Review
Pediatrics
Catia Genna, Kiara Ros Thekkan, Paulien A. M. A. Raymakers-Janssen, Orsola Gawronski
Summary: Pediatric and neonatal patients admitted to acute and critical care wards may experience critical deterioration events. Adequate nurse staffing levels and skill-mix are crucial for patient monitoring and response. Insufficient staffing may increase the risk of mortality and failure-to-rescue.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Nina Jacob, Chris Burton, Rachel Hale, Aled Jones, Amy Lloyd, Anne Marie Rafferty, Davina Allen
Summary: The study aims to understand the role of nurses' professional judgement in nurse staffing systems through a qualitative comparative case study of nurse staffing systems in England and Wales. The research will provide evidence on the centrality of nurses' professional judgement in decision-making and the need for theoretically informed research. The study will also lay the foundations for evidence-based programmes of nurse education and continuing professional development.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Davina Allen, Nina Jacob, Heather Strange, Aled Jones, Chris Burton, Anne Marie Rafferty
Summary: Professional judgement plays a crucial role in nurse staffing systems, while data is prioritized over professional judgement for workforce planning.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Huda A. Mhawish, Akram M. Rasheed
Summary: This study describes a nursing staffing surge model in critical care units during a pandemic, using evidence-based strategies and a team-based approach to effectively deal with nursing shortages and accommodate the increase in patient influx.
INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Management
Limin Wang, Hongbo Chen, Qiaoqin Wan, Ting Cao, Xu Dong, Xiuxiu Huang, Han Lu, Shaomei Shang
Summary: The study analyzed the net effects of self-rated workload and nurse staffing on work engagement among clinical nurses. Self-rated workload had a larger impact on engagement than staffing. Balancing the mix of experience levels in nursing teams can improve work engagement.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Management
Ruth Endacott, Natalie Pattison, Chiara Dall'Ora, Peter Griffiths, Annette Richardson, Susie Pearce
Summary: This study examines the organization of the nursing workforce in intensive care units and identifies factors that influence its operation. The findings suggest that nurse staffing in ICUs is not solely based on the nurse-to-patient ratio, but also takes into account various other factors such as patient needs, staff well-being, and teamwork. This has important implications for future planning and research in intensive care nurse staffing.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Ruth M. Lebet, Natalie R. Hasbani, Martha T. Sisko, Michael S. D. Agus, Vinay M. Nadkarni, David Wypij, Martha A. Q. Curley
Summary: This study investigated pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurses' perceptions of workload when caring for critically ill patients and managing protocolized therapies. The results showed that most nurses rated time burden as the most important component of their workload, and nurses managing lower glucose targets reported higher levels of workload burden.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Alberta K. Tran, George J. Knafl, Marianne Baernholdt, Erin P. Fraher, Cheryl B. Jones
Summary: This study analyzes state licensure data to explore the transitions of critical care nurses into non-critical care areas. The findings reveal that more than 75% of nurses left critical care within 5 years, with a significant number transitioning into emergency, peri-operative, and cardiology areas. The study also identifies that nurses in recession years are less likely to make transitions, while female nurses and those with higher degrees are more likely to do so.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wambui Mwangi, Ronnie Kaddu, Carolyne Njoki Muiru, Nabukwangwa Simiyu, Vishal Patel, Demet Sulemanji, Dorothy Otieno, Stephen Okelo, Idris Chikophe, Luigi Pisani, Dilanthi Priyadarshani Gamage Dona, Abi Beane, Rashan Haniffa, David Misango, Wangari Waweru-Siika
Summary: This study provides insights into the organization, staffing patterns, and resources available in critical care units in Kenya. The findings suggest an established critical care network with modest differences between the public and private sectors. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as training, use of invasive blood pressure, and functionality of blood gas analyzers.
Article
Nursing
Ana Maria Porcel-Galvez, Elena Fernandez-Garcia, Anne Marie Rafferty, Eugenia Gil-Garcia, Jose Manuel Romero-Sanchez, Sergio Barrientos-Trigo
Summary: The study found that nurse staffing levels in acute care hospitals were associated with hospital characteristics rather than patient characteristics. This provides evidence for factors impacting nurse staffing levels in these settings, and future studies should focus on the influence of patient characteristics on optimal nurse staffing levels.
JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
(2021)
Review
Nursing
Sara Clemens, Walter Wodchis, Katherine McGilton, Kimberlyn McGrail, Meghan McMahon
Summary: The relationship between staffing levels and quality in long-term care remains mixed, with higher levels generally supporting better outcomes. Some categories of nursing staff may be more effective at improving certain quality indicators, but there has been minimal improvement in study quality over the past decade.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Management
Kyung Jin Hong, Hyesook Chung, Young Mi Jo
Summary: This study investigated the impact of nurse staffing level on nurses' perceived adequacy of staffing, fatigue, and nursing care quality. The results showed that the nurse-to-patient ratio and registered nursing hours per patient day influenced nurses' perceptions, fatigue, and care quality. Among the variables related to staffing level, the nurse-to-patient ratio had the weakest explanatory power.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Marijke Veenstra, Heidi Gautun
Summary: The study found that almost half of the nurses perceived inadequate staffing, while a similar share indicated that staffing was adequate. Nursing home nurses showed the least positive ratings of staffing adequacy. Most nurses indicated that there were too many unqualified care workers at their workplace. More positive assessments of staffing adequacy were associated with better vertical coordination. Average ratings of staffing adequacy were lower in larger municipalities and municipalities with an older population.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Article
Management
Meng-Juan Jing, Hao Li, Chun-Peng Li, Xiao-Jing Wei, Wei-Quan Lin, Shi-Chao Zhu, Yu-Lin Xu, Li-Ming Li
Summary: This study aims to investigate the association between the working hours, vigilance, and executive function of ICU nurses. The results showed that the response time of vigilance was not significantly affected by working hours or shifts, but lapses significantly increased after 8 and 12 hours of work. In addition, certain aspects of executive function (inhibitory control and working memory) were negatively correlated with work duration. No differences in vigilance and executive function were found between day and night shifts.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Dhurata Ivziku, Maddalena de Maria, Federica Maria Pia Ferramosca, Andrea Greco, Daniela Tartaglini, Raffaella Gualandi
Summary: This study aimed to identify the determinants of physical, mental, and emotional workload in nursing. The results showed that patient, nurse, and workflow factors had different influences on each specific dimension of nurse's workload. Therefore, understanding and defining the predictors of workload in the healthcare environment are crucial for improving nurses' well-being.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Anna Lee, Jan J. De Waele, Jeffrey Lipman
JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
(2022)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Alan Garner, Elwyn Poynter, Ruth Parsell, Andrew Weatherall, Mary Morgan, Anna Lee
Summary: This study compared the complication rates of different thoracic decompression techniques and found that finger thoracostomy did not reduce overall complication rates compared to tube thoracostomy. However, the rate of recurrent tension physiology was higher with finger thoracostomy.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Christina So, Lowell Ling, Wai Tat Wong, Jack Zhenhe Zhang, Chun Ming Ho, Pauline Yeung Ng, Hoi Ping Shum, Alwin Wai Tak Yeung, Kai Cheuk Sin, Jacky Chan, Ka Fai Au, Ting Liong, Eunise Ho, Fu Loi Chow, Laptin Ho, Kai Man Chan, Gavin Matthew Joynt
Summary: Survival of ICU patients with tuberculosis has not improved over the last decade and mortality remains high. Delay in tuberculosis treatment was associated with higher hospital mortality. Use of MTB PCR may improve diagnostic yield and facilitate early treatment.
Review
Critical Care Medicine
Lowell Ling, Oliver Oi Yat Mui, Kevin B. Laupland, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Jason A. Roberts, Pragasan Dean Gopalan, Jeffrey Lipman, Gavin M. Joynt
Summary: This scoping review aims to investigate the diagnostic criteria and evidence for sepsis of unknown origin (SUO) in critically ill patients. The results showed that there is currently no universally accepted diagnostic criterion, and prospective studies are needed to further understand and establish the diagnostic criteria for SUO.
JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE
(2022)
Correction
Emergency Medicine
Alan Garner, Elwyn Poynter, Ruth Parsell, Andrew Weatherall, Mary Morgan, Anna Lee
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
David Conen, Ekaterine Popova, Michael Ke Wang, Matthew T. V. Chan, Giovanni Landoni, Cara Reimer, Sadeesh K. Srinathan, Juan P. Cata, Sean R. McLean, Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes, Ascension Martin Grande, Anna Gonzalez Tallada, Daniel I. Sessler, Edith Fleischmann, Donna E. Maziak, Barbara Kabon, Luca Voltolini, Laura Gutierrez-Soriano, Vikas Tandon, Deborah DuMerton, Biniam Kidane, Ravi Rajaram, Yaron Shargall, John D. Neary, Jennifer R. Wells, William F. McIntyre, Steffen Blum, Sandra N. Ofori, Jessica Vincent, Lizhen Xu, Zhuoru Li, Jeff S. Healey, Amit X. Garg, P. J. Devereaux
Summary: The COP-AF trial aims to test whether colchicine reduces the incidence of perioperative atrial fibrillation and myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery.
AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Anesthesiology
A. Lee, S. R. Moonesinghe
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Maura Marcucci, Thomas W. Painter, David Conen, Vladimir Lomivorotov, Daniel Sessler, Matthew T. V. Chan, Flavia K. Borges, Kate Leslie, Emmanuelle Duceppe, Maria Jose Martinez-Zapata, Chew Yin Wang, Denis Xavier, Sandra N. Ofori, Michael Ke Wang, Sergey Efremov, Giovanni Landoni, Ydo Kleinlugtenbelt, Wojciech Szczeklik, Denis Schmartz, Amit X. Garg, Timothy G. Short, Maria Wittmann, Christian S. Meyhoff, Mohammed Amir, David Torres, Ameen Patel, Kurt Ruetzler, Joel L. Parlow, Vikas Tandon, Edith Fleischmann, Carisi A. Polanczyk, Andre Lamy, Raja Jayaram, Sergey V. Astrakov, William Ka Kei Wu, Chao Chia Cheong, Sabry Ayad, Mikhail Kirov, Miriam de Nadal, Valery V. Likhvantsev, Pilar Paniagua, Hector J. Aguado, Kamal Maheshwari, Richard P. Whitlock, Michael H. McGillion, Jessica Vincent, Ingrid Copland, Kumar Balasubramanian, Bruce M. Biccard, Sadeesh Srinathan, Samandar Ismoilov, Shirley Pettit, David Stillo, Andrea Kurz, Emilie P. Belley-Cote, Jessica Spence, William F. McIntyre, Shrikant Bangdiwala, Gordon Guyatt, Salim Yusuf, P. J. Devereaux
Summary: This study compared the effects of two different blood pressure management strategies, hypotension-avoidance and hypertension-avoidance, on major vascular complications after noncardiac surgery. The results showed that both strategies had similar incidence of major vascular complications.
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Gavin Matthew Joynt, Lowell Ling, Wai Tat Wong, Jeffrey Lipman
Summary: The importance of antibiotic treatment for sepsis in critically ill septic patients is well known. However, achieving the correct dosage of antibiotics is a challenge. Understanding the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of antibiotics in critically ill patients is reshaping how they are dosed.
EXPERT REVIEW OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
David Conen, Michael Ke Wang, Ekaterine Popova, Matthew T. Chan, Giovanni Landoni, Juan P. Cata, Cara Reimer, Sean R. McLean, Sadeesh K. Srinathan, Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes, Ascension Martin Grande, Anna Gonzalez Tallada, Daniel Sessler, Edith Fleischmann, Barbara Kabon, Luca Voltolini, Patricia Cruz, Donna E. Maziak, Laura Gutierrez-Soriano, William F. Mcintyre, Vikas Tandon, Elisabeth Martinez-Tellez, Juan Jose Guerra-Londono, Deborah DuMerton, Randolph H. L. Wong, Anna L. McGuire, Biniam Kidane, Diego Parise Roux, Yaron Shargall, Jennifer R. Wells, Sandra N. Ofori, Jessica Vincent, Lizhen Xu, Zhuoru Li, John W. Eikelboom, Sanjit S. Jolly, Jeff S. Healey, P. J. Devereaux
Summary: In patients undergoing major non-cardiac thoracic surgery, the use of colchicine did not significantly lower the incidence of clinically important atrial fibrillation or MINS, but increased the risk of non-infectious diarrhea.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Helen Hoi TIng Cheung, Derek King Wai Yau, Lok Ching Sandra Chiu, Man Kin Henry Wong, Suey Shuk Yu Yeung, Malcolm John Underwood, Randolph Hung Leung Wong, Gavin Mathew Joynt, Anna Lee
Summary: Protein malnutrition is associated with negative outcomes after surgery, and nutritional prehabilitation programs have been developed to improve patients' nutritional status before surgery. However, there is a lack of well-conducted studies on the effect of increased protein intake on the recovery of malnourished patients after cardiac surgery. This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the quality of recovery in malnourished patients with or without nutritional prehabilitation.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Michael Beil, Peter Vernon van Heerden, Gavin M. Joynt, Stephen Lapinsky, Hans Flaatten, Bertrand Guidet, Dylan de Lange, Susannah Leaver, Christian Jung, Daniel Neves Forte, Du Bin, Muhammed Elhadi, Wojciech Szczeklik, Sigal Sviri
Summary: This article illustrates the similarities and differences in decision-making for life-sustaining therapy (LST) in very old patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) based on a survey of intensivists from ten countries/regions. It also recommends strategies to deal with prognostic uncertainty and emphasizes the need for more collaborative research and training in this field.
ANNALS OF INTENSIVE CARE
(2023)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Chi Yeung Yeung, Kit Ying So, Helen Hoi Ting Cheung, Pik Yi Hou, Hiu Fai Ko, Anna Lee
Summary: There are many barriers to implementing BLS training in secondary schools. Trained teachers were found to be as effective as healthcare instructors in teaching BLS skills to secondary school students. Students had positive attitudes towards learning and performing BLS.
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2023)