Eye care in the intensive care unit: intraocular pressure in prone patients with COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Sundeep Deol ◽  
Sameer Hanna-Jumma ◽  
Konstantinos T Tsaousis
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Eye Care

Eye care in the intensive care unit: Narrative review and meta-analysis

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 3151-3155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie B. Rosenberg ◽  
Lewis A. Eisen
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Eye Care

scholarly journals Factors Associated with the Nurse Implementation towards Eye Care among Comatose Patient in Intensive Care Unit

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susy Puspasari
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Comatose Patient ◽  
Eye Care ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Background: Comatosepatient’sexperiencesdeclineineyereflex.However,this issue receive less attention from the healthcare professional,particularly in the intensive care unit. Few studies exploring the associated factors of nurse implementation of eye care in intensive care unit. Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) has been well-known as a framework to explore the behavior relation factors including nurse’s background, the certainty of behavior, normative, and control beliefs factors. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence nurses in the implementation of eye care towards coma patients in intensive care rooms. Methods: This study used cross-sectional design to the nurses who working in intensive care units. The number ofsamplesusedinthisstudywastotalsampling.Atotalof104nursesworkinintensive care units participate as a sample of this study. A set questionnaire designed by the researcher was used for data collection. Data analysis was use distribution frequency, mean, SD and Chi square. Results:Half of nurse (50.96%) had a favorable background, unfavorable on normative assurance and belief factors. In the background factors resulted that nurse have favorable with a value of 50.96%. Conclusions: It is suggested that nurses who work in the hospital to use the information from this study to enhance their knowledge about eye care for comatose patient routinely and continuously. As for the intensive care unit, it is recommended to enforce algorithm, standard procedure, and particular supervision on the conduction of eye care for comatose patients.

Eye care in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stafford G Sansome ◽  
Pei-Fen Lin
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Visual Loss ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Setting ◽  
Eye Care ◽  
Ocular Complications ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Non Invasive Ventilation ◽  
Critical Care Patients

Ocular complications in critical care patients are common. There has been a surge in intensive care admissions following the COVID-19 outbreak. The management of COVID-19 exposes patients to a number of specific risk factors for developing ocular complications, which include non-invasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation and prone positioning. Consequently, it is likely that there will be an increase in the number of ocular complications secondary to the management of COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit setting, and these complications could lead to permanent visual loss and blindness. Increased awareness of eye care in the intensive care unit setting is therefore vital to help prevent visual loss and maintain quality of life for patients recovering from COVID-19.

Intensive Care Nurses’ Views and Practices for Eye Care: An International Comparison

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elem Kocaçal Güler ◽  
İsmet Eşer ◽  
Imad Hussein Deeb Fashafsheh
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Normal Saline ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Sterile Water ◽  
Eye Care ◽  
Icu Patients ◽  
Intensive Care Nurses ◽  
Critical Patients

Eye care is an important area of critical care. However, lack of eye care studies is a common issue across the globe. The aim of this study is to determine the views and practices of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses on eye care in Turkey and Palestine. This descriptive study was conducted using a self-administrated questionnaire. The data were collected from 111 nurses in nine kinds of ICUs in two education hospital. Normal saline (75.9%) was the most commonly reported solution for eye hygiene among the Palestinian nurses, and gauze soaked in normal saline or sterile water (64.3%) were the most frequently used supplies by the Turkish nurses. Although both Palestinian and Turkish ICU nurses took some precautions to prevent eye complications in critical patients, there were some gaps and insufficiencies in the eye care of ICU patients. There is a need for continuing training in this area.

scholarly journals Eye care in the intensive care unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J Hearne ◽  
Elewys G Hearne ◽  
Hugh Montgomery ◽  
Susan L Lightman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Ocular Surface ◽  
Ocular Surface Disease ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Eye Care ◽  
Corneal Epithelial ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Vulnerable Patients

Ocular surface disease is common in the intensive care population with 20–42% of patients developing corneal epithelial defects. The ocular surface is normally protected by the ability to produce tears, to blink and to close the eyes with rest or sleep. All of these mechanisms can be disrupted in the intensive care population, increasing the risk of developing ocular surface disease. Despite the scale of the problem, eye-care protocols are commonly not instigated and documentation of eye care is often poor. This review details the risk factors for developing ocular surface disease. It also provides evidence-based guidance on protecting the eyes in vulnerable patients, identifying diseases affecting the eye in intensive care patients and delivering the best treatment to the eye. There is growing evidence that adherence to a correctly performed eye-care guideline prevents the majority of corneal problems encountered in the intensive care unit.

Nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conjunctivitis in a Pediatric Hospital

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan King ◽  
Shashi P. Devi ◽  
Cathy Mindorff ◽  
Mary Lou Patrick ◽  
Ronald Gold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nasogastric Tube ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Respiratory Care ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
Eye Care

AbstractConjunctivitis accounted for 5% of nosocomial infections occurring in a university-affiliated pediatric hospital between January 1984 and April 1986. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was recovered from the conjunctiva of 30 patients. The primary diseases of these patients were chronic and debilitating. Eighty percent of patients were under 18 months of age although only 30% of admissions are represented in this age group. Seventy percent of cases occurred in pediatric intensive care unit/neonatal intensive care unit patients. Seventy percent of patients who had antecedent nasopharyngeal/ endotracheal cultures obtained were colonized with P aeruginosa. All patients except one had one or more of the following interventions prior to the onset of conjunctivitis: tracheostomy, endotracheal tube, oxygen by hood, or suctioning. Two children (7.4%) have residual corneal scars. Improvements in eye care including protection of the eye during suctioning, other respiratory care, and nasogastric tube procedures are warranted.

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