Patients´ experiences of TENS as a postoperative pain relief method in the post-anesthesia care unit after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a qualitative study.

Background: High-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (HFHI TENS, i.e. 80 Hz and 40-60 mA) is an effective, fast-acting pain relief modality after elective surgery, offering pain relief within 5 min.

Postoperative Recovery in the Youngest: Beyond Technology.

Background: Measuring and interpreting vital signs in pediatric patients recovering from anaesthesia, particularly those up to 36 months old, is challenging. Nurses' decision-making regarding the level of monitoring must balance patient safety with individualized care. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of critical care nurses and registered nurse anesthetists regarding their experiences and actions when making decisions about vital sign monitoring for children in post-anesthesia care units (PACUs).

How to Achieve Highly Professional Care in the Postoperative Ward: The Care of Infants and Toddlers.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of critical care nurses (CCNs) and registered nurse anesthetists (RNAs) when monitoring and observing infants and toddlers recovering from anesthesia.

Design: A qualitative design with a critical incident approach.

Methods: Semistructured individual interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample of CCNs and RNAs (n = 17) from postanesthesia care units at two hospitals.

High-frequency, high-intensity TENS compared to standard treatment with opioids for postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Background: Adverse effects of opioids could prolong the duration of stay in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU). This study aimed to assess time in the PACU and the pain-relieving effect of high-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (HFHI TENS) versus standard treatment with intravenous (IV) opioids.

Methods: Patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy at two Swedish hospitals were invited to participate.

In Vitro Functional Analysis Can Aid Precision Diagnostics of HNF1B-MODY.

Precision medicine relies on accurate and consistent classification of sequence variants. A correct diagnosis of hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF) 1B maturity-onset diabetes of the young, caused by pathogenic variants in the HNF1B gene, is important for optimal disease management and prognosis, and it has implications for genetic counseling and follow-up of at-risk family members. We hypothesized that the functional characterization could provide valuable information to assist the interpretation of pathogenicity of HNF1B variants.

Radiographers' perception of patient safety culture in radiology.

Introduction: Radiographers play a central role in patient safety because of their knowledge of and responsibilities in relation to the imaging process. To maintain safe care, the workplace must create a safety culture that enables sustainable safety work.

Aim: This study aims to describe radiographers' perceptions of the patient safety culture in radiology units in Sweden.

Family member perspectives on intensive care unit in-person visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Background: Family member presence in the intensive care unit is important for patient well-being and recovery. Limitations to visits increase the risk of psychological distress in family members. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person visiting restrictions were introduced to prevent the spread of infection.

Radiographers' experience of preventing patient safety incidents in the context of radiological examinations.

Aim: To describe factors that prevent patient safety incidents in connection with the radiological examination from the radiographer's perspective.

Background: Radiology plays an important role in the care chain and involves diagnostic examinations and treatments using various radiation sources and different techniques. Risks for patient safety incidents exist in every phase of a radiological examination.

Care practices for patients requiring mechanical ventilation more than seven days in Swedish intensive care units: A national survey.

Objective: To identify care practices in Swedish intensive care units specific to patients requiring mechanical ventilation for >7 days.

Research Methodology: We conducted a national cross-sectional survey inviting all adult Swedish ICUs (n = 79). Nurse managers were invited by email to complete a questionnaire by telephone.

Older patients' recovery following intensive care: A follow-up study with the RAIN questionnaire.

Unlabelled: The aim was to investigate older patient recovery (65 years+) up to two years following discharge from an intensive care unit (ICU) using the Recovery After Intensive Care (RAIN) instrument and to correlate RAIN with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD).

Methods: An explorative and descriptive longitudinal design was used. Eighty-two patients answered RAIN and HAD at least twice following discharge.

Smart Glasses for Anesthesia Care: Initial Focus Group Interviews with Specialized Health Care Professionals.

Purpose: Smart glasses are a kind of wearable technology that gives users sustained, hands-free access to data and can transmit and receive information wirelessly. Earlier studies have suggested that smart glasses have the potential to improve patient safety in anesthesia care. Research regarding health care professionals' views of the potential use of smart glasses in anesthesia care is limited.

Development and initial psychometric testing of the Intrahospital Transport Safety Scale in intensive care.

Objective: To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a scale measuring patient safety during the intrahospital transport process for intensive care.

Design: The scale was developed based on a theoretical model of the work system and patient safety, and items generated from participant observations. A Delphi study with international experts was used to establish content validity.

Prevalence and Intensive Care Bed Use in Subjects on Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Swedish ICUs.

