Management of the pediatric postoperative cardiac surgery patient.

abstract：:Patients presenting with active infections or at increased risk for infections pose a significant challenge in critical care nursing. It is important for critical care nurses to use effective antimicrobial strategies in patient management to reduce the potential development of antimicrobial resistance. They should be ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Smith MA,McInnis LA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dating from the inception of percutaneous coronary angioplasty, restenosis has been the postprocedural Achilles heel. Despite a decade of research, with a myriad of mechanical devices and pharmacologic agents, this vexing problem has yet to be resolved. Although intracoronary stents have proved effective at restenosis...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Morris NB

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient reception team remains in existence, although its services have not been called upon since Hurricane Katrina. Drills are held, largely for ancillary personnel, with providers brought in on an as-needed basis. The team stands ready for the next challenge, knowing that the most important lesson is to expect ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Mistric ML,Sparling TA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to provide an appreciation for a significant risk to quality of care affecting patients receiving mechanical ventilation: unplanned extubation. A summary of the current literature provides evidence-based recommendations for how to minimize this potentially dangerous complication. In addi...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： King JN,Elliott VA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection is a chronic illness that affects individuals of all ages. The pulmonary system is the most common body system affected by the disease. Management of these complications has improved over the years and has resulted in a decline in mortality. Critical care nurses should understand the complications that d...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Jones KM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most women who quit smoking during pregnancy return to tobacco use within 6 months after delivery. Findings demonstrate that minimal intervention effectiveness exists with strategies to prevent postpartum smoking relapse. This article provides a synthesis of current research on postpartum tobacco use. Whether in the l...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Gaffney KF,Baghi H,Zakari NM,Sheehan SE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the past statistics of high mortality and morbidity in patients with TEN, definitive measures are required. Early referral and transfer to a burn center and withholding or withdrawing steroid therapy are two crucial factors. Therapeutic goals must be directed toward promotion of wound healing; correction of...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： DePew CL

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the face of maintaining airways and providing circulatory support, pain assessment may be given a low priority in the critical care unit. On the contrary, given the deleterious effects pain may have for the critically ill or injured patient, pain assessment must be given a high priority to develop effective managem...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Christoph SB

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detailed evaluation of a patient for liver transplant candidacy involves health care professionals from various disciplines to ensure that liver transplantation is optimal for patient morbidity and mortality from the medical and psychosocial perspective. The national liver allocation policy is complex and should b...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Mathews SB,Allison W,Lin S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutrition in acute spinal cord injury is complicated. Not every aspect of nutrition as it relates to the acutely injured spinal cord patient is known. The stress response to injury, fever, infection, sepsis, and surgery alter nutritional needs, as does the spinal cord injury itself. The sequelae of spinal cord injury,...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Blissitt PA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial infarction generally occurs in the presence of known risk factors and identifiable coronary artery disease. Atypical presentations due to therapeutic and illicit drug use are documented, however, and lead to the consideration of alternative pathophysiologic rationales for myocardial infarction. This article...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Bergstrom DL,Keller C

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia and diabetes place hospitalized patients at greater risk for serious complications such as infections, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, greater antibiotic use, and lengthened hospitalization. Identification and proper treatment of hyperglycemia...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Crawford K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transthoracic monitoring lines yield vital information in the care of the pediatric postoperative cardiovascular surgical patient. It is the critical care nurse, in the holistic care of the patient, who integrates this data into the daily plan of care. Invasive monitoring carries risks; therefore, guidelines for care ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Elixson EM

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well-documented in the literature that infants who suffer from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy are at high risk for neurologic sequelae or even death. With the addition of therapeutic hypothermia into the treatment regimen for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, newborns afflicted with hypoxic ischemic enc...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Schump EA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of children infected with HIV is growing, and new treatments are extending their survival. Nurses, including pediatric intensive care nurses, more frequently have to care for HIV-infected children. This article discusses the transmission of HIV in children, pediatric manifestations of the disease, staging, ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Czarniecki L,Dillman P

