Designing the Intensive Care Unit

Dermatology in the intensive care unit

Background: Considering the prevalence of skin lesions and drug eruptions in intensive care units and the absence of research about it, we decided to study skin lesions of patients admitted in intensive care unit. Patients and Methods: In this descriptive study all patients admitted in intensive care units of Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan in 1376-78 were observed and examined by a resident in De...

Challenges in Visiting in the Intensive Care Unit

Background and Aims: Open ICU visiting is recommended because of positive effects on patients and relatives. However, patient visiting in Iranian’s ICU is restricted now. Many issues around the subject have not been properly addressed. Here the visiting challenges have been discussed. Methods: This is a qualitative descriptive-exploratory study conducted through semi-structured deep interview w...

Euthanasia: the intensive care unit.

The purpose of intensive care is to provide monitoring and organ support for patients with critical illness from which recovery is possible. Despite increasing technological and pharmacological sophistication, mortality in intensive care units remains high, with significant disability in those who survive. Methods of predicting outcome from intensive care have been developed. These enable patie...

In the Intensive Care Unit

Patients requiring vascular intervention—whether open surgery or endovascular procedures—are elderly and have comorbidities that make their overall care complicated. To achieve a successful outcome, the perioperative care of the vascular surgery patient requires meticulous attention to detail and knowledge about the possible pitfalls these patients can encounter. Even the most seemingly innocuo...

Oral care in the intensive care unit.