重症监护临床信息系统在急诊重症监护室中的应用

目的探讨重症监护临床信息系统(ICIS)在急诊重症监护室(EICU)中的应用效果。方法将本院急诊医学部重症监护室2014年8月—2015年1月收治的重症患者366例设为对照组,2015年2月—2015年7月收治的重症患者353例设为观察组。对照组患者应用"军卫一号",观察组应用重症监护临床信息系统,观察比较2组病情记录时间、观察项维护时间、出入量维护时间、核对确认医嘱时间及病情记录差错率、观察项维护差错率、出入量维护差错率和核对确认医嘱差错率。结果观察组护理记录时间、核对确认医嘱时间、护理工作记录差错率及核对确认医嘱差错率均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。结论 ICIS的应用提高了临床工作效率,节省了护理记录时间,降低了护理差错率,明显提高了临床护理质量和患者满意度。     

急诊重症监护病房患者的护理管理

目的探讨急诊及重症监护病房（ICU）监护患者的护理管理。方法对514例急诊ICU监护患者的临床护理管理进行回顾性分析。结果514例急诊ICU监护患者在护士的密切观察和严格护理管理下，家属满意度为99％。结论加强急诊ICU监护患者的护理管理，是减少患者在住院期间护理差错和纠纷的关键，值得临床推广。     

Computer assisted data analysis in intensive care: the ICDEV project-development of a scientific database system for intensive care

Introduction: Patient Data Management Systems (PDMS) for ICUs collect, present and store clinical data. Various intentions make analysis of those digitally stored data desirable, such as quality control or scientific purposes. The aim of the Intensive Care Data Evaluation project (ICDEV), was to provide a database tool for the analysis of data recorded at various ICUs at the University Clinics of Vienna.Settings: General Hospital of Vienna, with two different PDMSs used: Care Vue 9000 (Hewlett Packard, Andover, USA) at two ICUs (one medical ICU and one neonatal ICU) and PICIS Chart+ (PICIS, Paris, France) at one Cardiothoracic ICU.Concept and methods: Clinically oriented analysis of the data collected in a PDMS at an ICU was the beginning of the development. After defining the database structure we established a client-server based database system under Microsoft Windows NI^TM and developed a user friendly data quering application using Microsoft Visual C++^TM and Visual Basic^TM;Results: ICDEV was successfully installed at three different ICUs, adjustment to the different PDMS configurations were done within a few days. The database structure developed by us enables a powerful query concept representing an ‘EXPERT QUESTION COMPILER’ which may help to answer almost any clinical questions. Several program modules facilitate queries at the patient, group and unit level. Results from ICDEV-queries are automatically transferred to Microsoft Excel^TM, for display (in form of configurable tables and graphs) and further processing.Conclusions: The ICDEV concept is configurable for adjustment to different intensive care information systems and can be use to support computerized quality control. However, as long as there exists no sufficient artifact recognition or data validation software for automatically recorded patient data, the reliability of these data and their usage for computer assisted quality control remain unclear and should be further studied. Supported by the Scientific Fund of the Mayor of Vienna     

Correlation between the TISS‐28 and NEMS indicators in an intensive care unit

Cross‐sectional study aimed at to analyse and compare the correlation between the Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS)‐28 and Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use (NEMS) indicators with a sample of 725 patients, for which data was collected from the computerized system of a university hospital. The findings of the present study well demonstrated a strong correlation between the TISS‐28 and NEMS, both at the time of patient admission and discharge (0.888 and 0.885; P < 0.001), although there is a dispersion of 21% in the data and established cut‐off points to discriminate with greater power the death and no death scenarios. Further research is still necessary to confirm the possibility of replacing the TISS‐28 scoring instrument with NEMS.     

ICUs worldwide: an overview of critical care medicine in South Africa

South Africa has undergone rapid changes in the political and social arenas since 1994. With new policy-makers in the Department of Health, the distribution of health care resources are being rationalised and redirected to benefit the majority of the previously disadvantaged population of the country. The role and rationalisation of intensive care medicine has to be re-evaluated to ascertain that it is at a level appropriate for a developing country. Despite progress made, the subspecialty of intensive care medicine faces challenges from changing disease patterns and from lack of human and financial resources as these are redirected to primary health care and other priorities facing the country.     

