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Breast Surgery

Friday 13 June 2008

New Library book

new in the Health Sciences Library, 2 copies of
Intensive care nursing : a framework for practice, 2nd edition, by Philip Woodrow
Shelved at 616.028 WOO

Wednesday 11 June 2008

Therapeutic positioning of the multiply - injured trauma patient in ICU

Author(s): Christie , R . J .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 17 ; PART 10
Journal Title: British Journal of Nursing ( Formerly : Nursing ) From EBSCO ( CINAHL with Full Text ) - via Athens (04/1992 - /)

From Proquest NHS (01/1999 - 06/2005) Customer Notes: 1997 v5/22 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 638-641
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Sleep Disturbance in People With Heart Failure : Implications for Self - care

Author(s): Redeker , N . S .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 23 ; PART 3
Journal Title: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing From EBSCO ( CINAHL with Full Text ) - via Athens (01/1999 - 12/2005)
Page: 231-238
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Evaluating sleep quality in older adults : the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index can be used to detect sleep disturbances or deficits

Author(s): Smyth CA
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 108 ; PART 5 (2008 May)
Journal Title: Sleep Research Online From Free Medical Journals . com (/1998 - /2003)
Page: 42



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Clinical practice guidelines for hospital - acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults

Author(s): Rotstein , C . ; Evans , G . ; Born , A . ; Grossman , R . ; Light , R . B . ; Magder , S . ; McTaggart , B . ; Weiss , K . ; Zhanel , G . G .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 19 ; PART 1

Journal Title: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology ( Formerly : Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases ) From UK PubMed Central (/2004 - 12/2006)
Page: 19-54

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Presumed community - acquired meticillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) isolates reflect spillover of healthcare - associated MRSA

Author(s): Bygott J . ; Enoch D . A . ; Carson R . P . M . ; Karas J . A .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 69 ; PART 2 (06-2008)

Journal Title: Journal of Hospital Infection , The Journal of Hospital Infection , The
Page: 197-198

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Report names hospitals with highest proportions of deaths related to MRSA and C difficile

BMJ . British Medical Journal - International Edition From Publisher From Free Medical Journals . com (/1994 - /Embargo: 1 year)

From Proquest NHS (01/1994 - 12/2003)
Page: 1211 - 1211
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008

Pulmonary and Critical Care Update From Free Medical Journals . com [Abstract] (/2003 - /)
Page: 296
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Sepsis articles from PubMed

Related Articles, Links
Karlsson S, Pettilä V, Tenhunen J, Lund V, Hovilehto S, Ruokonen E; Finnsepsis Study Group.

Vascular endothelial growth factor in severe sepsis and septic shock.
Anesth Analg. 2008 Jun;106(6):1820-6.
PMID: 18499616 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

2: Related Articles, Links
Bendel S, Karlsson S, Pettilä V, Loisa P, Varpula M, Ruokonen E; Finnsepsis Study Group.

Free cortisol in sepsis and septic shock.
Anesth Analg. 2008 Jun;106(6):1813-9.
PMID: 18499615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

3: Related Articles, Links
Takanishi DM, Yu M, Lurie F, Biuk-Aghai E, Yamauchi H, Ho HC, Chapital AD.

Peripheral blood hematocrit in critically ill surgical patients: an imprecise surrogate of true red blood cell volume.
Anesth Analg. 2008 Jun;106(6):1808-12.
PMID: 18499614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

4: Related Articles, Links
Ferrer R, Artigas A, Levy MM, Blanco J, González-Díaz G, Garnacho-Montero J, Ibáñez J, Palencia E, Quintana M, de la Torre-Prados MV; Edusepsis Study Group.

