Is Gastrointestinal Bleeding a Problem for COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit Patients?

The objective of this study was to describe the COVID-19 intensive care unit population and analyze the characteristics and outcomes of gastrointestinal bleeding patients. An observational prospective study design was used following the STROBE checklist. All patients admitted between February and April 2020 to the intensive care unit were included.

Moral Distress Scores of Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units for Adults Using Corley's Scale: A Systematic Review.

Background: No systematic review in the literature has analyzed the intensity and frequency of moral distress among ICU nurses. No study seems to have mapped the leading personal and professional characteristics associated with high levels of moral distress. This systematic review aimed to describe the intensity and frequency of moral distress experienced by nurses in ICUs, as assessed by Corley's instruments on moral distress (the Moral Distress Scale and the Moral Distress Scale-Revised).

Gastrointestinal Bleeding in COVID-19 Patients: A Rapid Review.

The incidence of COVID-19 gastrointestinal manifestations has been reported to range from 3% to 61%. There are limited data on the incidence rates and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in patients with COVID-19. A rapid review has been designed to investigate whether there is a relationship between COVID-19 and GIB in adult patients.

COVID-19: An Italian Hospital Response From the Nursing Perspective.

Novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a new respiratory disease that has spread widely throughout the world. On February 20, 2020, the first Italian case of COVID-19 was reported. The infection rapidly spread across the country, and by August 11, 2020, a total of 250 566 official cases with 32 205 deaths (12.

Delirium prevalence point: an observational monocentric study in a tertiary university hospital.

Background: Delirium is a serious and common condition that needs an upgrade of the scientific and clinical attention.

Aim: To assess the delirium prevalence in an Italian university hospital.

Methods: The monocentric 1-day observational study cohort has been conducted on March 15, 2018; the population was composed of adult hospitalized patients.

Accidental falls in hospital inpatients: evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of two risk assessment tools.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study comparing the effectiveness of two falls risk assessment tools (Conley Scale and Hendrich Risk Model) by using them simultaneously with the same sample of hospital inpatients.

Background: Different risk assessment tools are available in literature. However, neither recent critical reviews nor international guidelines on fall prevention have identified tools that can be generalized to all categories of hospitalized patients.