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{"title":"Infarto de miocardio alérgico por picadura de abeja","authors":"Beatriz Gómez-Martín RN, MSN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500550","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500550","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and case presentation</h3><div>Kounis Syndrome is the association of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the context of a hypersensitivity reaction whose prevalence is difficult to identify and its etiology is multifactorial, which makes its early detection difficult. The unusual case of a woman who suffers an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with cardiorespiratory arrest (CPA) secondary to the accidental sting of a bee is presented. The objective is, regarding the case, to define the nursing interventions and the individualized care plan.</div></div><div><h3>Assessment</h3><div>Based on Virginia Henderson's care model, the assessment of the nursing care process was carried out.</div></div><div><h3>Diagnosis and planning</h3><div>According to the NANDA taxonomy, the nursing diagnoses and potential problems that developed during their stay in the unit were described. Standardized language was used establishing NOC objectives and NIC interventions.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion and conclusions</h3><div>The combination of both pathologies in a single entity can make the management of this syndrome in the acute phase difficult, which modifies the conventional scenario of a CPA. Defining a standardized care plan is a fundamental axis to provide optimal quality of care based on evidence in the absence of standardized algorithms in the literature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 3","pages":"Article 500550"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143902603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Incidencia de complicaciones en pacientes sometidos a terapia de reemplazo renal continuo anticoagulada con citrato sódico","authors":"Juan Carlos Muñoz-Camargo RN, MSc, PhD,&nbsp;Inmaculada Vázquez-Rodríguez-Barbero RN,&nbsp;Alicia Muñoz-Torrero-Peña RN,&nbsp;Amadeo Puebla-Martín RN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500544","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500544","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients with high morbidity and mortality.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To analyze the incidence of mechanical and metabolic adverse events associated with continuous renal replacement therapy using sodium citrate as a regional anticoagulant.</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>Observational, descriptive and prospective study performed in a polyvalent ICU during three years. Patients with AKI treated with renal replacement therapy and sodium citrate (Prismocitrate 18/0 mmol/L [0.5%]) were included. Patients with liver failure, active bleeding, severe thrombocytopenia, ICU stay of less than 24<!--> <!-->hours or treated with other anticoagulants were excluded. Demographic variables, severity index (APACHE II), vasoactive drug use, adverse events, and catheter characteristics were recorded. Anticoagulation efficacy was assessed with filter duration. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS v.28.0, with p&lt;<!--> <!-->0.05 as the significance level. The study was approved by the ethics committee and informed consent was obtained from the patients or their relatives.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We studied 100 patients, 62% men, with a mean age of 63<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->14.5 years. The main causes of AKI were septic shock, hemorrhagic shock and Covid-19. The median ICU stay was 16 days (RIC 8-43), with intra-ICU mortality of 48%. Therapy lasted a median of 60.5<!--> <!-->hours (RIC 38-107). Only one patient presented bleeding, and in 26% the filter coagulated. There were no cases of citrate toxicity. Electrolyte complications included hypocalcemia (45%), hypokalemia (41%), hyponatremia (36%) and metabolic acidosis (30%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Mechanical and metabolic complications are common in continuous renal replacement therapies with sodium citrate. It is essential for ICU staff to be aware of their high prevalence in order to optimize clinical management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 3","pages":"Article 500544"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143848323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The use of continuous glucose monitoring: A scoping review of accuracy, feasibility and nursing workload reduction in intensive care setting","authors":"Marc Pañero-Moreno RN, MSc ,&nbsp;Meritxell Muxella-Roson RN ,&nbsp;Gemma Dubè-Llobet RN ,&nbsp;Marta Cabrerizo-Jimenez RN ,&nbsp;Eva Maria Guix-Comellas RN, MSN, PhD ,&nbsp;Alberto Villamor-Ordozgoiti RN, MSN, PhD ,&nbsp;Natalia Marsà-Perez RN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500534","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500534","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Hyperglycemia is prevalent in intensive care units (ICUs), associated with increased mortality. Management involves frequent point-of-care glucose (POC-G), but continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) shows promise in improving glycemic control.</div></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><div>To explore the knowledge in the literature about the impact and accuracy of CGM in ICUs.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A scoping review was conducted; PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Scopus databases and Gray Literature covering the period from September 2018 to September 2024.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data abstraction, quality appraisal, and narrative synthesis were carried out in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the 952 titles reviewed, 20 articles were included. Clinical outcomes were mean absolute relative difference (MARD), ranged from 9.3% to 20.6%. Additionally, there was a 30–71% reduction of POC-G measurements. Time in range (TIR) varied from 46.1% to 100%. Clarke Error Grid (CEG) analysis demonstrated that over 98% of the glucose values fell within zones A and B.