Fostering positive emotions, psychological well-being, and productive relationships in the intensive care unit: A before-and-after study
Intensive care units (ICUs) are emotionally demanding workplaces. Exposure to stress can negatively impact ICU staff members' emotional resilience, health, and capacity to provide care. Despite recognition of the benefits of promoting “healthy workplaces”, there are limited interventional studies aimed at improving the well-being of ICU staff. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - September 13, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Tania Lovell, Marion Mitchell, Madeleine Powell, Braddon Cummins, Angela Tonge, Emma Metcalf, Tamara Ownsworth, Kylie O'Neill, Lynne Morris, Kristen Ranse Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Allied health surge capacity in Australian intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey
Based on the early international COVID-19 experience, it was anticipated that intensive care services and workforces in Australia would be placed under similar pressure. While surge capacity of medical and nursing workforces was estimated, little was known about baseline allied health staffing, making it difficult to estimate surge capacity and coordinate planning. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - September 12, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Melanie Paykel, Emma Ridley, Amy Freeman-Sanderson, Mahesh Ramanan, Sarah Booth, Katrina Cook, Kelvin Ip, Mary De Gori, Julia Blackshaw, Donna Markham, Sharon Downie, Kimberley Haines Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Allied Health Surge Capacity in Australian Intensive Care Units During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Cross Sectional Survey
Based on the early international COVID-19 experience, it was anticipated that intensive care services and workforces in Australia would be placed under similar pressure. While surge capacity of medical and nursing workforces was estimated, little was known about baseline allied health staffing making it difficult to estimate surge capacity and coordinate planning. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - September 12, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Melanie Paykel, Emma Ridley, Amy Freeman-Sanderson, Mahesh Ramanan, Sarah Booth, Katrina Cook, Kelvin Ip, Mary De Gori, Julia Blackshaw, Donna Markham, Sharon Downie, Kimberley Haines Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Incidence of and risk factors for post –intensive care syndrome among Chinese respiratory intensive care unit patients: A cross-sectional, prospective study
Patients transferred from the respiratory intensive care unit (ICU) can experience post –intensive care syndrome (PICS), which comprises cognitive, psychological, and physical disorders that seriously affect the quality of life. Therefore, it was necessary to explore the incidence of and the risk factors for PICS among respiratory ICU patients. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - September 11, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Meng Zhou, Jianxia Zhang, Zheng Xu, Hongtao Gu, Zeyang Chen, Yanming Ding Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Development of a performance standard for physiotherapists delivering exercise and mobilisation to the critically ill: A modified Delphi consensus study
The provision of early mobilisation to critically ill patients has the potential to improve long term outcomes, but, is complex to deliver. There is minimal literature detailing the training and expertise required to deliver these interventions safely and effectively. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - September 9, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Jenna K. Lang, Kimberley J. Haines, Carol L. Hodgson Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Dying in intensive care: An analysis of the perspectives of families and clinicians on end-of-life care
Despite a growing body of research into end-of-life care (EOLC) in intensive care units (ICUs), few studies have concurrently explored the perspectives of families and clinicians. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - September 9, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Tania Lovell, Marion Mitchell, Madeleine Powell, Angela Tonge, Petra Strube, Kylie O'Neill, Elspeth Dunstan, Amity Bonnin-Trickett, Elizabeth Miller, Adam Suliman, Tamara Ownsworth, Kristen Ranse Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Emergency department and intensive care unit health professionals' knowledge and application of the law that applies to end-of-life decision-making for adults: A scoping review of the literature
Laws that regulate healthcare practice at the end of life reflect the values of the society where they apply. Traditionally, healthcare professionals rely on their clinical knowledge to inform treatment decisions, but the extent to which the law also informs health professionals ’ decision-making at the end of life is uncertain. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - September 9, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Jayne Hewitt, Nemat Alsaba, Katya May, Halima Sadia Noon, Cooper Rennie, Andrea P. Marshall Tags: Review paper Source Type: research
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Source: Australian Critical Care - September 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Research impact: Where does the rubber hit the road?
