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  • The Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in Children

    Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: The Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in Children Author(s): Ayfer Ekim, PhD, RN Publisher or Source: Taylor & Francis Type of Media: Medical Journal Media Originally for: Nurses and/or Other Critical Care Medical Professionals Country of Origin: United States Primary Focus of Media: Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) COVID-19 Related: No Description: Improvements in devices and techniques used to provide life support for patients at intensive care units have reduced patient mortality. Increases in the number of survivors from a critical illness have brought long-term complications experienced during the post-intensive care period into question. The term post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is defined as a new and deteriorating disorder in the cognitive, mental, and physical health status experienced by the survivor after intensive care unit discharge that might continue for months or even years. Opioid and sedation exposure, the severity of illnesses and injuries, dense life support interventions, length of stay in the intensive care unit,and social isolation constitute risk factors for PICS in children.These factors cause the child to experience deterioration in physical, cognitive, and psychological health domains. Such deteriorations occur on various levels and have negative effects on quality of life. The purpose of this article is to raise awareness and help pediatric nurses to develop an understanding of the condition. Increasing awareness by pediatric nurses about the magnitude and effects of complications after discharge from the intensive care unit will be the first step to protect survivors from new problems, to provide assistance for ongoing problems, and to develop follow-up strategies. PICS-related morbidities affect the majority of children discharged from PICUs. We need to understand the scope of those morbidities and develop efficient nursing interventions accordingly. It is time to expand our goal for critical and noncritical care from life-saving into improvement of functional health status and quality of life To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

  • Scientists discover cause of COVID-19 long-hauler symptoms

    Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: Scientists discover cause of COVID-19 long-hauler symptoms Author(s): Dr. Mary Gillis, D.Ed. Publisher or Source: wishtv.com Type of Media: Newspaper Article Media Originally for: General Public,General Medical Professionals Country of Origin: United States of America (the) Primary Focus of Media: Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) COVID-19 Related: Yes Description: NDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Why a person would still present symptoms of the coronavirus after they’ve cleared the infection has remained a mystery to doctors for more than a year. Now, they may have an answer. In a new paper published in the latest issue of Pathogens, scientists say it has to do with the reactivation of another viral infection: the Epstein-Barr virus. To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

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  • 1 In 10 People Experience Long Covid For 3 Months Or More

    Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: 1 In 10 People Experience Long Covid For 3 Months Or More Author(s): Tom Hale Publisher or Source: IFLScience Type of Media: Newspaper Article Media Originally for: General Public Country of Origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Primary Focus of Media: Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) COVID-19 Related: Yes Description: Around one in five people have lingering side-effects of Covid-19 up to five weeks after initially falling sick, according to a big new analysis in the UK. Furthermore, around one in 10 people with Covid-19 appear to experience nagging symptoms for 12 weeks or longer. To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

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    Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: unnamed Author(s): Davidson Publisher or Source: Critical Care Medicine Type of Media: Diagram Media Originally for: Critical Care Physicians, General Medical Professionals, Nurses and/or Other Critical Care Medical Professionals Country of Origin: Not Applicable Primary Focus of Media: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) COVID-19 Related: No Description: Risk Assessment: Distance from hospital, female gender, adequate support, preference for inclusion in decision-making, decision-making style, needs, comprehension, pre-existing: anxiety, depression, or PTSD To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

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  • Post-traumatic stress in the intensive care unit

    Click to Return to Search Page VIEW SELECTED LIBRARY MEDIA Name of Media: Post-traumatic stress in the intensive care unit Author(s): Talha Khan Burki Publisher or Source: The Lancet Type of Media: Medical Journal Media Originally for: General Public, Nurses and/or Other Critical Care Medical Professionals Country of Origin: United States Primary Focus of Media: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) COVID-19 Related: No Description: A stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be traumatic. Patients are confronted with their own mortality. They are rolled in and hooked up to machines. Perhaps they are ventilated or catheterised. They might drift in and out of consciousness, seeing a different set of faces each time they wake. Confusion, sedation, and delirium make it difficult to communicate; intubation makes it impossible. Mysterious alarms ring at strange times. If the stay is long enough, there is likely to be a death, perhaps more than one, elsewhere in the ward. Hallucinations are common, some of which sound like a scene from a horror movie. “I have had patients talk about seeing blood dripping down the walls, or children with no faces”, said Joseph Bienvenu (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA). Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) vary from person to person, but typically include a combination of flashbacks and nightmares, avoiding reminders of the traumatic event, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal. Symptoms generally develop within a month, but some patients experience delayed onset. Around 60% of patients recover naturally within 5 years. To view the PDF, Article, Photo, or Chart, Click Icon: To view the attached Video media file, Click Icon: PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

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PostICU, Inc's library staff reviewed this copyrighted material contained in the library and reasonably believes that its inclusion in our library complies with the "Fair Use Doctrine" because: (1) our library's is for nonprofit and educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work is related to our mission; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole is fair and reasonable; and (4) the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work will if impacted, should be enhanced, by its presence in our library.

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