Evolution of visiting the intensive care unit

KA Milner - Critical Care Clinics, 2023 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Visitation to the intensive care unit (ICU) has been discussed and debated since the creation
of the first ICUs in the 1950s in Europe 1 and the United States (US). 2 The past 60 years of …

The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on intensivists' well-being: a qualitative study

KC Vranas, SE Golden, S Nugent, TS Valley, A Schutz… - Chest, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health care systems and has resulted in
widespread critical care staffing shortages, negatively impacting the quality of care …

From open to closed: COVID-19 restrictions on previously unrestricted visitation policies in adult intensive care units

S Marmo, KA Milner - American Journal of Critical Care, 2023 - AACN
Background In March 2020, rising numbers of COVID-19 infections contributed to changes
in intensive care unit visitation policies, with some facilities allowing no visitors. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] Nursing strategies to mitigate separation between hospitalized acute and critical care patients and families: A scoping review

S Meiers, V de Goumoëns, L Thirsk… - Intensive and Critical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the nursing strategies used to mitigate the impact of forced separation
between hospitalized acute and critical care patients and their families during the COVID-19 …

Patients with serious injection drug use–related infections who experience patient-directed discharges on oral antibiotics have high rates of antibiotic adherence but …

S Lewis, SY Liang, ES Schwarz, DB Liss… - Open forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are frequently admitted for serious injection-
related infections (SIRIs). Outcomes and adherence to oral antibiotics for PWID with patient …

COVID‐19 hospital and emergency department visitor policies in the United States: impact on persons with cognitive or physical impairment or receiving end‐of‐life …

AX Lo, LK Wedel, SW Liu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To characterize the national distribution of COVID‐19 hospital and emergency
department visitor restriction policies across the United States, focusing on patients with …

Video and in-person palliative care delivery challenges before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

IS Chua, M Olmsted, R Plotke, Y Turk, C Trotter… - Journal of Pain and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Context Palliative care (PC) clinicians faced many challenges delivering outpatient care
during the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Objectives We described trends for in …

The prevalence of human papillomavirus vaccination among racial and ethnic minority adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

CL Ejezie, LS Savas, C Durand, R Shegog… - JNCI Cancer …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents has steadily
improved over the past several years. However, research conducted to determine whether …

Implementing a family-centered rounds intervention using novel mentor-trios

A Khan, SJ Patel, M Anderson, JD Baird… - …, 2024 - publications.aap.org
Video Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Patient and Family Centered I-PASS
(PFC I-PASS) emphasizes family and nurse engagement, health literacy, and structured …

Coping in times of disruption and deprivation—Experiences of family members during COVID‐19 patients' critical illness: A qualitative study

H Berntzen, R Lind, H Alfheim, K Tøien - Nursing Open, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore the experiences and needs of family members during the course of COVID‐
19 critical illness from onset to rehabilitation. Design An exploratory qualitative study …