For over two decades research impact has been a topic of discussion in Australia and overseas.1 Research impact is defined by the Australian Research Council as “the contribution that research makes to the economy, society and environment, beyond the contribution to academic research”.2 This extends the assessment of academic work where journals, publications and individuals are assessed in relation to the ‘impact’ of published works usually by virt ue of the number of citations received. Journal impact factors are an important metric – and I will be honest that I was excited to see Australian Critical Care's imp...
Source: Australian Critical Care - September 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Andrea P. Marshall Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Ventilator weaning and extubation practices in critically ill children: An Australian and New Zealand survey of practice
We aimed to (i) describe current weaning and extubation practices in children (protocols to identify weaning candidates, spontaneous breathing trials, and other aspects of care such as sedation weaning) and (ii) understand responsibilities for ventilation weaning decisions across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - August 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Jessica A. Schults, Karina Charles, Jane Harnischfeger, Simon Erikson, Juerg Burren, Michaela Waak, Bronagh Blackwood, Lyvonne N. Tume, Debbie Long, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Paediatric Study Group Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Comparing two types of loading during inspiratory muscle training in patients with weaning difficulties: An exploratory study
Inspiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle function and may improve weaning outcomes in patients with weaning difficulties. Compared to the commonly used pressure threshold loading, tapered flow resistive loading better accommodates pressure –volume relationships of the respiratory muscles, which might help to facilitate application of external loads and optimise training responses. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - August 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Marine Van Hollebeke, Sophie Pleysier, Diego Poddighe, Laura Muelas G ómez, Yasir Qaiser Choudhary, Beatrix Clerckx, Jan Muller, Greet Hermans, Rik Gosselink, Daniel Langer Tags: Brief research report Source Type: research
Does mechanical threshold inspiratory muscle training promote recovery and improve outcomes in patients who are ventilator-dependent in the intensive care unit? The IMPROVE randomised trial
In patients who are ventilator-dependent in the intensive care unit, inspiratory muscle training may improve inspiratory muscle strength and accelerate liberation from the ventilator, but optimal training parameters are yet to be established, and little is known about the impact of inspiratory muscle training on quality of life or dyspnoea. Thus, we sought to ascertain whether inspiratory muscle training, commenced while ventilator-dependent, would improve outcomes for patients invasively ventilated for 7 days or longer. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - August 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Bernie M. Bissett, I Anne Leditschke, Teresa Neeman, Margot Green, Vince Marzano, Katie Erwin, Frank MP. van Haren, Robert Boots, Jennifer Paratz Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
The impact of a “short-term” basic intensive care training program on the knowledge of nonintensivist doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: An experience from a population-dense low- and middle-income country
The utility of basic intensive care unit (ICU) training comprising a “1-day course” has been scientifically evaluated and reported in very few studies, with almost no such study from resource-limited settings. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - August 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Suhail Sarwar Siddiqui, Sulekha Saxena, Shuchi Agrawal, Ayush Lohiya, Syed Nabeel Muzaffar, Sai Saran, Saumitra Misra, Nitin Rai, Avinash Agrawal Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
The impact of a “short term” basic intensive care training program on the knowledge of non-intensivist doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: An experience from a population-dense low- and middle-income country
SSS: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Writing - original draft. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - August 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Suhail Sarwar Siddiqui, Sulekha Saxena, Shuchi Agrawal, Ayush Lohiya., Syed Nabeel Muzaffar, Sai Saran, Saumitra Misra, Nitin Rai, Avinash Agrawal Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Frequency, associated factors, and associated outcomes of dysphagia following sepsis
Identifying dysphagia as a potential complication of sepsis may improve swallowing function and survival while decreasing hospital length of stay. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - July 15, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Takashi Hongo, Tetsuya Yumoto, Hiromichi Naito, Toshifumi Fujiwara, Jun Kondo, Satoshi Nozaki, Atsunori Nakao Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