Influence of a dedicated paediatric cardiac intensive care unit on patient outcomes

Background: The impact of a designated intensive care unit (ICU) for postoperative cardiac care in children is not clear. In our hospital (in the USA), we started a new Paediatric Cardiac Surgery programme 5 years ago, in September 2004. During the first 2 years of the programme, postoperative care was accomplished within the general paediatric ICU (PICU or c‐ICU). Subsequently, in September 2006, a dedicated cardiac ICU (d‐ICU) was established. We looked at our experience during these two periods to determine whether the designation of a separate ICU affected outcomes for these children. Design and Methods: We obtained Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to review the medical records for all postoperative cardiac admissions to the ICU during the first 4 years of the programme (September 2004–September 2008). Variables collected included age, gender, diagnosis, type of cardiac surgery, Risk Adjustment for Congenital Cardiac Surgery, version 1 (RACHS‐1) classification, ventilator use, hospital stay, invasive line infections, ventilator‐related infections, wound infections, need for cardiopulmonary support, return to the operating room, re‐exploration of the chest, delayed sternal closure, accidental extubations, re‐intubation and mortality rates. These variables were summed and compared for the combined PICU and the dedicated paediatric cardiac ICU. Results: There were 199 cases performed in the first 2 years compared with 244 in the following 2 years. We saw a statistically insignificant increase in the number and complexity of cases during the second period (p = 0·08). However, morbidity declined as evidenced by the decrease in wound infection (p < 0·001) and need for chest re‐exploration (p < 0·001). In addition, mortality declined from 7 of 199 (3·5%) to 2 of 244 (0·8%). p < 0·04 and less children required resuscitation (p < 0·01). Conclusions: We believe the designation of a specific area for postoperative cardiac care was instrumental in the growth and development of our cardiac programme. This rapid change accomplished several crucial elements that lead to accelerated improvement in patient care and a decline in morbidity and mortality.     

Critical care nurses' experiences of grief in an adult intensive care unit

Title.  Critical care nurses' experiences of grief in an adult intensive care unit.
Aim.  This paper is a report a study of critical care nurses' experiences of grief and their coping mechanisms when a patient dies.
Background.  The goal of patients entering critical care is survival and recovery. However, despite application of advanced technologies and intensive nursing care, many patients do not survive their critical illness. Nurses experience death in their everyday work, exposing them to the emotional and physical repercussions of grief.
Method.  This study adopted a Heideggerian phenomenological approach, interviewing eight critical care nurses. Data collection occurred in 2007/8. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and themes generated through Colaizzi's framework.
Findings.  Participants reported feelings of grief for patients they had cared for. The death of a patient was reported as being less traumatic if the participant had perceived the death to be a 'good death', incorporating expectedness and good nursing care. They described how a patient's death was more significant if it 'struck a chord', or if they had developed 'meaningful engagement' with the patient and relatives. They denied accessing formal support: however, informal conversations with colleagues were described as a means of coping. Participants exhibited signs of normalizing death and described how they disassociated themselves emotionally from dying patients.
Conclusion.  There are many predisposing factors and circumstantial occurrences that shape both the nature of care of the dying and subsequent grief. Repeated exposure to death and grief may lead to occupational stress, and ultimately burn out. Emotional disengagement from caring for the dying may have an impact on the quality of care for both the dying patient and their family.     

Clinical review: impact of emergency department care on intensive care unit costs

Critical care is both expensive and increasing. Emergency department (ED) management of critically ill patients before intensive care unit (ICU) admission is an under-explored area of potential cost saving in the ICU. Although limited, current data suggest that ED care has a significant impact on ICU costs both positive and negative. ICU practices can also affect the ED, with a lack of ICU beds being the primary reason for ED overcrowding and ambulance diversion in the USA. Earlier application in the ED of intensive therapies such as goal-directed therapy and noninvasive ventilation may reduce ICU costs by decreasing length of stay and need for admission. Future critical care policies and health services research should include both the ED and ICU in their analyses.     

Improving student supervision in a Norwegian intensive care unit: a qualitative study

The purpose of the study was to investigate intensive and critical care nurses' experiences of an empowerment program in the context of their role as student supervisors. Multistage focus group interviews were carried out and qualitative content analysis was performed in several steps. The overall results highlighted the need for strategies aimed at ensuring quality. The emerging themes were time, leadership and shared responsibility. Enough time promoted motivation, learning and reflection. Obligations to the student limited their leisure time and family life, and imposed some limitations during working hours. Leadership was perceived as crucial and leaders should act as strategic managers of development. The balance between "shared responsibility" and one supervisor in charge of one student was highlighted. There is a need to strengthen and improve the system of student supervision. There is a need to allocate time for learning and reflection. Who is responsible for the students must be clearly defined in the hospital, the university and in the intensive care unit, and it must be communicated.     

