S. Ballesteros-Peña RN, MPH, PhD , G. Vallejo-de la Hoz RN, PhD , I. Fernández-Aedo RN, PhD , A. Etayo-Sancho RN , L. Berasaluze-Sanz RN , J. Domínguez-García RN, MPH
{"title":"Características de los reanimadores asociadas a la correcta compresión torácica durante la reanimación cardiopulmonar","authors":"S. Ballesteros-Peña RN, MPH, PhD , G. Vallejo-de la Hoz RN, PhD , I. Fernández-Aedo RN, PhD , A. Etayo-Sancho RN , L. Berasaluze-Sanz RN , J. Domínguez-García RN, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><p>To analyse the caregivers’ physical, anthropometrical and educational characteristics associated with adequate chest compression and full chest recoil during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>An observational prospective research study was conducted. Emergency and critical care health professionals and students performed two minutes of chest compressions on a dummy. Depth and residual leaning after the compressions were assessed and their association with several variables (physical, anthropometrical, and educational) was analysed using logistic regression models.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Two hundred thirty-eight volunteers participated. Previous experience of the rescuer in less than six CPRs (OR: 3.03; CI 95%: 1.2-7.63) was related to a higher probability of not achieving an adequate depth of compressions. Greater height (OR: .93; 95% CI: .87-.99) and grip strength (OR: .94; 95% CI: .89-.99) were associated with correct performance of chest compression. We did not find any characteristic related to chest recoil.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The caregiver's previous experience with CPR was the strongest factor associated with adequate performance of chest compressions. To a lesser extent, the professional's height and upper body muscle strength also have an influence. No factors associated with the adequacy of full chest recoil were identified.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39332421","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}
A. Ruiz-Romero RN , L. García-Costa RN , G. Durban-Carrillo RN, MSc , Alejandro Bosch-Alcaraz PhD, PNP, RN, MSc
{"title":"Eficacia de un plan de acogida teórico-práctico dirigido a profesionales de enfermería de nueva incorporación en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátrica: estudio piloto","authors":"A. Ruiz-Romero RN , L. García-Costa RN , G. Durban-Carrillo RN, MSc , Alejandro Bosch-Alcaraz PhD, PNP, RN, MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><p>(1) to design a training programme for newly hired nursing personnel and (2) to determine self-perception and perceived stress before and after the theoretical and practical parts of the programme with high fidelity simulation activities.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A pilot quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study without control group conducted in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit from October 2018 to April 2019 was conducted. A newly hired nursing personnel training programme was first designed and delivered. Later, the participants’ self-perception was assessed, as well as their perceived stress and grade of satisfaction using two different Likert scales.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 20 newly hired nurses participated in the study, 90% (n = 18) were female with a median age of 25.5 ± 4.53 years. Higher scores were obtained in participants’ self-perception before and after the theoretical training. Lower significant median scores of the participants’ stress perception were found (6.9 ± 1.57 versus 5.6 ± 1.79). In the practical part of the programme, we obtained higher scores in all items, as well as lower median scores in stress perception (6.4 ± 1.73 versus 5.6 ± 1.93).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>A theoretical and practical programme for newly hired nursing personnel in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit improved participants’ self-perception and reduced their perceived median scores in stress levels.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133712013","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}
S. Ballesteros-Peña RN, MPH, PhD , I. Fernández-Aedo RN, PhD , G. Vallejo-De la Hoz RN, PhD , J. Tønnesen PhD , C. Miguelez PhD
{"title":"Identificación de medicamentos intravenosos potencialmente irritantes","authors":"S. Ballesteros-Peña RN, MPH, PhD , I. Fernández-Aedo RN, PhD , G. Vallejo-De la Hoz RN, PhD , J. Tønnesen PhD , C. Miguelez PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><p>To identify commonly used intravenous drugs that may produce endothelial damage.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>An experimental research study was performed using a sample of 62 intravenous drugs commonly used in emergency care, pH and osmolarity were measured. Subsequently, based on these values, the theoretical capacity to cause irritation or endovascular damage was determined and classified as high, moderate, and low.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Samples from 19 drugs for fluid therapy, 21 antibiotics and 22 drugs for intravenous use were studied. Glucose solutions, sodium bicarbonate 1M and mannitol 10% showed a high capacity to cause venous irritation. Vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, amiodarone, haloperidol, and labetalol solution presented a high capacity for irritation based on their acidic pH. The antibiotics, dexketoprofen, diazepam, digoxin, etomidate, phenytoin, levetiracetam and metamizole also showed high osmotic values in their reconstituted or undiluted presentations. Moreover, osmolarity of diazepam, digoxin and phenytoin remained high despite being diluted in 100<!--> <!-->mL of saline.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Knowing the pH and osmolarity of intravenous drugs allows their capacity to cause endothelial damage to be assessed. The use of comprehensive tables based on the chemical properties of the drugs can be a useful tool to help prevent chemically-induced phlebitis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114354285","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}
