Intranasal dexmedetomidine is of benefit as paediatric premedication – from the perspective of anaestetic nurses
Anaesthetic nurses found that the children were easier to wake preoperatively and that their awakenings were calmer and less painful.
Anaesthetic nurses found that the children were easier to wake preoperatively and that their awakenings were calmer and less painful.
Today, nurses working in the offshore industry include staff who have specialised in intensive care or anaesthetic nursing as well as staff with no particular specialty. Are there differences between their own perceived competence levels?
Patients undergoing gynaecological laparoscopies and anorectal procedures suffered the most nausea, while those who underwent major breast cancer surgery experienced the least nausea.
Surgical patients are exposed to heat loss, which can lead to complications such as increased oxygen demand, higher infection risk and cardiovascular problems.
Body temperature was measured differently and the routines were not the same. Provision should be made for a practice ensuring that staff have the necessary equipment and time to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia.
Too many patients had hypothermia both on admission, and one hour after admission, to a postoperative intensive care unit. Elderly patients and those who had undergone laparoscopic surgery were particularly at risk.
Særlig i situasjoner med akutt kritisk syke pasienter vil ikke-tekniske ferdigheter bidra til å forebygge menneskelig svikt og dermed redusere antallet pasientskader.
The method seems to be especially efficient for patients experiencing high initial pain intensities.
Sykepleierne erfarte at kommunikasjonsverktøyet ISBAR forbedret pasientbehandlingen og -sikkerheten på intensivavdeling og sengepost ved at overflyttingsrapportene ble mer like og tidseffektive.