Impact of connecting methods of continuous renal replacement therapy device on patients underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospectively observational study
The objective of this study was to compare the safety and efficiency of different extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) connection methods. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - January 5, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Juan Wu, Xihua Huang, Yong Mei, Jinru Lv, Wei Li, Deliang Hu, Gang Zhang, Huazhong Zhang, Yongxia Gao, Hui Zhang, Xufeng Chen, Feng Sun Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cardiopulmonary Resusciation (ECPR) research priorities in Australia: A clinician survey
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for cardiorespiratory failure and during cardiopulmonary resuscitation has increased significantly and is resource intensive. High-quality evidence to guide management of patients on ECMO is limited. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - January 4, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Mark Dennis, Timothy J. Southwood, Matthew Oliver, Alistair Nichol, Aidan Burrell, Carol Hodgson Tags: Brief research report Source Type: research
Investigation of pain associated with endotracheal aspiration and affecting factors in an intensive care setting: A prospective observational study
Endotracheal aspiration is a painful nociceptive procedure. There is still a gap in the literature on studies to determine the pain level and nursing interventions for aspiration. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - January 3, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Aysel Özsaban, Şengül Üzen Cura, Ela Yılmaz Coşkun, Dilanur Kibar Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Protected therapy services for critical care: A subanalysis of the UK-wide workforce survey
The existing United Kingdom (UK) allied health professional (AHP) workforce in critical care does not meet national standards, with widespread variation in the source of funding, service availability, and regularity of input. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - January 3, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Paul Twose, Ella Terblanche, Una Jones, Penelope Firshman, Judith Merriweather, Claire Rock, Sarah Wallace Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Editorial Board
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Source: Australian Critical Care - January 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Critical care workforce in crisis: A path forward
Healthcare professionals are carers at their core. They are highly educated, trained, and skilled professionals that provide a breadth of care to the sickest in our communities. This is most evident in critical care, where each patient is cared for by one nurse and a team of physicians, physiotherapists, and other allied health professionals who closely monitor patients and conduct invasive procedures to maintain life. Without a healthy and functioning clinical workforce, health care cannot be delivered, and our communities and the people within suffer. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - January 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Deena Kelly Costa, Naomi E. Hammond Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Editor ’s Note
The wellbeing of the workforce has always been an important are in a dynamic environment like the ICU. However, the turbulent nature of the last few years has resulted in sustained pressure on the health workforce. In some geographical regions, intensive care units and the health professionals who provide care in these environments were placed under extraordinary strain and this necessitated role changes, upskilling and working differently. We had to adapt, and do so quickly. Sustainability of the workforce and succession planning has never been more important and as Editor-in-Chief, I was conscious that this also applied ...
Source: Australian Critical Care - January 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
A realist review of the effective implementation of the ICU Liberation Bundle in the paediatric intensive care unit setting
The objective of this study was to produce an evidence base of what works, for whom, and in what context when implementing the ICU Liberation Bundle into the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - December 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Elizabeth Dodds, Sapna Ravi Kudchadkar, Karen Choong, Joseph C. Manning Tags: Review paper Source Type: research
Physiotherapy services in intensive care. A workforce survey of Australia and New Zealand
Tweetable abstract: Higher staff ratios are associated with higher levels of physiotherapist satisfaction to complete their ICU roles and responsibilities. @PhysioPeterT (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - December 26, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Peter Thomas, Wendy Chaseling, Leanne Marais, Claire Matheson, Michelle Paton, Nelmari Swanepoel Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
A narrative review of the training structure, role, and safety profile of advanced critical care practitioners in adult intensive services in the United Kingdom
Advanced clinical practitioners are a growing part of the National Health Service workforce in the United Kingdom (UK). The concept stems from the progression of skills, knowledge, and experience of healthcare professionals (including nursing, physiotherapists, paramedics, and pharmacists) to a higher level of practice. The addition of advanced critical care practitioners (ACCPs) to the multidisciplinary team of the UK adult critical care is recent; they form part of the fabric of the advanced clinical practitioner workforce. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - December 26, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Gavin Denton, Vicki Davies, Emma Whyman, Nitin Arora Tags: Review paper Source Type: research
Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions to prevent adverse events in the intensive care unit: A review of systematic reviews
Different types of interventions have been assessed for the prevention of adverse events. However, determining which patient-safety practice is most effective can be challenging when there is no systematised evidence synthesis. An overview following the best methodological standards can provide the best reliable integrative evidence. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - December 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Stefanie Suclupe, Percy Efrain Pantoja Bustillos, Javier Bracchiglione, Carolina Requeijo, Karla Salas-Gama, Ivan Sol à, Angela Merchán-Galvis, Jaume Uya Muntaña, Gemma Robleda, Maria Jose Martinez-Zapata Tags: Review paper Source Type: research
The role of the intensive care nurse in the medical emergency team: A constructivist grounded theory study
Intensive care nurses are essential members of rapid response systems (RRSs) with little qualitative data available to capture what intensive care nurses do as they navigate their way around the complexity of a medical emergency call. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - December 23, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Cindy Weatherburn, Melanie Greenwood Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
A systematic review and critical appraisal of guidelines and their recommendations for sedation interruptions in adult mechanically ventilated patients
The objectives of the review were to (i) assess the methodological quality of all accessible and published guidelines and care bundles that offer a recommendation related to sedation interruptions, using the AGREE-II instrument, to (ii) determine what is the recommended best practice for sedation interruptions from the available guidelines, and then to have (iii) a closer inspection of the overall credibility and applicability of the recommendations using the AGREE-REX instrument. This review will benefit the outcomes of critically ill patients and the multidisciplinary team responsible for the care of mechanically ventila...
Source: Australian Critical Care - December 13, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Nicole D. Graham, Ian D. Graham, Brandi Vanderspank-Wright, Melissa Demery Varin, Letitia Nadalin Penno, Dean A. Fergusson, Janet E. Squires Tags: Review paper Source Type: research
Activin A level is associated with physical function in critically ill patients
Activin A is a potent negative regulator of muscle mass elevated in critical illness. It is unclear whether muscle strength and physical function in critically ill humans are associated with elevated activin A levels. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - December 12, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Yi Tian Wang, Craig A. Harrison, Elizabeth H. Skinner, Kimberley J. Haines, Clare Holdsworth, Jenna K. Lang, Elizabeth Hibbert, David Scott, Nir Eynon, Ravindranath Tiruvoipati, Craig J. French, Nigel K. Stepto, Samantha Bates, Kelly L. Walton, Tim M. Cro Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Nursing workforce deployment and intensive care unit strain during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic demanded intensive care units (ICUs) globally to expand to meet increasing patient numbers requiring critical care. Critical care nurses were a finite resource in this challenge to meet growing patient numbers, necessitating redeployment of nursing staff to work in ICUs. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - December 11, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Michelle Topple, Rose Jaspers, Jason Watterson, Jason McClure, Melissa Rosenow, Wendy Pollock, David Pilcher Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
