scholarly journals Correlation and agreement between arterial and central venous blood pH, PO2, PCO2 and HCO3− values of mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care unit: A prospective observational study

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-195
Author(s):  
Mohd Sabihul Islam ◽  
S. Moied Ahmed ◽  
S. Bano ◽  
Abu Nadeem ◽  
Mozammil Shafi
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated Patients ◽  
Central Venous Blood ◽  
Blood Ph ◽  
Ventilated Patients

Delirium and coma evaluated in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit in Japan: A multi-institutional prospective observational study

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 472.e1-472.e5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Tsuruta ◽  
Yasutaka Oda ◽  
Ayumi Shintani ◽  
Shin Nunomiya ◽  
Satoru Hashimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated Patients ◽  
Ventilated Patients

Construct validity of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit: a prospective observational study using actigraphy in mechanically-ventilated patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustín Camus-Molina ◽  
Felipe González-Seguel ◽  
Ana Cristina Castro-Ávila ◽  
Jaime Leppe
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Activity Time ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated Patients ◽  
Icu Discharge ◽  
Inactivity Time ◽  
Ventilated Patients

Abstract Background The Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit (FSS-ICU) is a widely used instrument, designed to measure the mobility of critically ill patients that is available in English, Portuguese, Turkish and Spanish. The lack of a gold standard for measuring mobility limits the validation of outcome measures. However, actigraphy, from which measures movement intensity can be derived, is a potential alternative in the intensive care unit (ICU). Thus, this study aimed to assess the construct validity (hypotheses testing) of the FSS-ICU using continuous actigraphy from ICU admission to ICU discharge. Methods This prospective observational study included mechanically-ventilated patients selected from a 12-bed academic medical-surgical ICU. The Chilean-Spanish version of the FSS-ICU was used to evaluate its correlation with activity counts, activity time (>99 counts per minute) and inactivity time (0-99 counts per minute) measured by actigraphy ( GT9X Link ActiGraph). The FSS-ICU was assessed on awakening and at ICU discharge, while actigraphy variables were recorded from ICU admission to ICU discharge. Results Of 92 patients screened, 30 were analysed. The median FSS-ICU was 19 (IQR 10–26) points on awakening and 28.5 (IQR 22–32) at ICU discharge. There was no floor/ceiling effect of the FSS-ICU at awakening (0%/0%) and only a ceiling effect at ICU discharge that was acceptable (0%/10%). Less activity time was associated with better mobility on the FSS-ICU at both awakening (rho = -0.62, P<0.001) and ICU discharge (rho = -0.79, P<0.001). Activity counts and activity time were not correlated as expected with the FSS-ICU. Conclusions The FSS-ICU had a strong correlation with inactivity time during the ICU stay. These findings enhance the available clinimetric properties of the FSS-ICU.

scholarly journals A Snapshot of the Oxygenation of Mechanically Ventilated Patients in One Australian Intensive Care Unit

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Dennis ◽  
L. Torre ◽  
S. Baker ◽  
T. Hebden-Todd
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated Patients ◽  
Ventilated Patients

scholarly journals The ethical concerns of seeking consent from critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients for research – A matter of possessing capacity or surrogate insight

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avelino C Verceles ◽  
Waqas Bhatti
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated Patients ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
Ventilated Patients

Conducting clinical research on subjects admitted to intensive care units is challenging, as they frequently lack the capacity to provide informed consent due to multiple factors including intensive care unit acquired delirium, coma, the need for sedation, or underlying critical illness. However, the presence of one or more of these characteristics does not automatically designate a potential subject as lacking capacity to provide their own informed consent. We review the ethical issues involved in obtaining informed consent for medical research from mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients, in addition to the concerns that may arise when a legally authorized representative is asked to provide informed consent on behalf of these patients.

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