Why Do Nurses Fail to Implement Pain Assessment Instruments for Hospitalized Infants? by Azamolmolouk Elsagh, Abbas Ebadi, Asghar Dalvandi, Beheshteh Tabarsi

“…This study aims to identify the obstacles that hinder effective neonatal pain assessment by Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) nurses. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using the method of conventional content analysis. …”
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Efficacy of a Communication Toolkit to Optimize Palliative Care Communication in the Surgical Intensive Unit by Kathryn Cary, Aubrey Place, Marta McCrum, Joanna Grudziak, Lauren McGuire

“…Despite these benefits, many intensive care units (ICUs) show low utilization of palliative care. …”
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Conversion of Intermediate Therapies into Intensive Therapies. by Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez, Marcos D. Iraola Ferrer, Julio Cortizo Hernández, Julio Jova Dueñas, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, José Roque Nodal

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Intensive care units are dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the physiopathologic conditions that threaten life. …”
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The Role of Lung Ultrasound Scan in Different Heart Failure Scenarios: Current Applications and Lacks of Evidences by Alessandro Campora, Matteo Beltrami, Anita Di Renzo, Alessia Petrini, Alberto Palazzuoli

“…Due to the wide availability of ultrasound equipment, congestion can be evaluated in multiple settings, ranging from emergency departments to intensive care units, including outpatient settings. A combined cardiopulmonary imaging approach, integrating LUS with other imaging modalities, enhances congestion assessment in both acute and chronic HF. …”
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Relation of body mass index to postoperative atrial fibrillation by A.C. Iliescu, F.C. Corciova, I. Achitei, M. Floria, G. Tinica

“…We developed a multivariate prediction model combining six variables associated with increased risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (advanced age, body mass index, moderate tricuspid regurgitation, prolonged ventilation, longer staying in the intensive care units and dilated left atrium (≥ 35 ml/m2)) that has moderate predictive value (64.7 %). …”
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Noncoding RNAs in sepsis-associated acute liver injury: Roles, mechanisms, and therapeutic applications by Jialian Wang, Xingyu Tao, Zhengyang Liu, Yuan Yan, Peifeng Cheng, Bin Liu, Huimin Du, Bailin Niu

“…Sepsis-associated acute liver injury (SA-ALI) is a frequent and serious complication of sepsis that considerably impacts both short-term and long-term survival outcomes. In intensive care units (ICUs), the mortality rate of patients with SA-ALI remains high, mostly due to the absence of effective early diagnostic markers and suitable therapeutic strategies. …”
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Reduced Serum Butyrylcholinesterase Activity Indicates Severe Systemic Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients by Aleksandar R. Zivkovic, Karsten Schmidt, Annette Sigl, Sebastian O. Decker, Thorsten Brenner, Stefan Hofer

“…Systemic inflammation is an immune response to a nonspecific insult of either infectious or noninfectious origin and remains a challenge in the intensive care units with high mortality rate. Cholinergic neurotransmission plays an important role in the regulation of the immune response during inflammation. …”
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A Real-World, Multicenter Assessment of Drugs Requiring Weight-Based Calculations in Overweight, Adult Critically Ill Patients by Sandra L. Kane-Gill, Nicholas P. Wytiaz, Lisa M. Thompson, Karina Muzykovsky, Mitchell S. Buckley, Henry Cohen, Amy L. Seybert

“…A prospective, multicenter, observational study was conducted in four intensive care units at three institutions. A total of 857 medication orders representing 11 different high-risk medications in 173 patients were reviewed. …”
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Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the hearing organ by Jan Piotrowski, Bianka Nowińska, Izabela Hądzlik

“…Additionally, drugs included in COVID-19 treatment regimens and administrated in intensive care units (ICU), such as chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and furosemide, may be the cause of hearing impairment, due to their potential ototoxic effect. …”
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Exploring factors affecting the timely transition of ventilator assisted individuals in Ontario from acute to long-term care: Perspectives of healthcare professionals by Anne-Marie Selzler, Leanna Lee, Dina Brooks, Raj Kohli, Louise Rose, Roger Goldstein

“…# Rationale Ventilator Assisted Individuals (VAIs) frequently remain in intensive care units (ICUs) for a prolonged period once clinically stable due to a lack of transition options. …”
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Risk factors for multiple organic dysfunctions syndrome in burnt children. by Elvira Maria Martinez Barreto, Jorge González Mendoza