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) offer a recent technological solution to fear of hypoglycemia and reduction in hyperglycemia. With glucose readings every 5 minutes, and the alarm capabilities to signal rapid increases or decreases in blood glucose, they afford a sense of security for both children and par...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Minnock PP,Howe CJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) reoperation carries an increased risk for mortality and other complications when compared with the risks and complications associated with the initial operative procedure. The purpose of this article is to describe the incidence of repeat CABG surgical procedures, risk factors, asso...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Leeper B

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Availability of oxygen and adequate blood flow to wounded tissues are important factors for the prevention of impaired wound healing. Oxygen is essential for the growth of new blood vessels, formation of collagen, and the prevention of infection. Subcutaneous tissue oximetry, an experimental technology for evaluating ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Wipke-Tevis DD

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care is a primary need and an important goal for individuals and for society overall. From an ethical perspective, resources should be allocated appropriately so everyone can enjoy the best health care possible. With limited resources available from an economic reimbursement perspective, we need to analyze the ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Marsee VD

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Often used interchangeably, chronic lung disease (CLD) or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) develops primarily in extremely low birth weight infants weighing <1000 g who receive prolonged oxygen therapy and or positive pressure ventilation. CLD, which occurs in as many as 30 percent of infants born weighing <1000 g, co...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Askin DF,Diehl-Jones W

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies suggest that the incidence of brain tumors is rising, an increase that cannot be accounted for by improved diagnostic abilities. Brain tumors can be subdivided according to their histology and location. When approached from this standpoint, survival statistics and treatment options can vary greatly. Un...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Bronstein KS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an estimated 90% of all hospitalized patients receiving intravenous medications via infusion pumps, intravenous infusion pump systems are among the most frequently used technologies in health care. This article reviews important issues regarding clinical usability, intravenous medication administration error, and...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Giuliano KK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high-tech homecare nurse is operationalizing the trend to bring critical care nursing and medical services directly to the homecare environment. With the continuing advancement in technologic capability, the role of this newly emerging critical care nurse clinician will grow in scope of practice. As the health car...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： McNeal GJ

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic cerebral vasospasm is a relatively frequent occurrence after an individual suffers a severe head injury, and therefore poses a real threat for these individuals. Although vasospasm is a physiologic defense response, it can cause a decrease in CBF, ischemia, infarction, and death. A review of the literature h...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Susi EA,Walls SK

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews how to identify and risk-stratify patients at risk for developing coronary artery disease (CAD) or who already have CAD (or coronary risk equivalents), and how to manage their lipids. This discussion is directed toward nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, who can and should play ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Becker J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis in the elderly occurs frequently and carries a high rate of mortality. With increasing numbers of elderly patients being cared for in critical care units, the critical care nurse must have a thorough understanding of the unique aspects of this patient population. Nurses must be prepared to deliver expert nursin...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Stanley M

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in understanding the cause of ischemic stroke, cryptogenic stroke remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for clinicians. Approximately 15% to 40% of all ischemic strokes have no identifiable cause. CS is a diagnosis of exclusion after completing the standard stroke work-up. Further investigati...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Amatangelo MP

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid organ transplantation has become a well-established standard of care for end-organ failure, and the nurse in the intensive care unit may be exposed to these patients at any stage in the care continuum of pretransplant or posttransplant care. Knowledge of risk factors, timing, and treatments for infections may he...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Winterbottom F,Jenkins M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is a physiologic response to irritants, injury, and infection. Inflammatory dysregulation is believed to contribute to mortality and morbidity in illnesses common to critical care units, such as burns, trauma, sepsis, and cardiovascular disease. This article reviews the approaches used to investigate the ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Winkelman C

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical care nurses constitute front-line care provision for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Hypoxemic respiratory compromise/failure is a primary reason that patients require ICU admission and mechanical ventilation. Critical care nurses must possess advanced knowledge, skill, and judgment when caring for...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Barton G,Vanderspank-Wright B,Shea J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00