Adult intensive care

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Treatment
Intravascular catheter dressings with chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges reduced infections in the ICU

Stephen D Krau
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 115. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: central venous catheters treated with anti-infective agents prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections

Jan M Binnekade
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 80. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Hospital and home rehabilitation did not differ for functional competence in activities of daily living

Margaret Edwards
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 84. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EBN notebook
The emerging role of PDAs in information use and clinical decision making

Diane Doran
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 35-38. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: tight glucose control increases risk of hypoglycaemia but not short-term mortality in critically ill adults

Violeta Lopez
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 51. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Clinically indicated and routine replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters did not differ for catheter failure

Maureen Benbow
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 19. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: some interventions may reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections and colonisation in the ICU

Stephen D Krau
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 114. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Quality improvement
Protocol-directed sedation did not reduce duration of mechanical ventilation or hospital stay in ICU patients

Janette Bennett
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 124. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Review: evidence is lacking on the effectiveness of dietary advice in illness-related malnutrition

Margaret Wallace
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 80. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
Spontaneous awakening trials plus spontaneous breathing trials improved weaning from mechanical ventilation

Kelley Kilpatrick
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 81. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]