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> The creation of intensive care units allows extending the life of patients with serious conditions, including multiple organic dysfunction syndromes. …”
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Effect of high-quality nursing interventions on the quality of life and cardiac index in acute coronary syndrome patients treated with drug-eluting stents: a randomized trial study by Zeinab Abdollahifar, Mahdi Karimyar Jahromi, Khatereh Dehghani, Mohammad Ali Montaseri

“…Methods In this randomized trial, 70 patients of the cardiac intensive care units in one of Jahrom university of medical sciences hospitals (Iran) were selected from July 2023 to October 2023 by the available method, and randomly allocated (stochastic assignment) to two intervention (High-Quality Nursing Interventions) and control groups (routine nursing care). …”
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Identification of the Range of Nursing Skills Used to Provide Social Support for Mothers of Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care by Shadi Eskandari, Seyedeh Nooshaz Mirhaghjou, Maryam Maleki, Abbas Mardani, Mostafa Gholami, Celia Harding

“…Hospitalization of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is a stressful experience for parents. …”
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Cost Analysis of Noninvasive Helmet Ventilation Compared with Use of Noninvasive Face Mask in ARDS by Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, Louis-Philippe Gagnon, Raphaëlle Robidoux, Kednapa Thavorn, Dipayan Chaudhuri, Daniel Kobewka, John P. Kress

“…Intensive care unit (ICU) costs have doubled since 2000, totalling 108 billion dollars per year. …”
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Utilisation of Intermediate Care Units: A Systematic Review by Joost D. J. Plate, Luke P. H. Leenen, Marijn Houwert, Falco Hietbrink

“…IMCUs integrated or adjacent to Intensive Care Units were more often capable of using single vasoactive medication (p=0.025). …”
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Factors Associated with the Incidence and Severity of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Critically Ill Patients by Péricles A. D. Duarte, Gustavo Elias Leichtweis, Luiza Andriolo, Yasmim A. Delevatti, Amaury C. Jorge, Andreia C. Fumagalli, Luiz Claudio Santos, Cecilia K. Miura, Sergio K. Saito

“…Acute Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is common in critically ill patients, with significant morbidity and mortality; however, its incidence and severity in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) from low-income countries are poorly studied. …”
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Comparative Study of Angiotensin Convertase Enzyme (ACE2) Gene Expression in Patients with Covid-19 By Molecular Method by Behrooz Farzanegan, Naghmeh Bahrami, Mohammad Fathi, Saba Tahmasebi, Mehdi Kazem Pour Dizaji, Shadi Shafaghi, Farnaz Ahmadi, Farnoush Mohammadi, Seyedeh Zahra Fotook Kiaei, Mona Mohajeri Tehrani, Masoume Farhangiyan, Abdolreza Mohamadnia

“…Moreover, there is a decrease in the expression of ACE2 genes in the blood of patients with severe symptoms hospitalized in intensive care units as compared to those, with mild symptoms, highlighting a substantial disparity. …”
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Six weeks that changed the preterm infant brain: lessons learned from the Family Nurture Intervention randomized controlled trials by Robert J. Ludwig, Robert J. Ludwig, Michael M. Myers, Michael M. Myers, Martha G. Welch, Martha G. Welch

“…AimWe review extensive results from two randomized controlled trials conducted over 9 years, comparing standard care (SC) in level-4 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) with SC plus Family Nurture Intervention (FNI).MethodsFNI included ~six weeks of facilitated mother-infant interactions aimed at achieving mother-infant ‘autonomic emotional connection’, a novel construct that describes the emotional mother-baby relationship at the level of the autonomic nervous system.Results and conclusionThus far, 18 peer-reviewed publications documented significant positive short-and long-term effects of FNI on infant neurobehavioral functioning, developmental trajectories and both mother and child autonomic health through five years. …”
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Similar Strains of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Found in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Bloodstream of Bacteremic Neonates by Jennifer O. Adeghate, Emese Juhász, Miklós Á. Iván, Júlia Pongrácz, Katalin Kristóf

“…CoNS strains isolated from blood cultures and perianal and pharyngeal swab samples of neonates from two neonatal intensive care units were investigated using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. …”
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Analysis of antibacterial agents consumption in a Brazilian southeastern hospital complex from 2018 to 2021 by Giuliana Amanda de Oliveira, Adriano Max Moreira Reis

“…The pattern of antimicrobial consumption in the hospital complex showed increased consumption in medical clinics and intensive care units, with a predominance of carbapenems, penicillins + beta-lactamase inhibitors, beta-lactamase-resistant penicillins, glycopeptides, fluoroquinolones, and polymyxin B, reflecting the care profile and influence of the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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