E. Regaira-Martínez RN, MSc , M.N. Moro-Tejedor RN, MSc, PhD
{"title":"Antiarrítmicos para mantener el ritmo sinusal tras la cardioversión en la fibrilación auricular","authors":"E. Regaira-Martínez RN, MSc , M.N. Moro-Tejedor RN, MSc, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2022.03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfi.2022.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1130239922000311/pdfft?md5=5e67f0ea99e929cb525c78c623c925a8&pid=1-s2.0-S1130239922000311-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92351356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. Gülsoy BSc, MSN, RN , S. Karagozoglu BSc, MSc, PhD, RN
{"title":"The efficiency of cleaning in intensive care units: A systematic review","authors":"Z. Gülsoy BSc, MSN, RN , S. Karagozoglu BSc, MSc, PhD, RN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>This review aims to analyze the studies on cleaning practices and the efficiency of the cleaning carried out in environments that have a great risk of resistant microorganism infection, such as intensive care units.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In this study, a retrospective literature review was undertaken of the relevant publications between the years 2005 and 2020, using the keywords “Cross Infection, Infection Control, Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria, Intensive Care, Room Cleaning, Environmental Cleaning, Hospital-Associated Infection”; using the international databases Pubmed, CINAHL<span> and EBSCO and domestic database ULAKBIM on search engines. Titles and abstracts of all relevant articles found on electronic searches were reviewed by the researchers independently. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols guideline and Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, Study design model were used in analysing the studies.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The selected studies were reviewed in four main categories: Materials used in cleaning, the period between taking environmental samples, cleaning methods, and the efficiency of cleaning. Among the studies included herein, eight were randomized controlled trials, three were retrospective intervention studies, two were case-control studies and one was a retrospective cohort study.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Today, the assessment of cleaning in environments can be evaluated by different methods, but there are advantages and disadvantages of these methods. Therefore, in the relevant literature, it is suggested that cleaning must be evaluated by several methods, not only one. Also, training the staff that carries out the cleaning and rewarding correct behavior by giving feedback are important approaches to increase the efficiency of cleaning. It is suggested that cleaning must be carried out every day, regularly with effective methods and equipment; frequency of cleaning during epidemics must be increased, institutions must prepare cleaning manuals according to evidence-based guidelines that are recognized at an international level.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39057099","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}
M.T. González-Gil RN, PhD, C. Oter-Quintana RN, MSc, M. Martínez-Marcos RN, PhD, M.T. Alcolea-Cosín RN, MSc, M.V. Navarta-Sánchez, J. Robledo-Martín RN, PhD, A. Palmar-Santos RN, PhD, A. Pedraz-Marcos RN, PhD, C. González-Blázquez RN, PhD, A.I. Parro-Moreno RN, PhD, L. Otero-García RN, PhD
{"title":"El valor del recurso humano: experiencia de profesionales enfermeros de cuidados críticos durante la pandemia por COVID-19","authors":"M.T. González-Gil RN, PhD, C. Oter-Quintana RN, MSc, M. Martínez-Marcos RN, PhD, M.T. Alcolea-Cosín RN, MSc, M.V. Navarta-Sánchez, J. Robledo-Martín RN, PhD, A. Palmar-Santos RN, PhD, A. Pedraz-Marcos RN, PhD, C. González-Blázquez RN, PhD, A.I. Parro-Moreno RN, PhD, L. Otero-García RN, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfi.2021.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented health crisis. Pressure on the National Health System has created unique demand particularly in certain services and care units like the critical care units.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To learn about the experience of nurses in caring for people with coronavirus in critical care units.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>A qualitative phenomenological study that constitutes the second phase of a mixed methodology project. We conducted interviews with 17 nurses caring for patients affected by COVID-19 in critical care units. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed using thematic discourse analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>This article shows the findings around the theme “the value of human resources” which is nuanced through sub-themes “it's not the beds, it's the expert staff”, “shouldering the patient's burden”, and suffering because “they have not cared well”.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>Expert nurses have emerged as leading professionals in the care of the critical patient during the COVID-19 pandemic. This leadership is executed from a profile framed in an inclusive philosophy where wisdom, agility and intuition are the key elements underpinning problem identification and solving in a creative way, while adapting to the needs of the patient and healthcare team as they emerge.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Expert nurses have played an advanced role in the management of care and human resources by exercising effective leadership in the clinical setting. Care has been hampered due to the crisis, which causes nurses moral distress because they have been unable to meet standards of quality and excellence in care.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1130239921001152/pdfft?md5=86b44c4f4522bb21b693bfd468f7188e&pid=1-s2.0-S1130239921001152-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92269633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bosch-Alcaraz PhD, RN, MSc , M. Tamame-San Antonio RN, MSc , P. Luna-Castaño PhD, RN, MSc , P. Garcia-Soler PhD, MD , A. Falcó Pegueroles PhD, RN, MSc , S. Alcolea-Monge RN , R. Fernández Lorenzo RN, MSc , P. Piqueras-Rodríguez RN , I. Molina-Gallego RN , C. Potes-Rojas RN , S. Gesti-Senar RN , R. Orozco-Gamez RN , M.C. Tercero-Cano RN , M.Á. Saz-Roy PhD, RN, MSc , I. Jordan PhD, MD , S. Belda-Hofheinz MD