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>CGM in the ICU reduces nursing workload, enhances patient safety, and facilitates early intervention for abnormal glucose levels, demonstrating its feasibility, accuracy and effectiveness in critical care settings. Additional clinical trials are needed to validate these findings and establish optimal usage parameters.</div></div><div><h3>Relevance to clinical practice</h3><div>CGM came to stay in ICU. Therefore, it is crucial to start training critical care nurses in the use of CGM. This will enable us to maximize their benefits in terms of reducing nursing workload and enhancing patient safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 3","pages":"Article 500534"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143843718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efecto de una intervención de musicoterapia en el estado de ánimo del enfermo crítico","authors":"M. del Mar Vega Castosa MSN,&nbsp;M. del Carmen Jover Sancho MSN, PhD,&nbsp;Joan Trujols Albet PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500549","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500549","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The critically ill patient is in a state of fragility, helplessness, and vulnerability that hinders the communication of their emotions and feelings. Music therapy could be a valid tool to improve mood. The main objective was to evaluate the effect on mood of an individualized music therapy intervention compared to standard care and analyze the impact on pain and hemodynamic variables.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>Randomized, parallel, and open clinical trial. Patients were randomized into the experimental group, receiving combined music therapy and standard care, or the control group, receiving standard care only. The study population consisted of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a Glasgow 15-11<!--> <!-->T score, excluding those with confusion, agitation, and significant cognitive deficits. The primary variable was mood, assessed using the Profile of Mood States questionnaire. Secondary variables included pain, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 151 patients were included, randomly distributed into the experimental group (n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->75) and the control group (n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->76). Mood improvement was significant in all 6 subscales of the Profile of Mood States questionnaire, in the time effect between pre- and post-intervention assessment, and in the time effect by group interaction for Anger (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.020), Fatigue (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.002), Vigor (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.029), and Tension (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.042), indicating that the improvement was related to the music therapy intervention in the experimental group. Following the music therapy intervention, a decrease in pain (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.024) and heart rate (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.017) was observed in the time effect, and an increase in systolic blood pressure (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.004) was related to the music therapy intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>This clinical trial demonstrates that music therapy, with a personalized music intervention, has a positive effect on the mood of critically ill patients. Further lines of research are needed to continue advancing scientific knowledge and develop news forms of assistance to improve mood.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 3","pages":"Article 500549"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Eficacia del acompañamiento familiar y de medidas ambientales para reducir la incidencia de delirio en una unidad de agudos cardiovasculares: un estudio cuasi-experimental. Reducir el delirio sin fármacos es posible, es mejor","authors":"Luis Guerra-Sánchez PhD ,&nbsp;Sara González-Alfonso RN ,&nbsp;Pablo Lerma-Lara RN ,&nbsp;Miguel Bernardino-Santos RN ,&nbsp;Rosario Cortijo-González RN ,&nbsp;Soraya Bustamante-González RN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500546","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500546","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The occurrence of delirium casts a shadow over the prognosis of patients, especially the critically ill. Prevention and treatment of delirium is more effective and with fewer adverse effects with multicomponent interventions than with pharmacological measures alone. The objective was to assess whether a non-pharmacological care-related intervention can reduce the incidence of delirium in an acute cardiovascular care unit.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Quasi-experimental study (before/after). ‘Before’: From November 2018 to March 2019, 190 patients aged 18 years and older, admitted to an acute cardiovascular care unit, were assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. From April to November 2019, a series of actions related to the physical environment and accompaniment were implemented. The ‘after’ started in November 2019 and 189 patients were assessed until early March 2020.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The incidence of delirium before introducing the actions was 11,6%, which fell to 4,2% (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0,012) after the actions.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Management of delirium includes effective diagnosis, delirium prevention activities and treatment, which ideally should be free of side effects.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The implementation of a bundle of measures related to environmental changes and involving the family, significantly reduced the incidence of delirium, to less than half.