Reducing Physical Restraint Use in Critically Ill Patients

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...

Psychotropic Drug Use Before And During Physical Restraint For Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Adults

Methods Prospective single centre observational study (Feb 2014 to Jan 2015). Eligible patients were physically restrained while receiving mechanical ventilation. Psychotropic drug data were collected 1 hour before PR and for 6 hours after PR. We recorded PR indications, psychotropic drug interventions including new drug initiation, dose increase, dose decrease, and drug cessation. We documente...

Safe Drug Use in Critically Ill Patients

Overview of Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Medication errors (MEs) are the most common type of medical error occurring in the intensive care unit (ICU). The definitions and incidence rates for MEs and types of adverse drug events (ADEs) are listed in Table 1-1. Medication errors may result in patient injury, but this is not a requirement to be considered an error. Clinicians strive t...

probiotics in critically ill patients

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 patie...