{"title":"Especificidad y sensibilidad de la COMFORT Behavior Scale-Versión española para valorar el dolor, el grado de sedación y síndrome de abstinencia en el paciente crítico pediátrico. Estudio multicéntrico COSAIP (Fase 1)","authors":"A. Bosch-Alcaraz PhD, RN, MSc , M. Tamame-San Antonio RN, MSc , P. Luna-Castaño PhD, RN, MSc , P. Garcia-Soler PhD, MD , A. Falcó Pegueroles PhD, RN, MSc , S. Alcolea-Monge RN , R. Fernández Lorenzo RN, MSc , P. Piqueras-Rodríguez RN , I. Molina-Gallego RN , C. Potes-Rojas RN , S. Gesti-Senar RN , R. Orozco-Gamez RN , M.C. Tercero-Cano RN , M.Á. Saz-Roy PhD, RN, MSc , I. Jordan PhD, MD , S. Belda-Hofheinz MD","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.03.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfi.2021.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><p>The main aim of this investigation was to analyse the specificity and sensibility of the COMFORT Behaviour Scale (CBS-S) in assessing grade of pain, sedation, and withdrawal syndrome in paediatric critical care patients.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>An observational, analytical, cross-sectional and multicentre study conducted in Level III Intensive Care Areas of 5 children's university hospitals. Grade of sedation was assessed using the Spanish version of the CBS-S and the Bispectral Index on sedation, once per shift over one day. Grade of withdrawal was determined using the CBS-S and the Withdrawal Assessment Tool-1, once per shift over three days.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 261 critically ill paediatric patients with a median age of 5.07 years (P25:0.9-P75:11.7) were included in this study. In terms of the predictive capacity of the CBS-S, it obtained a Receiver Operation Curve of .84 (sensitivity of 81% and specificity of 76%) in relation to pain; .62 (sensitivity of 21% and specificity of 78%) in relation to sedation grade, and .73% (sensitivity of 40% and specificity of 74%) in determining withdrawal syndrome.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The Spanish version of the COMFORT Behaviour Scale could be a useful, sensible and easy scale to assess the degree of pain, sedation and pharmacological withdrawal of critically ill paediatric patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92355573","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":"Proyectos Zero en las unidades de cuidados intensivos: retos durante la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 y futuras recomendaciones","authors":"M. Vázquez-Calatayud RN, PhD , R. García-Díez RN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2022.03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfi.2022.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S113023992200030X/pdfft?md5=7ddaa498086b562da06c704a2b20f9f0&pid=1-s2.0-S113023992200030X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92357308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. de la Vieja-Soriano MSN, M. Blanco-Daza MSN, S. Macip-Belmonte MSN, M. Dominguez-Muñoz RN, E. López-Sánchez MSN, E. Pérez-Pérez RN
{"title":"Vía venosa difícil en una unidad de cuidados intensivos pediátricos","authors":"M. de la Vieja-Soriano MSN, M. Blanco-Daza MSN, S. Macip-Belmonte MSN, M. Dominguez-Muñoz RN, E. López-Sánchez MSN, E. Pérez-Pérez RN","doi":"10.1016/j.enfi.2021.03.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfi.2021.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Multiple attempts during peripheral cannulation can have major consequences for patients, relatives, and healthcare professionals, therefore we set out to determine the extent of this problem in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>The main aim was to describe peripheral venous catheter (PVC) and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) cannulation in children in the PICU. Secondary objectives were to determine the success rate of the first cannulation attempt, to quantify patients with difficult venous access (DVA), and to explore the association between DVA and sociodemographic, technique and nursing-related characteristics.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>A cross-sectional descriptive study. Consecutive sampling was used to recruit patients aged 0-18 years admitted to the PICU who required peripheral venous cannulation. An ad hoc questionnaire was used for this purpose, including the presence of DVA as an independent variable.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 163 venous cannulations were reported. A total of 55.8% (91) were performed in patients under 1 year of age. Of these, 38.7% (63) were successful on the first attempt and 36.8% (60) had DVA. When there was DVA, 85% (51) of patients had complications, median time to cannulation by short CVP was 30<!--> <!-->minutes [15-53] and 2 or more nurses were required on 80% (48) of occasions.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>We found a low success rate at first attempt and a high proportion of DVA. More nurses and time were employed during cannulation and complications increased if the patient had DVA. A statistically significant association was found between DVA and age, weight, poor perfusion, veins that were neither visible nor palpable, DIVA score<!--> <!-->≥<!--> <!-->4, history of difficult intravenous access, complications, number of nurses and time spent.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43993,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria Intensiva","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92254840","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}