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Background There is a relationship between the application of physical restraints and
negative physiological and psychological effects on critically ill patients. Many organizations …

Background Mechanical ventilation is a core intervention in critical care, but may also lead to
negative consequences. Therefore, ventilator weaning is crucial for patient recovery …

Patients with burns suffer from excruciating pain, thus presenting unique challenges to the
hospital staff involved in their care. Any hospital system may be involved in managing …

Objective Current evidence-based guidelines for the management of aneurysmal
subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) focus primarily on timing, modality and technique of …

Objective: To evaluate the conformity of the set of good practices for preventing ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP) in the emergency department of a university hospital. Method …

INTRODUÇÃO: Pacientes em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) requerem longos
períodos de internação, estando submetidos ao imobilismo, que resulta em perda …

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to adapt the Revised Nonverbal Pain Scale (NVPS-R)
into Turkish, and to test reliability and validity of the scale. Methods: A total of 74 patients …

Background Efforts to reduce delirium burden through screening, identification, and
prevention is considered one of the major public health priorities of the last decade. In 2017 …

Hospital crowding has led to critically ill patients increasingly spending more time boarding
in the emergency department (ED). A large number of these patients are mechanically …