview sheet.

A multicenter study of the awareness and attitudes of Egyptian faculty towards research ethics: a pilot study.

The awareness and attitudes of faculty towards research ethics committees (RECs) and research ethics practices are largely unknown. Accordingly, we conducted a cross-sectional survey study involving various faculties (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Dentistry) from four universities in Egypt. A large majority (> 85%) held positive attitudes towards RECs, but almost a third thought that RECs would delay research.