Implementation and utilisation of Australian critical care practice standards: What do we know?
The Australian College of Critical Care Nurses published the third edition of practice standards (PSs) for specialist critical care nurses in 2015. Higher-education providers currently use these standards to inform critical care curricula; however, how critical care nurses perceive and use PSs in clinical practice is unknown. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - May 18, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Yolanda Cox, Justin L.C. Bilszta, Debbie Massey Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Communication functions of adult patients admitted to intensive care: A multicentre, binational point prevalence study
Patient communication is profoundly impacted during the intensive care unit (ICU) stay. While the impacts of altered communication are recognised, there is a paucity of data on the prevalence of communication attempts as well as modes utilised by patients and unit practices to manage communication function. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - May 15, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Amy Freeman-Sanderson, Bronwyn Hemsley, Kelly Thompson, Kris D. Rogers, Serena Knowles, Naomi E. Hammond, The George Institute for Global Health and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Nutrition delivery across hospitalisation in critically ill patients with COVID-19: An observational study of the Australian experience
Data on nutrition delivery over the whole hospital admission in critically ill patients with COVID-19 are scarce, particularly in the Australian setting. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - May 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Lee-anne S. Chapple, Emma J. Ridley, Kate Ainscough, Lauren Ballantyne, Aidan Burrell, Lewis Campbell, Claire Dux, Suzie Ferrie, Kate Fetterplace, Virginia Fox, Matin Jamei, Victoria King, Ary Sepa Neto, Alistair Nichol, Emma Osland, Eldho Paul, Matthew J Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Gender differences in professional social networks use among critical care researchers
Recent studies highlight that female anaesthesiology researchers have lower visibility on professional social networks (PSNs) than male researchers. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - May 10, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Zo é Demailly, Geoffroy Brulard, Fabienne Tamion, Benoit Veber, Emilie Occhiali, Thomas Clavier Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Dietitian and nutrition-related practices and resources in Australian and New Zealand PICUs: A clinician survey
Recommendations to facilitate evidence-based nutrition provision for critically ill children exist and indicate the importance of nutrition in this population. Despite these recommendations, it is currently unknown how well Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are equipped to provide nutrition care. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jacinta Winderlich, Bridget Little, Felix Oberender, Tamara Farrell, Samantha Jenkins, Emma Landorf, Jessica Menzies, Katie O'Brien, Carla Rowe, Kirsten Sim, Melanie van der Wilk, Jemma Woodgate, Andrew A. Udy, Emma J. Ridley Tags: Brief research report Source Type: research
Long-term outcomes after paediatric sepsis: A narrative review
Sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality in the paediatric population. However, knowledge is limited around morbidity in childhood sepsis survivors. The aim of this review is to identify and critically appraise the evidence for long-term outcomes in paediatric survivors of sepsis using the Post Intensive Care Syndrome – paediatrics (PICS-p) framework. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jessicah Minogue, Samantha Keogh, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Debbie Long Tags: Review paper Source Type: research
Prospective validation of Sophia observation withdrawal symptoms: A paediatric delirium scale in critically ill children in Denmark
Paediatric delirium (PD) is increasingly recognised as a common disorder in critically ill children with a reported prevalence ranging from 9% to 66%. We validated the PD component of the Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms-Paediatric Delirium (SOS-PD) scale in a Danish setting to provide increased awareness and reliable identification of this critical condition, thereby paving the way for improved pathways to targeted delirium care. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Rikke Louise Stenkjaer, Ingrid Egerod, Mala Moszkowicz, Erwin Ista, Gorm Greisen, Janne Weis, Anne Katrine Pagsberg, Suzanne Forsyth Herling Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
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Source: Australian Critical Care - April 29, 2023 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Determining quality metrics for the intensive care unit: Is it time for data sharing and new metrics?
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a highly complex environment, and across the globe, improving value and quality of care remains a high priority.1 Intensive care medical and nurse directors must understand all aspects of care delivered in their units to measure and improve value and the quality metrics and reimbursement tied to quality of care. The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality defines six domains of healthcare quality: Safe, Effective, Patient Centred, Timely, Efficient and Equitable. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - April 29, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Elizabeth Scruth, Robin Betts Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Corrigendum to “Understanding the continuum of care in critical care: Not ABC but EBCD” [Australian Critical Care, 36 (2) 167–168]
The authors regret that they would like to update the sentence from “The continuum of care is a term used to describe the collective phases of patients' illnesses” to “The continuum of care is a term used to describe the health services and care provided or needed over collective phases of patients' illnesses”. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - April 29, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Amy Freeman Sanderson Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: research
Caffeine consumption and withdrawal among patients in the intensive care unit
There is a lack of data surrounding the use of therapeutic caffeine among adults admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - April 27, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Felicity Edwards, Matthew Bright, Claire Dux, Fiona Coyer, Kevin B. Laupland Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Pre –medical emergency team activations – Patient characteristics, outcomes and predictors of deterioration
Pre –medical emergency team (MET) calls are an increasingly common tier of Rapid Response Systems, but the epidemiology of patients who trigger a Pre-MET is not well understoof. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - April 17, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Sing Chee Tan, Lachlan Hayes, Anthony Cross, Mark Tacey, Daryl Jones Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Antecedents to and outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrests in Australian hospitals with mature medical emergency teams: A multicentre prospective observational study
The epidemiology and predictability of in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCAs) in hospitals with established medical emergency teams (METs) is underinvestigated. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - April 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: The ANZ-CODE Investigators Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Low prevalence of communication between intensive care unit medical staff and general practitioners: A single-centre retrospective study
General practitioners (GPs) have a central role in delivering care to the Australian community, which includes coordinating management of chronic diseases and treatment of patients after admission to intensive care units (ICUs). Consultations between ICUs and GPs may become increasingly relevant as patients of advancing age and chronic disease burden are admitted to ICUs. However, how frequently and for what reason such consultations occur remain unclear. (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - April 11, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Sophie A. Witherspoon, Sophie A.J. Plowman, Paul Z. Power, Anne Mulvey, Kimberley J. Haines, Matthew J. Maiden Tags: Brief research report Source Type: research
Predictive value of a tiered escalation response system: A case control study
Rapid response systems designed to detect and respond to clinical deterioration often incorporate a multitiered, escalation response. We sought to determine the ‘predictive strength’ of commonly used triggers, and tiers of escalation, for predicting a rapid response team (RRT) call, unanticipated intensive care unit admission, or cardiac arrest (events). (Source: Australian Critical Care)
Source: Australian Critical Care - April 5, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Alice O'Connell, Arthas Flabouris, Suzanne Edwards, Doris Tang, Katherine Lavrencic, Emma Brook, Stephen Shih-Teng Kao, Campbell Thompson Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
