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Filter by:The burnout phenomenon first came to clinical science 50 years ago. It is exponentially rising worldwide which prompted its discoverers to develop the most popular tool for its assessment, known as the Maslach burnout inventory (MBI)1. Common symptoms of burnout include depression, irritability, and insomnia. The growing demand for extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may have an effect on burnout as the newly introduced services is demanding in effort and put the practitioners on complex ethical and administrative situations. We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study using a combined methodological quantitative and qualitative approach involving a convenience sample of 1000 healthcare practitioners within surgical and medical ICUs of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Qatar. We will use used two main instruments to develop an online questionnaire: - The MBI-human service survey (MBI-HSS) and the Leadership scale Expectations: we expect that we will have a new insight about the impact of these complex interventions on practitioner's burnout.
Background INTELLiVENT-ASV, an automated closed-loop mode of mechanical ventilation, available on Hamilton ventilators for clinical use, uses mainstream end-tidal CO2 (etCO2) monitoring to adjust minute ventilation. However, sensors for mainstream etCO2 monitoring are expensive and fragile. The less expensive and more robust sensors for sidestream etCO2 monitoring could serve as a good alternative to sensors for mainstream etCO2 monitoring. Objective of the study The objective of this randomized noninferiority trial is to determine whether INTELLiVENT- ASV with sidestream capnography is noninferior to INTELLiVENT-ASV with mainstream capnography with regard to the percentage of breaths in a broadly accepted predefined 'optimal' zone of ventilation. Hypothesis The investigators hypothesize that INTELLiVENT-ASV with sidestream capnography is noninferior to INTELLiVENT-ASV with mainstream capnography with respect to the percentage of breaths a patient spends within the 'optimal' zone of ventilation. Study design INTELLiSTREAM is a randomized noninferiority study. Study population The study population consists of consecutive elective cardiac surgery patients who are expected to need at least 2 hours of postoperative ventilation in the ICU of Amsterdam Medical University Centers, location 'AMC'. Intervention Shortly after arrival at the ICU, patients will be randomized to receive either ventilation with INTELLiVENT-ASV with mainstream capnography or sidestream capnography. Primary outcome of the study The primary study endpoint is the percentage of breaths a patient spends inside the 'optimal' zone of ventilation, as defined before (i.e. tidal volume < 10 ml/kg PBW, maximum airway pressure < 30cm H2O, etCO2 between 30-46 mmHg and pulse oximetry between 93-98%). Secondary outcomes The percentage of time spent in other ventilation zones, as defined in the protocol. Time to spontaneous breathing, duration of weaning, loss of etCO2 signal, duration of postoperative ventilation and ventilator parameters as well as results of clinically indicated arterial blood gas analysis. Nature and extent of burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness Hamilton ventilators can use mainstream and sidestream etCO2 sensors. INTELLiVENT-ASV is a safe mode of ventilation, also in patients who receive postoperative ventilation. Furthermore, as all patients are sedated as part of standard care during postoperative ventilation, the burden for the patient is minimal
This study aims to describe the incidence of catheter-related and non-catheter-related thrombosis in a population of adults in ICU and to assess its correlation with alteration of coagulation parameters.
Sleep deprivation is common in critical patients and it can cause impair consolidation of memory, cognitive function, metabolic function, immune, neurological and respiratory system as well as worsen the quality of life after discharge. It has been demonstrated that reducing sleep disturbance could attenuate the development of delirium in ICU patients. However, sleep evaluation is only personal perception. There are various methods for sleep monitoring, in which the most commonly mentioned methods include polysomnography, actigraphy, and the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ). The aims of this study is to validate the accuracy of the Thai-version RCSQ and actigraphy for sleep measurement compared to polysomnography, which is considered as the gold-standard in Thai critically ill patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit.
Critically ill systemic rheumatic disease (SRD) patients have benefited from better provision of rheumatic and critical care in recent years. Recent comprehensive data regarding in-hospital mortality and most importantly long-term outcome are scarce. The aim of this study is to assess short and long-term outcome of patients with SRD admitted to the ICU in a retrospective cohort study (2006 - 2016).
Low creatinine levels may be a sign of muscle atrophy or weakness, and therefore predictive for respiratory insufficiency in the Intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The investigators compared the outcomes of participants with low creatinine levels with subsequent ICU participants admitted into ICU in the tertiary hospital.
The present study was designed to assess, in a population of patients admitted to the intensive care unit and already carrying an indwelling arterial catheter, the ability of combined continuous (ClearSight™) and intermittent (automatic cuff) non-invasive monitoring to detect low mean BP (<65mmHg). The intra-arterial measurement will be the reference measurement. As secondary objectives, the investigators will assess the ability of combined continuous (ClearSight™) and intermittent (automatic cuff) non-invasive monitoring to detect stage 2 hypertension, and to detect changes in BP during a cardiovascular intervention (as clinically indicated but not imposed by the study protocol). Additionally, the accuracy of both devices against the current international standard (ISO standard) will be assessed.
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Delirium (ICU-AD) and Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW) are common in critically ill, mechanically ventilated adult patients. As more patients survive ICU stays but suffer from long-term functional declines leading to unemployment and disability, research is urgently needed. The aims of this study are to: 1) describe the trajectory of physical functions one year after ICU discharge, including distance walked in 6 minutes (6MWD), hand grip (HGS), maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), cognitive function (mini mental state examination,MMSE), physical function ICU test score (PFITs) , medical reserach council scale (MRC), medical research council questionnaire (MRC-Q)and basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL/IADL); 2) examine the incidences of ICU-AD and ICU-AW; and 3) test the interaction between ICU-AD and ICU-AW on one-year functional trajectories in the ICU survivors.4) compare two tools, the intensive care delirium screening checklist (ICDSC) and confusion assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU), for their predictive validity for outcomes related to delirium, hospital mortality and length of stay (LOS), and examined whether the tools' predictive validity was affected by patients' arousal status (RASS≥0, RASS<0).
Development and validation of a new affordable and easy-to-use phrenic nerve stimulation tool for diaphragm strength assessment in intensive care unit
This study evaluates the effect of a transcutaneous electrical stimulation in critically ill patients compared to a sham electrical stimulation to decrease the incidence of diaphragm dysfunction before mechanical ventilation weaning.