Background: The number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is predicted to escalate due to an aging population. International studies on prevalence and resource utilization of this patient group exist, but data are lacking from Scandinavian ICUs, where there is a relatively low number of ICU beds in relation to population. The primary aim was to identify prevalence of admissions requiring mechanical ventilation ≥ 7-21 d and PMV > 21 d, and their use of ICU bed days in Sweden.

In safe hands: Patients' experiences of intrahospital transport during intensive care.

Objectives: Intrahospital transports are associated with complications and adverse events in intensive care patients. Yet, little is known about how patients' percive these tranfers. Thus, this study aimed to explore patients' experiences of the intrahospital transport process.

Patients prefer clinical handover at the bedside; nurses do not: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment.

Background: Shift-to-shift bedside handover is advocated as a patient-centred approach, yet its enactment is challenging.

Objectives: To describe and compare the preferences of both patients and nurses in the implementation of bedside handover in a Swedish University Hospital.

Design: A discrete choice experiment (DCE) survey.

Detection of Thromboembolic Events and Pump Thrombosis in HeartWare HVAD Using Accelerometer in a Porcine Model.

We have recently demonstrated that accelerometer-based pump thrombosis and thromboembolic events detection is feasible in vitro. This article focuses on detection of these conditions in vivo. In an open-chest porcine model (n = 7), an accelerometer was attached to the pump casing of an implanted HeartWare HVAD.

Improving quality and safety during intrahospital transport of critically ill patients: A critical incident study.

Background: Intrahospital transport is a high-risk procedure for critically ill patients, yet there is little known about how the transport team manages critical incidents that occur.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore critical care nurses' and physicians' experiences and practices associated with critical incidents during the transfer process in critically ill patients.

Methods: As a part of an ethnographic study, semistructured interviews were performed using the critical incident technique.

Person-centred care during prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation, nurses' views: an interview study.

Objective: To determine: 1) if the three elements of person-centred care (initiating, working and safeguarding the partnership) were present, and 2) to identify evidence of barriers to person-centred care during prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation.

Research Methodology: Secondary analysis of semi structured interviews with 19 critical care nurses using theoretical thematic analysis.

Setting: This study was conducted in three Swedish intensive care units, one in a regional hospital and two in a university hospital.

Developing and evaluating an instrument to measure Recovery After INtensive care: the RAIN instrument.

Background: Measuring and evaluating patients' recovery, following intensive care, is essential for assessing their recovery process. By using a questionnaire, which includes spiritual and existential aspects, possibilities for identifying appropriate nursing care activities may be facilitated. The study describes the development and evaluation of a recovery questionnaire and its validity and reliability.

In-bed cycling in the ICU; patient safety and recollections with motivational effects.

Background: In-bed cycling (IBC) is gaining interest for implementation in intensive care units. Our main objective was to explore patient recollections and experiences of early mobilization, including IBC. Secondly, we aimed to examine if IBC was safe and feasible.

Patient preferences for participation in patient care and safety activities in hospitals.

Background: Active patient participation is a patient safety priority for health care. Yet, patients and their preferences are less understood. The aim of the study was to explore hospitalised patients' preferences on participation in their care and safety activities in Sweden.

Safety Hazards During Intrahospital Transport: A Prospective Observational Study.

Objective: To identify, classify, and describe safety hazards during the process of intrahospital transport of critically ill patients.

Design: A prospective observational study. Data from participant observations of the intrahospital transport process were collected over a period of 3 months.

Measurement of gaseous microemboli in the prime before the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass.

Introduction: The use of cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with a risk of neurocognitive deficit caused by gaseous microemboli. Flushing the empty bypass circuit with carbon dioxide, which is more soluble than air, may reduce the amount of gaseous microemboli in the priming solution before the initiating of cardiopulmonary bypass.

Method: We measured the amount of gaseous microemboli in twenty primed bypass circuits.

Registered Nurses' experiences of patient participation in hospital care: supporting and hindering factors patient participation in care.

Background: Promoting patient participation in care is an international priority identified by the World Health Organization and various national bodies around the world and an important aspect of person-centred care.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe Registered Nurses' experiences with patient participation in nursing care including their barriers and facilitators for participation.

Method: The study setting was a University Hospital in Sweden.

Evaluation of a sound environment intervention in an ICU: A feasibility study.

Background: Currently, it is well known that the sound environment in intensive care units (ICU) is substandard. Therefore, there is a need of interventions investigating possible improvements. Unfortunately, there are many challenges to consider in the design and performance of clinical intervention studies including sound measurements and clinical outcomes.