Constipation Occurrence among Critically Ill patients

Constipation in critically ill patients: much more than we imagine

A constipação intestinal é complicação comumente identificada entre pacientes graves, entretanto existem poucos dados disponíveis na literatura. Uma série de fatores eleva a frequência de constipação intestinal entre paciente internados em terapia intensiva, como choque, uso de agentes sedativos e opioides, distúrbios eletrolíticos, mudanças no padrão dietético, entre outros.(1,2) A incidência ...

Nutritional Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

Background: Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. Methods: Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...

Acute muscle wasting among critically ill patients.

between 3 and 5 administrative requirements. Themost common administrative requirement was to use a specific health department form (17 of 36 bills), followed by the requirement for the parent or guardian to receive education about vaccine risks and benefits (14 bills). Of 20 states with a current PBE, 5 (25%) saw a bill introduced to restrict exemptions and 1 (5%) saw a bill introduced to expa...

Islam-Based Caring for the Harmony of Life among Moslem Critically Ill Patients

Background: The application of more humanized approaches in the caring process of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients with the aim of improving the quality of care has been given a growing attention However, there are limited studies regarding the Islam-based caring for the Moslem populations in Indonesia. Aim: This study aimed to explore and describe the caring actions employed by nurses to...

probiotics in critically ill patients