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Sepsis
This article provides an overview of the history of the sepsis definitions as well as an overview of the current understanding of the pathogenesis of sepsis. The evolution of the treatment bundles is also presented. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - October 9, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Michael H. Ackerman, Thomas Ahrens, Justin Kelly, Anne Pontillo Source Type: research

Infection Control and Prevention Considerations for the Intensive Care Unit
Intensive care unit (ICU)-associated infections are those that occur 48 hours after ICU admission. These can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Of these, bloodstream and pulmonary infections have the highest mortality. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - October 9, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: May Mei-Sheng Riley Tags: Preface Source Type: research

Principles of Resuscitation
Shock from all causes carries a high mortality. Rapid and intentional intervention to resuscitate can reduce mortality and organ injury. Approaches to fluid resuscitation, vasopressor use as well as commonly assessed laboratory values are reviewed in this paper. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - August 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Nicole Kupchik Source Type: research

Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest
and that reference citations are not used in the synopsis. A devastating complication of cardiac arrest is hypoxic-ischemic injury, which leads to neurologic dysfunction and subsequently high mortality. Post –cardiac arrest care is complex and requires a multimodal approach to manage hemodynamic instability as well as provide neuroprotection. Targeted temperature management is recommended by the American Heart Association as well as the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation as a class 1 int ervention for postarrest neuroprotection in patients who remain unresponsive after cardiac arrest. (Source: Critical Care...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - August 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Nicole Kupchik Source Type: research

Resuscitation Team Roles and Responsibilities
Patients who experience an in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest event often have poor outcomes. Those outcomes are influenced by institutional factors, including the effectiveness of the responding team. Two main types of response teams may exist for in-hospital settings: basic life support trained staff providing initial interventions, and advanced cardiac life support teams. The interface between these two responses, and differences in discipline, experience, and skill mix, adds complexity to team dynamics. In-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest teams benefit from addressing these and other factors, which may lead to lack of c...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - August 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Laura A. De Vaux, Nancy Cassella, Kevin Sigovitch Source Type: research

Resuscitation
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Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - August 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Justin DiLibero Source Type: research

Copyright
ELSEVIER (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - August 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Contributors
CYNTHIA BAUTISTA, PhD, APRN, FNCS, FCNS (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - August 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Contents
Justin DiLibero (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
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Forthcoming Issues
Infection Challenges in the Critical Care Unit (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - August 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Resuscitation of the Traumatically Injured Patient
Trauma is a leading cause of death. Optimal outcomes depend on a coordinated effort. Providers must be prepared to act in an organized and methodical manner. Recognizing and immediately treating causes of shock after trauma offer the best chance of survival to the patient. Incorporating evidence-based knowledge and resuscitation techniques learned from the military, the trauma victim experiencing acute hypovolemia has better outcomes because of advances in the clinical management of blood loss than ever before. Treatment focuses primarily on stopping the bleeding, providing damage control resuscitation, and monitoring and ...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - July 6, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Kristen M. Burton-Williams Source Type: research

Nursing Care for the Initial Resuscitation of Severe Sepsis Patients
Sepsis is recognized as a major health care problem worldwide. In the United States, mortality from severe sepsis and septic shock remains a serious health problem; yet, the early recognition of sepsis by nurses reduces can reduce mortality, morbidity, and long-term consequences of sepsis for patients. Improving the knowledge of nurses to first recognize the early signs of sepsis and then how to apply the most up-to-date evidence-based treatments can improve outcomes. Enhanced monitoring includes the use of computerized early warning systems to alert nurses of worrisome clinical patterns and promote the early recognition o...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - July 6, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary G. Carey, Emily Katherine Valcin, David Lent, Mackenzie White Source Type: research

Pediatric Resuscitation
This article describes evidence-based nursing practices for detecting pediatric decompensation and prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest and outlines the process for effective and high-quality pediatric resuscitation and postresuscitation care. Primary concepts include pediatric decompensation signs and symptoms, pediatric resuscitation essential practices, and postresuscitation care, monitoring, and outcomes. Pediatric-specific considerations for family presence during resuscitation, ensuring good outcomes for medically complex children in community settings, and the role of targeted temperature management, continuous elec...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - July 6, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Amanda P. Bettencourt, Melissa Gorman, Jodi E. Mullen Source Type: research

Resuscitation in Critical Care
Resuscitate means to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness.1 While the term resuscitation often brings to mind a patient in cardiac arrest receiving CPR, the concept is much broader in scope. At the most basic level, resuscitation refers to the restoration and maintenance of perfusion at the cellular and tissue levels. This is a hallmark of critical care. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - July 6, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Justin DiLibero Tags: Preface Source Type: research

Nursing Care for the Initial Resuscitation of Burn Patients
Serious burn injuries may have lifelong impacts for individuals that experience them and require timely medical treatment in order to reduce associated morbidity and mortality. Initial management of a burn is nursing intensive and focuses primarily on stopping the burning process, maintaining homeostasis by keeping the patient warm, and replacing lost fluid and electrolytes. As healing progresses, nurses meet the critical needs of the patient and must skillfully manage pain levels, perform burn care, prevent infection, help the patient meet increased nutrient requirements, and address psychological concerns with the goal t...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - June 16, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary G. Carey, Emily Katherine Valcin, David Lent, Mackenzie White Source Type: research