解剖学和形态学
麻醉学
听力与言语-语言病理学
行为科学
心脏和心血管系统
细胞和组织工程学
临床神经病学
危重症监护医学
牙科,口腔外科和医学
皮肤病学
急诊医学
内分泌学和新陈代谢
肠胃学和肝脏学
老人病学和老年医学
卫生保健科学和服务
血液学
免疫学
传染病
综合和补充性医学
医学伦理学
医学信息学
医学实验室技术
医学,全科和内科
医学,法律
医学,研究和试验
神经系统科学
护理
营养学和饮食学
产科医学和妇科医学
肿瘤学
眼科学
整形外科学
耳鼻喉科学
病理学
儿科学
周围血管疾病
药理学和药剂学
生理学
基本医疗保健
精神病学
公共、环境和职业卫生
放射学,核医学和医学成像
康复学
生殖生物学
呼吸系统
风湿病学
运动科学
外科学
毒理学
热带医学
泌尿学和肾脏学
病毒学
老年医学
健康政策和服务
心理学,临床
abstract::Trauma providers are engaged in a constant struggle to improve quality and to assure positive outcomes in an unpredictable disease process. Traditional quality assurance has been unsuccessful in achieving these goals. Continuous quality improvement methodologies hold promise as the tools to balance quality, outcomes, ...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Organ transplantation has become a viable treatment option for end-stage organ disease. With the advent of immunosuppressive medication and vastly improved preservation practices and surgical techniques, it is now possible to transplant an increasing number and variety of organs. In their role as direct care givers to...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1994-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ablative therapy for treatment of tachycarrhythmias has developed rapidly in recent years due to an increased understanding of electrophysiologic mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis and improved modalities of destroying or isolating arrhythmogenic tissue. Radiofrequency catheter ablation is currently the most frequently pe...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypoxemia, visible as cyanosis, is present in infants and children with congenital cardiac defects that result in arterial desaturation. Although many of these defects can be surgically repaired, some children remain cyanotic. Chronic cyanosis causes adaptive changes such as polycythemia and potentially damaging chang...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1994-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thoracic trauma is frequently complicated by the development of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Over the past 20 years numerous articles and book chapter have explored the causes and clinical course of the syndrome. There still remains debate, however, concerning the pathophysiology and most effective trea...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Congenital coagulopathies in the pediatric population continue to be a serious cause of morbidity and mortality. Familiarity with such disorders is essential for individuals responsible for the care of children. This article discusses a variety of congenital and inherited coagulation disorders, classifying them in eit...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Arterial cannulation, while common in critical care, is a procedure with attendant risks of complications. Anecdotal data from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses' Thunder Project provided evidence that catheters, insertion sites, and monitoring systems continue to be sources of complications. The problem...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The highly specialized knowledge and skills necessary to care for critically ill patients requires a team approach involving physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers. The role of the pharmacist in the intensive care unit is evolving rapidly to a new responsibility for ensuring definite drug the...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Septic shock is the leading cause of death in critical care units. New research in the management of septic shock is focused on the use of immune-based therapy such as antiendotoxin monoclonal antibodies. The object of this therapy is to neutralize endotoxin and prevent the progression of the pathophysiologic events o...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The incidence of gastrointestinal trauma is low in comparison with solid organ injury to the abdomen. The most commonly injured organs are the small bowel and colon. Knowledge of the mechanism of injury alerts the nurse to areas of potential injury and guides the clinical examination. Because of the delayed presentati...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Interventional nutritional support is a complex therapeutic entity. Metabolic complications associated with this therapy are numerous. It is imperative to monitor electrolytes very closely during parenteral and enteral nutritional support and to correct deficiencies or to compensate for increases in serum concentratio...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The needs and significance of well children in the family typically have not been considered when addressing family-centered care. Health care providers and overstressed parents may have little awareness of or insight into the needs and concerns of these children. Without informed and sensitive interventions, however,...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pulmonary embolism is the leading cause of maternal death in the United States. Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) represents the least preventable and most lethal of complications with a reported mortality of 86% and an associated fetal demise of 50%. Although it is widely accepted as a clinical entity, AFE is incompletel...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Transplantation of skin has been recognized as a method to increase the survival of patients who have suffered a massive skin deficit. Until about 30 years ago, a patient who suffered a 60% BSA skin deficit usually died from the effects of overwhelming sepsis. Great strides have since been made in the techniques and t...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1992-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Complications of enteral nutrition may compromise respiratory function by direct mechanical injury by feeding tubes, aspiration of formula, or alterations in metabolism. Although much of the data reviewed in this paper were published more than 10 years ago, these studies still comprise most of the literature on pulmon...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Right ventricular failure associated with pulmonary hypertension is a potential complication in selected cardiac surgical patients following cardiopulmonary bypass. Treatment modalities are generally focused on reduction of right ventricular afterload. PGE1 infusion is one method of providing afterload reduction by it...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Nurses can play a major role in injury prevention. Nurses are, by nature, educators and role models to their families, patients, and communities. Knowing the magnitude and impact of injuries on both children and their families, nurses must become more informed about the necessity of injury prevention. They must also h...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1991-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1991-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1991-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The differential diagnosis of chest pain is a challenging clinical experience requiring a perceptive and observant clinician. The patient is dependent on the clinician's skill in eliciting a meaningful and relevant history. The clinician must consider reasonable alternative diagnoses while providing immediate therapie...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The critical care nurse caring for the postoperative bleeding patient must have a thorough knowledge of basic hemostatic principles and inherited and acquired disorders. Early recognition and treatment of bleeding problems reduces surgical morbidity and mortality; therefore astute clinical observations and a thorough ...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A review of the mechanism of ischemic-reperfusion injury, proposed interventions to prevent injury, and future directions have been presented to enhance the practitioner's knowledge of this new, exciting concept in myocardial injury. There is increasing evidence in the literature that reperfusion injury may occur in o...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1990-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1990-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1990-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1990-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The gut organs are vulnerable to injury during shock because of ischemia and reperfusion of the microcirculation. These injuries result in upper GI hemorrhage, liver dysfunction, and pancreatic and mesenteric necrosis. Toxic mediators, released via lymph drainage and with reperfusion, contribute to the failure of othe...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1990-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1990-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Interpretation of blood gases is one of the most common clinical responsibilities of critical care nurses. Correct interpretation of blood gases is dependent on understanding the reasons for the gases to change. The two changes in pulmonary function that are most likely to affect blood gases are intrapulmonary shuntin...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1989-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A great deal of preparation and coordination is necessary for participation in the investigational use of temporary circulatory assist devices. The use of engineers for technical support as well as for programs coordination has been very useful in the ongoing evaluation of our device performance. It is hoped that the ...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Preclinical and clinical trial investigations are now underway for a variety of ventricular assist devices at centers around the country. The current progress of the HEMOPUMP is encouraging, and survival rates show the potential for a successful outcome. This article describes the HEMOPUMP system, and discusses patien...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Continuity of nursing care between the preoperative and postoperative phases of the patient with congenital heart disease is the goal of the perioperative nurse. Good assessment and planning are essential to efficient participation in the various stages of the operative course, from premedication to transport to the I...
journal_title:Critical care nursing clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1989-06-01 00:00:00