智能化ICU病房基数药品管理系统的开发与应用

目的探讨智能化ICU病房基数药品管理系统的临床开发与应用效果。方法成立项目研发团队,设计ICU病房基数药品管理系统,确定基本框架,并在ICU推广应用。结果智能化ICU病房基数药品管理系统实现药品分级存放,在药品管理、规范使用等方面有较大的改善。结论智能化ICU病房基数药品管理系统有效保障了患者用药安全,充分发挥了药师功能,提高了护士工作效率和药品的精细化管理及自动化水平。     

呼吸重症监护室护士专业素质及培养

文章阐述了呼吸重症监护室护士需具备的护理能力,包括呼吸系统危重患者病情变化识别能力、护理评估能力、制订并执行护理计划的能力、有效沟通和团队协作能力、应急能力、掌握呼吸专科护理知识与技能的能力、科学的护理思维能力;并对呼吸重症监护室专科护士的培养方式进行了总结分析,以期提高护士的护理能力,保证呼吸系统危重患者的安全和提供高质量护理专科服务.     

Unplanned pediatric intensive care unit readmissions: A single-center experience

Purpose

The purpose of the study was to compare patients readmitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) unexpectedly within 48 hours (early), more than 48 hours from transfer (late), or not readmitted during the same hospitalization.

Materials and Methods

A retrospective study (2007-2009) was performed at a tertiary care pediatric academic hospital. Readmitted at-risk patients were grouped by timing of readmission, and a sample of nonreadmitted patients was randomly selected. Early readmissions were compared to late readmissions and to nonreadmissions.

Results

Of 3805 eligible patients, 3.9% had an unplanned PICU readmission with almost half occurring within 48 hours. Median times to readmission were 21.5 hours (early) and 7 days (late). Compared with late readmissions, early readmissions were more often admitted from and transferred to a surgical service, transferred on a weekend, and readmitted with the same primary diagnosis. Compared with nonreadmitted patients, independent risk factors for early readmission were admission source and respiratory support at PICU transfer. Readmitted patients had longer total PICU and hospital lengths of stay than nonreadmitted patients. Late readmissions had a higher mortality than early readmissions.

Conclusions

Patients requiring an unplanned PICU readmission had worse outcomes than those without a readmission. Future studies should focus on identifying modifiable risk factors for targeted interventions.     

Meeting patient and relatives' information needs upon transfer from an intensive care unit: the development and evaluation of an information booklet

Background. Transfer from the intensive care unit to a ward is associated with a significant degree of relocation stress for patients and relatives. This can be stressful for ward nurses due to the dependency levels of patients and the ensuing increased workload. Furthermore the patient may require care, not normally undertaken in that clinical area, e.g. tracheostomy care. Patients may forget the verbal information given to them at the time of transfer and often have limited or no memory of the intensive care unit experience. This can cause anxiety and compound the feelings of stress associated with transfer. Many patients suffer psychological and physiological problems after intensive care unit, which can affect their recovery and quality of life. Aims. The aim of the study was to develop an evidence‐based information booklet for patients and relatives preparing for transfer from intensive care units. Design. This collaborative study used an exploratory design with elements of the action research cycle. The study, conducted in three phases, involved identifying patients’ and relatives’ information needs around the time of transfer; designing and developing an information booklet; and the introduction and evaluation of the booklet into practice. Methods. Semistructured interviews were used to elicit the views of patients and relatives regarding their information needs. Members of the multidisciplinary team were involved in identifying and reviewing booklet content. Results. Evaluation identified positive outcomes relating to patients’ and relatives’ satisfaction with the information and enhanced communication with other wards and health care professionals. The study also highlighted the need for more staff education in relation to patients and relatives needs when transferring to a ward. Conclusions. This study has demonstrated the value of providing patients and relatives with written information regarding transfer from intensive care units. Furthermore the study confirmed the feasibility and importance of including patients and relatives in the process of booklet development to ensure that their needs for information are being met. Relevance to clinical practice. Providing written information as part of a structured discharge plan is recommended. It provides patients and relatives with a resource that they can refer to at any time and that enhances verbal communication. The purpose of this information is to inform and empower patients so that they are better prepared for the transfer and recovery period.     

Sleep and nursing care activities in an intensive care unit

This study aimed to describe the quality of sleep of non‐intubated patients and the night‐time nursing care activities in an intensive care unit. The study also aimed to evaluate the effect of nursing care activities on the quality of sleep. An overnight polysomnography was performed in 21 alert, non‐intubated, non‐sedated adult patients, and all nursing care activities that involved touching the patient were documented by the bedside nurse. The median (interquartile range) amount of sleep was 387 (170, 486) minutes. The portion of deep non‐rapid‐eye‐movement (non‐REM) sleep varied from 0% to 42% and REM sleep from 0% to 65%. The frequency of arousals and awakenings varied from two to 73 per hour. The median amount of nursing care activities was 0.6/h. Every tenth activity presumably awakened the patient. Patients who had more care activities had more light N1 sleep, less light N2 sleep, and less deep sleep. Nursing care was often performed while patients were awake. However, only 31% of the intervals between nursing care activities were over 90 min. More attention should be paid to better clustering of care activities.