Effect of Two Bathing Methods on Physiologic Parameters in Pediatric Intensive Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110433
Author(s):  
Özgül Öz ◽  
Gülzade Uysal ◽  
Duygu Sönmez Düzkaya
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Physiologic Parameters ◽  
Positive Effect

To determine the effect of traditional and disposable bed baths performed in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) on the physiologic parameters of children. This research was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with children who were monitored in the PICU. It was found that the pulse and blood pressure immediately after the bath were higher for both bath applications and was the lowest 30 minutes after the bath ( p < .05). Children who used traditional baths had a lower body temperature than those who used the disposable bed bath after bathing for the second day. Oxygen saturation averages were found that within the group to be the highest 30 minutes after bathing methods ( p < .05). Both bathing methods applied in the PICU had a positive effect on physiologic parameters. It may be recommended to regularly perform the most appropriate bathing for patients with stable hemodynamics in PICUs.

scholarly journals As-needed endotracheal suctioning protocol vs a routine endotracheal suctioning in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-153
Author(s):  
Gloria Lucía Lema Zuluaga ◽  
Mauricio Fenández Laverde ◽  
Ana Marverin Correa Varela ◽  
John Jairo Zuleta Tobón
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Endotracheal Suctioning ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Objective: To compare two endotracheal suctioning protocols according to morbidity, days of mechanical ventilation, length of stay in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), incidence of VentilatorAssociated Pneumonia (VAP) and mortality. Methods: A Pragmatic randomized controlled trial performed at University Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellin-Colombia. Fortyfive children underwent an as-needed endotracheal suctioning protocol and forty five underwent a routine endotracheal suctioning protocol. Composite primary end point was the presence of hypoxemia, arrhythmias, accidental extubation and heart arrest. A logistic function trough generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to calculate the Relative Risk for the main outcome. Results: Characteristics of patients were similar between groups. The composite primary end point was found in 22 (47%) of intervention group and 25 (55%) children of control group (RR= 0.84; 95% CI: 0.56-1.25), as well in 35 (5.8%) of 606 endotracheal suctioning performed to intervention group and 48(7.4%) of 649 performed to control group (OR= 0.80; 95% CI: 0.5-1.3). Conclusions: There were no differences between an as-needed and a routine endotracheal suctioning protocol. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01069185

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