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 3","pages":"Article 500546"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bacteriemia asociada a catéter venoso central en el paciente crítico: epidemiología y factores de riesgo","authors":"Esther Mancheño-Maciá PhD ,&nbsp;Beatriz Muñoz-Sánchez RN ,&nbsp;Inés González-Sánchez PhD ,&nbsp;Marina Leal-Clavel RN MsN ,&nbsp;Vanesa Escudero-Ortiz PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500538","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500538","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Central venous catheter-related bacteremia is a common nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICU), the prevalence is worrying. In recent years, due to Covid-19, the number of central venous catether's patients, treated with immunosuppressive drugs, has been increased. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of central catheter bacteremia in ICU, during 2022, as well as to determine associated risk factors.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Descriptive cross-sectional study in ICU of hospita (HGU Dr. Balmis Hospital Alicante, Spain). Were included 466 patients admitted to ICU in 2022. Sociodemographic, clinical, catheter-related data and APACHE-II and q-SOFA scale scores were collected.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The prevalence of bacteriemia was 3.65%. Significant factors associated with bacteriemia were the number of catheters inserted in each patient (p<!--> <!-->&lt;<!--> <!-->0.001) and the use of immunosuppressive drugs (p<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.002). Patients who had a peripherally inserted catheter (PICC) had a lower probability of develop bacteriemia and patients with conventional catheter and PICC had a higher probability. The rest of the variables, including Covid-19, without significant differences.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion and conclusions</h3><div>In line with other authors, we can affirm that the administration of immunosuppressive drugs is a risk factor of central venous catheter-related bacteremia; A correct risk-benefit assessment is recommended when prescribing these drugs, in Covid's patients the biological drug tocilizumab could be the recommended one. An increase by one unit in the number of catheters inserted causes a 5-fold increase in probability of developing bacteremia (Odds ratio: 4.984, 95% confidence interval 2.984-9.136). Covid-19, sex, age, comorbidities and q-SOFA and APACHE-II scores do not seem to show a relationship whith bacteremia and PICCs devices do seem to be safer <em>versus</em> conventional CVCs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 3","pages":"Article 500538"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relación entre el uso de la tabla de parada cardiaca y la calidad de las compresiones torácicas","authors":"Ana María Ezquerra-García RN ,&nbsp;María de la O. Casamayor-Lerena RN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500542","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500542","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effectiveness of the backboard in cardiopulmonary resuscitation has not been established although it is recommended to perform compressions on a firm surface.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To determine the relationship between the use of the backboard and the depth of chest compressions. To know the preference of rescuers when performing chest compressions without or with backboard.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>Single-blind, experimental study with paired data. All staff of healthcare workers in the Intensive Care Unit performed 2<!--> <!-->one-minute simulations of uninterrupted chest compressions, one without and one with a backboard. The quality of the chest compressions was valued: Rate, depth, complete chest release and compression, performed with and without backboard. The placement of the backboard was simply randomized at the first measurement. The subjects were unaware of the difference between the 2<!--> <!-->scenarios. Participation was voluntary. Two analyzes were performed with paired Student's t-test: one analyzing the order of measurement and the other in relation to the presence or absence of the backboard.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Seventy-one workers (87.6%) of the staff participated. The presence of the backboard was associated with an increase in the average depth (47.99<!--> <!-->mm vs. 48.99<!--> <!-->mm, P<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.008 and the percentage of compression<!--> <!-->&gt; 50<!--> <!-->mm (63.65 vs. 76.17, P<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.002. When analyzing the simulation order, an increase in the frequency of chest compressions was observed in the second measurement (131.14 vs. 135.03, P<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.009). Participants had no preference between the 2<!--> <!-->simulations (P<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.749).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The backboard as a hard plane increases the mean depth and percentage of chest compression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on hospital mattress without affecting complete chest release or rate. The rescuers do not perceive the presence of the backboard, and there is not preference in its execution without or with a backboard.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 3","pages":"Article 500542"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Estudio descriptivo sobre el afrontamiento de las enfermeras ante la muerte de un paciente pediátrico","authors":"Leire Legorburu-Brezmes RN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500547","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500547","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>According to several studies, nurses feel that they are not prepared to face the death of a patient, especially when the patient is pediatric.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To describe the level of coping of nurses in various departments of a pediatric monographic hospital when faced with the death of a patient.