Improvement in process of care and outcome after a multicenter severe sepsis educational program in Spain.
JAMA. 2008 May 21;299(19):2294-303.
PMID: 18492971 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Efficacy of oral chlorhexidine in critical care

Letter
Efficacy of oral chlorhexidine in critical care
Wise MP, Cole JM, Williams DW, Lewis MA, Frost P
Critical Care 2008, 12:419 (14 May 2008)
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Delirium in the intensive care unit

Review Delirium in the intensive care unit
Girard TD, Pandharipande PP, Ely EW
Critical Care 2008, 12(Suppl 3):S3 (14 May 2008)

Delirium, an acute and fluctuating disturbance of consciousness and cognition, is a common manifestation of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients, occurring in up to 80% of the sickest intensive care unit (ICU) populations. Critically ill patients are subject to numerous risk factors for delirium. Some of these, such as exposure to sedative and analgesic medications, may be modified to reduce risk. Although dysfunction of other organ systems continues to receive more clinical attention, delirium is now recognized to be a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in the ICU, and it is recommended that all ICU patients be monitored using a validated delirium assessment instrument. Patients with delirium have longer hospital stays and lower 6-month survival than do patients without delirium, and preliminary research suggests that delirium may be associated with cognitive impairment that persists months to years after discharge. Little evidence exists regarding the prevention and treatment of delirium in the ICU, but multicomponent interventions reduce the incidence of delirium in non-ICU studies. Strategies for the prevention and treatment of ICU delirium are the subjects of multiple ongoing investigations.

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Evaluating and monitoring analgesia and sedation in the intensive care unit

Sessler CN, Jo Grap M, Ramsay MAE
Critical Care 2008, 12 (Suppl 3):S2 (14 May 2008)
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Oral probiotic and prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study in intensive care unit

Research
Oral probiotic and prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study in intensive care unit patients

Forestier C, Guelon D, Cluytens V, Gillart T, Sirot J, De Champs
CCritical Care 2008, 12:R69 (20 May 2008)
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The nursing management of diarrhoea and constipation before and after the implementation of a bowel management protocol.

1: Aust Crit Care. 2001 Feb;14(1):10-6. Links

McKenna S, Wallis M, Brannelly A, Cawood J.

Intensive Care Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

Intensive care unit (ICU) patients frequently suffer problems associated with both diarrhoea and constipation. Strategies to optimise the management of these conditions need to focus on improving the communication between staff and ensuring effective treatment is implemented. The team involved in this study developed a Bowel Management Protocol (BMP). The effect of this BMP on the documentation of assessment and management of diarrhoea and constipation was evaluated using a quasi-experimental research design. Data were collected via a retrospective audit of medical records.

Two groups of patient records were randomly sampled. The records of 60 patients who were admitted to ICU in the 6 months before the introduction of the BMP were accessed together with the records of 60 patients admitted in the 6 months following the introduction of the BMP. Data were collected regarding patient demographics and the assessment and management of bowel function before and after BMP introduction.

The results indicated that a BMP improved documentation of the assessment of bowel function. In addition, there was an improvement in the documentation of nursing intervention in the presence of constipation and diarrhoea. These results have to be interpreted with caution because, despite random sampling over two 6 month periods, there were statistically significant differences in age, length of stay, method of feeding and medical diagnosis between the two groups. Further research into the effectiveness of using a BMP is recommended.

A model of recovering medical errors in the coronary care unit

Issues in administration: Original Article 219–226

A model of recovering medical errors in the coronary care unit

Ann C. Hurley, RN, DNSc, FAAN; Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH; Mary Lou Moore, RN, MS; Colleen Snydeman, RN, MS; Patricia C. Dykes, RN, DNSc; Sofronia Fotakis, MSW, LICS

Patients' experiences of cardiology procedures using minimal conscious sedation

Patients' experiences of cardiology procedures using minimal conscious sedation
Lenore Beddoes, RN, BN (Hons); Mari Botti, RN, PhD; Maxine M. Duke, RN, PhD


Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute & Critical Care
May 2008, Volume 37, Issue 3

Empiric antibiotic therapy for suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia

Empiric antibiotic therapy for suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia
Author(s): Dotson , B . ; Ohlinger , M . J .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 5
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens [Full Text] (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1696
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BET 3: DOES THE TIME OF FASTING AFFECT COMPLICATION RATES DURING KETAMINE SEDATION ?

