scholarly journals A pilot randomised controlled trial in intensive care patients comparing 7 days’ treatment with empirical antibiotics with 2 days’ treatment for hospital-acquired infection of unknown origin.

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (36) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Scawn ◽  
D Saul ◽  
D Pathak ◽  
B Matata ◽  
I Kemp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infection ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Empirical Antibiotics ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Dynamic light application therapy to reduce the incidence and duration of delirium in intensive-care patients: a randomised controlled trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen S Simons ◽  
Robert J F Laheij ◽  
Mark van den Boogaard ◽  
Miriam A M Moviat ◽  
Anne J Paling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Application Therapy ◽  
Randomised Controlled

The outcome of tactile touch on oxytocin in intensive care patients: a randomised controlled trial

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 2624-2633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Henricson ◽  
Anna-Lena Berglund ◽  
Sylvia Määttä ◽  
Rolf Ekman ◽  
Kerstin Segesten
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals Chewing gum prophylaxis for postoperative nausea and vomiting in the intensive care unit: a pilot randomised controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-326
Author(s):  
Hussam Abdelkarim ◽  
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Natasha Ciampoli ◽  
Lara Zwakman-Hessels ◽  
Jai N Darvall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Postoperative Nausea ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Chewing Gum ◽  
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Surgical Icu ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Objective: To test the effectiveness of chewing gum in the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after surgery. Design: Prospective, open label, pilot randomised controlled trial. Setting: Two metropolitan ICUs. Participants: Ninety postoperative adult patients admitted to the ICU. Intervention: Patients administered chewing gum, who chewed for at least 15 minutes every 4 hours, were compared with a control group, who were administered a 20 mL sip of water orally every 4 hours. Main outcome measures: The primary outcome was the number of patient-reported episodes of nausea in the first 24 hours after the operation. Secondary outcomes included vomiting or dry retching episodes, and duration and severity of nausea. Results: Forty-six patients were randomly allocated to chewing gum and 44 patients to water. There was no difference between groups in the number of patients with nausea (10 [22%] chewing gum v 12 [27%] control patients; P = 0.72), nausea episodes (22 episodes; [median, 0; IQR, 0–0] v 21 episodes [median, 0; IQR, 0–1] per patient in each group respectively), vomiting/retching (2 [4%] chewing gum v 6 [14%] control patients; P = 0.24), or duration/severity of nausea. Conclusion: Regular postoperative administration of chewing gum in a surgical ICU patient cohort did not reduce nausea, vomiting or retching. The prevalence of PONV is less than previously reported. Our findings can inform future studies of PONV prophylaxis in post-surgical ICU patients. Trial registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry No. ACTRN12617001185358.

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