Tag: immobility
Hypercalcemia of Immobility in Critically Ill Patients
Significant hypercalcemia can occur in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Immobilization hypercalcemia has been infrequently reported after ICU admission. Patients, therefore, usually require extensive workup to rule out... read more
Determination of the Feasibility of a Multicomponent Intervention Program to Prevent Delirium in the ICU
During this study a feasible multicomponent intervention program to prevent ICU delirium was developed based on expert consensus. As no consensus was reached on cognitive training, a pilot study is planned to determine the... read more
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU
Under the auspices of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, this executive summary aims to provide the most clinically meaningful and novel aspects, by section, of the PADIS guidelines that clinicians, stakeholders, and... read more
Methodologic Innovation in Creating Clinical Practice Guidelines
Our multifaceted, interdisciplinary approach and novel methodologic strategies can help inform the development of future critical care clinical practice guidelines. Critical illness survivors contributed to prioritizing topics,... read more
