Current and evolving management of traumatic brain injury.

abstract：:This brief overview of the role of source control in sepsis emphasizes the underlying principles rather than the empiric evidence from well-performed clinical studies. The reasons for this are several. First there is a paucity of high-level published evidence, with few rigorous large clinical series, and even fewer cl...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Marshall JC,Al Naqbi A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IPV presents a serious health risk to many women. Emergency and critical care nurses are in a prime position for identification of and intervention with these women. Careful assessment and recognition of symptoms and conditions associated with IPV helps nurses to identify victims and potential victims. Building a trus...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Amar AF,Cox CW

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the move to increase effectiveness in valued-based organizational cultures, mindfulness leaders are charged to create environments that foster curiosity and creativity in uncertain times. Mindfulness increases situational awareness and improved communication enhances a culture of safety and better patient outcomes....

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Roussel L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of oxygen transport parameters centers on improving any aspect of oxygen delivery that is threatened. The most important improvements center on improving cardiac output and oxygen carrying capacity, primarily through improving hemoglobin levels, and to a smaller extent, PaO2/SaO2 values. This article rev...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Rutherford KA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent advances in critical care and cardiopulmonary support, mortality from septic shock and its complications remains high. Effective therapies are needed to halt the progression of SIRS and the septic cascade prior to development of shock and organ ischemia/dysfunction. Such therapies are directed at preven...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Hazinski MF

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

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：:This article describes the pathophysiologic changes that occur with aging as they relate to cancer and cytotoxic therapies, implications related to drug therapy, and complications of treatment modalities as they relate to older persons with cancer who may potentially be admitted to the intensive care unit. Knowledge o...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Kaplow R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many older patients in critical care settings have significant arterial disease, so the assessment of peripheral circulation may be important in their management. A great deal of information can be gained through the physical examination, which can be supplemented by the use of the Doppler velocity detector. This devi...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Baker JD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient competence is a prerequisite to fulfilling the primary ethical principle of patient autonomy or self-determination. This article defines the legal designation of incompetence and describes the components of the assessment of a patient's decision-making capacity. These assessments occur within the context of re...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Jurchak M

更新日期：1990-09-01 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

abstract：:It is the nurse's responsibility to assess the critically ill patient and to interpret data so that therapy can be directed to optimally treat that individual. Shock is a complex progressive syndrome that includes specific types, such as cardiogenic, septic, anaphylactic, and hypovolemic. Clinical and hemodynamic para...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Summers G

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has reviewed some of the current airway management practices as well as technologic advances in adult tracheal tube design in the critically ill patient. Although the primary goals of airway protection and facilitation of positive pressure ventilation remain unchanged, a better understanding of the limita...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： St John RE

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crisis of near-drowning for the family and friends of the victim has been well documented. The emergency services personnel also are at risk for crisis as a result of the unique stressors they face because of their involvement with these critically injured young children. Mitchell's model for CISD is a pro-active ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Shannon PA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are a complex medical emergency in neonates. AVMs are congenital communications between the arterial and venous circulation. Occurring early in gestation, they may enlarge over time, promulgating a left-to-right shunt. This volume overload can present as severe congestiv...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Elixson EM

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex and gender-based differences in responses to infection and sepsis are evident. Estrogens increase immune function, sometimes to the point of inducing autoimmune disease. Testosterone suppresses immune function, sometimes leading to a worsened outcome following traumatic injury. Therapies using sex hormones to impr...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Beery TA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical care nurses work in challenging environments that are often sterile, impersonal, noisy, and frightening to patients and their families. Nurses act as liaisons between medical professionals and patients and their families in multiple specialty intensive care units. Critical care nursing practice, guided by the...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Parsons LC,Walters MA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resuscitation documentation assists health care professionals in trending patient status, determining what treatments may be most effective, and determining where opportunities for improvement may exist. An overview of what is known about resuscitation documentation is provided in this article, as are implications for...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Howard PK

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:The purpose of this article is to present an option for a model of care that allows small rural hospitals to be able to provide specialty physicians for critical care patient needs in lieu of on-site critical care physician coverage. A real-time, 2-way audio and video remote presence robot is used to bring a specialis...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Murray C,Ortiz E,Kubin C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout the years, bum care treatment in the United States has made major strides in the ability to save the lives of those once rendered helpless as a result of an extensive bum injury. Bum care professionals are able to assist these individuals to live as normal a life as possible as they heal from one of the mos...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： LaBorde P

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is clear that as a chronic illness, heart disease can create multiple stressors for women, including limitations on the performance of daily activities, difficulties managing symptoms and treatment, changes in role performance, lack of social support, and a reduced quality of life. Although available studies provid...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Fleury J,Cameron-Go K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The greatest threats to America's public health include accidental importation of deadly diseases by international travelers and the release of biologic weapons by our adversaries. The greatest failure is unpreparedness because international travel and dispersion of biologic agents by our enemies are inevitable. An ef...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Marklund LA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents an overview of the focused subjective and objective assessment of the older adult for the critical care nurse. Discussion includes the distinguishing features inherent to older adults, and relevant evidence-based screening tools that the nurse can use in assessing the critically ill older adult. ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Gentleman B

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Most public education about the clinical symptoms of MI and the appropriate response to those symptoms has been designed to reach educated segments of the white population based on data gathered from white men. As a result, AAs and Korean-Americans may be less alert to chest pain, less likely to relate this symptom to...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Lee H,Bahler R,Park OJ,Kim CJ,Lee HY,Kim YJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PAH is a chronic disease requiring lifelong therapy, regardless of chosen treatment options. Nurses and other providers must allow for open, honest discussion on the risks and benefits of each therapy. Determining the best treatment option for patients requires consideration of the patient's overall function and socia...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Centeno MM

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:Liver transplantation has evolved into an accepted treatment for many suffering from end-stage liver failure. The complex nature of the liver results in every organ system being impacted by either the failing or the transplanted liver. Organ shortage remains problematic, and work to ensure maximizing the organ donor p...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Grogan TA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death accounts for up to one half of the heart failure deaths each year. Thus, an understanding of the possible mechanisms, markers, and treatments of sudden cardiac death is an important component in the care of this patient population. This article discusses recent hypotheses as well as both preventat...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Woo MA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important that pediatric critical care nurses possess a thorough understanding of their patient and be able to provide exceptional care, especially during emergent situations in the operating room. This care is accomplished by assessing the pediatric patient, dosing medications accurately and effectively, and pe...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Ryan E

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00