Sökning: "length of stay ICU"

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  1. 1. Närståendes besök hos patienter som vårdas på intensivvårdsavdelning

    Författare :Thomas Eriksson; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intensive care; ICU patient; patient visitors; visiting ICU; mortality ICU; length of stay ICU; hermeneutics; research observation; methodology; caring science; Vårdvetenskap; Integrated Caring Science; Integrerad vårdutveckling;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall objective of the present thesis was to describe and assess the importance and impact of visits by the patients’ families in an ICU, from patient and family perspectives, and to develop, from a hermeneutic perspective, a research method to study the interplay between patient and family during the visit. Method: The comprehensive methodology of the thesis was hermeneutic. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Närståendes besök hos patienter som vårdas på intensivvårdsavdelning : Family visits to patients treated in an intensive care unit

    Författare :Thomas Eriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intensive care; ICU patient; patient visitors; visiting ICU; mortality ICU; length of stay ICU; hermeneutics; research observation; methodology; caring science;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall objective of the present thesis was to describe and assess the importance and impact of visits by the patients’ families in an ICU, from patient and family perspectives, and to develop, from a hermeneutic perspective, a research method to study the interplay between patient and family during the visit. Method: The comprehensive methodology of the thesis was hermeneutic. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Prediction of psychological and physical morbidity after critical illness and intensive care unit stay

    Författare :Anna Milton; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : A large proportion of survivors of critical illness and intensive care unit stay suffer from post- intensive care syndrome (PICS), consisting of psychological, physical and cognitive problems. These problems can persist for months to years and impede the return to life as it was prior to falling ill. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Infections in patients with chronic kidney disease : patterns, outcomes and the role of vitamin D for future prevention

    Författare :Guobin Su; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as a global public health problem. Patients with CKD are at high risk of infections. Frequent episodes of infections with greater use of antibiotics might put this population at risk of infections caused by resistant organisms. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Sedation during mechanical ventilation in intensive care - Sedation practices and patients' memories, stressful experiences and psychological distress

    Författare :Karin Samuelson; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Intensive care unit; Mechanical ventilation; Patient comfort; intensive care; Anaesthesiology; intensivvård; Anestesiologi; Sedation; Respiratory nursing;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and determine intensive care sedation in adult mechanically ventilated patients with the emphasis on patients? memory, stressful experiences and psychological distress. The results are based on a nationwide postal survey (Paper I) including 89 Swedish intensive care units (ICUs) followed by a prospective cohort study (Papers II?IV) conducted over 18 months in 2 ICUs including 313 mechanically ventilated adults admitted for more than 24 hours. LÄS MER