Article Title:
BET 3: DOES THE TIME OF FASTING AFFECT COMPLICATION RATES DURING KETAMINE SEDATION ?
Author(s): Ray Mc Glone
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 25 ; PART 6 (2008-June)
Journal Title: Emergency Medicine Journal ( Emj ) ( Formerly : Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine ) From Publisher [PDF] (/2000 - /) Customer Notes: 2005 v22/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield

From Free Medical Journals . com (/2000 - /Embargo: 1 year)

From Proquest NHS (09/2003 - 11/2003)

From UK PubMed Central (/2001 - 05/2005)
Page: 367 - 369
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Should sedation be standardized in the intensive care unit ?

Should sedation be standardized in the intensive care unit ?
Author(s): de Wit , M . ; Devlin , J . W .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 5
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens [Full Text] (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1649-1650
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A randomized trial of protocol-directed sedation management for mechanical ventilation in an Australian intensive care unit

A randomized trial of protocol-directed sedation management for mechanical ventilation in an Australian intensive care unit
Author(s): Bucknall , T . K . ; Manias , E . ; Presneill , J . J .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 5
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens [Full Text] (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1444-1450
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Critical Care-Latest articles

Critical Care-Latest articles
Author(s): Jonathan Ball
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 12 (2008-01-03)
Journal Title: Critical Care From BioMed Central [PDF] [Abstract]

From Free Medical Journals . com (/1997 - /Embargo: 2 years)

From UK PubMed Central (/1997 - /2008)
Page: 152
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Monday 9 June 2008

Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) Protocols

Edited by Yinduo Ji
Author(s): Sakoulas , G .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 46 ; PART 10
Journal Title: Clinical Infectious Diseases From Free Medical Journals . com (/1997 - /Embargo: 1 year)

From Proquest NHS (12/2004 - 07/2006)
Page: 1634-1634
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Fighting the Superbug : MRSA is in the workplace , and it's not going away . Protect your workers now from this emerging threat

Author(s): Burris , G .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 77 ; PART 5
Journal Title: Occupational Health and Safety From Proquest NHS (01/1992 - 12/2006)
Page: 92-92
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Fighting the Superbug : MRSA is in the workplace , and it's not going away . Protect your workers now from this emerging threat

Author(s): Burris , G .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 77 ; PART 5
Journal Title: Occupational Health and Safety From Proquest NHS (01/1992 - 12/2006)
Page: 92-92
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Empiric antibiotic therapy for suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia

Empiric antibiotic therapy for suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia
Author(s): Dotson , B . ; Ohlinger , M . J .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 5
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens [Full Text] (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1696
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Alveolar concentrations of piperacillin/tazobactam administered in continuous infusion to patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

Alveolar concentrations of piperacillin/tazobactam administered in continuous infusion to patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia
Author(s): Boselli , E . ; Breilh , D . ; Rimmele , T . ; Guillaume , C . ; Xuereb , F . ; Saux , M . - C . ; Bouvet , L . ; Chassard , D . ; Allaouchiche , B .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 36 ; PART 5
Journal Title:
Critical Care Medicine From Ovid ( Journals @ Ovid ) via Athens [Full Text] (01/1995 - /) Customer Notes: 1997 v25/1 - Print Location: Macclesfield
Page: 1500-1506
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Update in Sleep and Control of Ventilation 2007

Update in Sleep and Control of Ventilation 2007
Author(s): Horner , R . L . ; Bradley , T . D .
ISSUE: 2008 ; VOL 177 ; PART 9
Journal Title: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine From Free Medical Journals . com (/1997 - /Embargo: 1 year)

From Proquest NHS [Full Text] (02/2003 - /)
Page: 947-951
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