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, observational, case series study was carried out from February to April 2024 with nurses from the Pediatric Palliative Care, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Pediatric Oncohematology Unit of a monographic pediatric hospital in the Community of Madrid. Several sociodemographic variables were determined and the Bugen Death Coping Scale was used as the main instrument, followed by a descriptive analysis of the data.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In the present study, 69% had neutral coping with death, 19% had optimal coping and 11,9% had inadequate coping. It has been observed that nurses who work in Pediatric Palliative Care, have a fixed shift, have suffered the death of a family member in the last 3 years and have previous training, have a better coping with death. Likewise, it could be seen that older age and greater work experience, male sex and having children may be factors that favor optimal coping in the face of death.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Knowing these data helps to establish strategies for improvement, since it has been seen that greater preparation of professionals decreases anxiety in the face of death and improves patient care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 3","pages":"Article 500547"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143747648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neumotórax catamenial: a propósito de un caso","authors":"Jorge Álvarez-López RN, MSN ,&nbsp;Cristina Pérez-Talavera RN, MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500530","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500530","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Catamenial pneumothorax (CN) is a rare type of pneumothorax that affects women of childbearing age. Its etiopathogenesis is controversial and several theories have been proposed, although there is a frequent relationship with intrathoracic endometriosis. The diagnosis can be a challenge, so recurrences can appear until it is found and it can be treated correctly. This document describes a case of catamenial pneumothorax and develops a care plan tailored at a patient suffering from this type of pathology.</div></div><div><h3>Case description</h3><div>A 41-year-old woman, with no personal or family history who attended the emergency department reporting pain in the right hemithorax and dyspnea. The chest X-ray revealed a complete pneumothorax that required placement of a chest drain. During the surgical intervention, cicatricial lesions with gray and black diaphragmatic pores are observed, which suggests a pneumothorax of catamenial origin.</div></div><div><h3>Assessment</h3><div>The nursing assessment was designed using the conceptual model of Marjory Gordon, where the patterns of activity-exercise, rest, perception and sexuality-related patterns were identified as altered.</div></div><div><h3>Diagnosis</h3><div>Using the taxonomy created by NANDA, nursing diagnoses related to impaired gas exchange, pain, rest, skin integrity, and problems related to gynecologic-obstetric aspects were established.</div></div><div><h3>Planning</h3><div>The objectives and interventions were established based on the previously marked diagnoses, using the NOC and NIC taxonomy. Those related to gas exchange, skin care at the level of the chest tube area, pain, rest and those with gynecological links stand out.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>CN is a rare entity and it is necessary to know its etiopathogenesis for early detection of the problem and apply care aimed at meeting the needs of the patient and avoiding complications derived from it.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 2","pages":"Article 500530"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143760717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Programa de sistema de respuesta rápida y continuidad de cuidados enfermeros para la prevención del síndrome post-UCI","authors":"Gemma Leiva-Aguado RN, MSc ,&nbsp;M. Isabel Calleja-Serrano RN ,&nbsp;M. Carmen Cuenca-Soriano RN ,&nbsp;Faustino Álvarez-Cebrián MD, PhD ,&nbsp;Álvaro Castellanos-Ortega MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500543","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2025.500543","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The clinical deterioration of patients admitted to hospital wards, characterised by physiological abnormalities, can be predicted 6 to 24<!--> <!-->hours in advance and often depends on the nurse's ability to detect it early. In addition, advances in the treatment and care of the critically ill patient have increased survival after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). This, together with increased severity, frailty, prolonged stays and special treatment needs, means that ICU survivors may have physical weakness and mental and/or cognitive impairment that persists over time. In this context, it is necessary to provide personalised care that guarantees the continuity of nursing care in the different care settings through which patients and their families pass.</div><div>For all these reasons, a continuity of care nursing consultation was designed and implemented in conjunction with a surveillance system on all hospital wards and nurse monitoring for the prevention of post-acute syndrome after discharge from a critical care unit.</div><div>More than 665 adult inpatient beds are currently under surveillance. In the study period from February 2023 to January 2024, of the 2126 patients discharged from the critical care unit, 87 were in post-ICU follow-up, 55 in full follow-up and 32 in partial follow-up.</div><div>The implementation of a surveillance system, monitoring in the continuity of nursing care throughout the disease and during the recovery phases, at the different levels of care (critical care, hospitalisation, primary care), can prevent and/or minimise the physical, psychological and cognitive alterations of the post-ICU syndrome and can contribute to the recovery of the quality of life of patients and their families.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":"36 2","pages":"Article 500543"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143783425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}