Being a patient in intensive care can be experienced terrifying. Studies have demonstrated the link between unpleasant memories of hospitalization in the ICU and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and perception of quality of life in its aftermath. Placed on a ventilator, the patient is exposed to multiple invasive procedures. The aim was to describe critical care patients' experience of being intubated or tracheostomated. Method: Literature review using conventional content analysis. Searches were made in the databases Cinahl and Pubmed. Results: The study revealed four main categories: Discomfort, Vulnerability and Communication difficulties that were tied together by category Relief. It turned out that the patients experienced a discomfort caused by the endotracheal tube. Suctioning of airways remembered many of the patients in both discomfort and relief. Being dependent on a ventilator and equipment in order to survive, causing a feeling of vulnerability. Many patients lost hope when they could not communicate, make themselves understood and to be involved in their care. The medical staff has a significant impact on their experiences of intensive care. To find out the reason they were intubated / tracheostomated reduced their fear. This information helped them to bond with reality. The nurse has responsibility to act with compassion and empathy, theory and knowledge to reduce anxiety and facilitate hospital stay for patients.

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Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: During pre-hospital transport, trauma patients may be given a long-acting neuromuscular blocker (NMB) to facilitate endotracheal intubation or to prevent movement. The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of long-acting NMB use and evaluate the concurrent use of sedatives. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted in a tertiary care, academic emergency department of trauma patients aged 18-89 years who were intubated in the pre-hospital setting. The primary outcome was to determine the rate of long-acting NMB use. The use of post- intubation sedatives was compared between the groups using Wilcoxon rank-sum test or Fisher’s exact test, using an a priori alpha level of 0.05 for all analyses. Main Result: A total of 51 patients were included in final analyses. All patients received etomidate or midazolam for intubation. 86% (n=44) received succinylcholine, 10% (n=5) were given rocuronium and 4% (n=2) did not receive a NMB. After intubation, 75% (n=38) received an additional long-acting NMB to prevent movement (vecuronium (n=22) or rocuronium (n=16)) . Overall, 82% (n=42) of patients received a long- acting NMB during transport. There was no difference in the rate of post-intubation sedative use between groups (79% versus 67%, respectively, p=0.42). The long-acting NMB group received midazolam less promptly after intubation (16 versus 7 minutes, respectively, p=0.04). Conclusions: The use of long-acting NMB is common during the pre-hospital transport of trauma patients. Some of these patients may not be given sedatives or have delays in receiving sedatives following intubation and be at risk of being paralyzed without sedation.

Narkose und Intubation als definitive Atemwegssicherung gehören zu den Standards der präklinischen Notfalmedizin. Allerdings wird dieses Verfahren gerade in der Präklinik durch verschiedene Faktoren erschwert. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es anhand des Einsatzspektrums des Rettungshubschraubers CHRISTOPH 18 das Vorgehen bei solchen präklinischen Narkosen zu untersuchen und die auftretenden Schwierigkeiten zu erfassen. Die dargestellten Ergebnisse zeigen, dass im Einsatzspektrum des RTH CHRISTOPH 18 die Schwierigkeiten der präklinischen Narkoseeinleitung im Vergleich zu anderen Publikationen gering ausfallen. Hierfür kommen verschiedene Ursachen in Betracht: Zum einen entstammen viele Publikationen zu diesem Thema dem angloamerikanischen Sprachraum und basieren dementsprechend auf Daten aus einen Rettungssystem ohne Notärzte, zum anderen sind auf dem Rettungshubschrauber CHRISTOH 18 ausschließlich Anästhesisten mit entsprechender Erfahrung im Atemwegsmanagement als Notärzte eingesetzt. / Induction of general anesthesia and definitive airway control by endotracheal intubation (ETI) is standard of care in pre-hospital emergency medicine. However, there are specific factors that may influence and complicate these procedure. Aim of this study was to show the approach and the difficulties in prehospiatl airway management at the HEMS CHRISTOPH 18. The findings proof that the difficulties are low compared to other publications. Different reasons come into consideration: On the one hand side most of the studies took place in prehospital emergency systems based on paramedics without emergency physicians and on the other hand side the physicians at HEMS CHRISTOPH 18 are only anestetists with long exsperience in airway management.

Diese Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss der Laryngoskopietechnik (GlideScope® versus Macintosh-Spatel) und des Erfahrungsgrades der intubierenden Person (erfahren versus unerfahren) auf die während der endotrachealen Intubation spontan eingenommene Körperhaltung mittels der Methode des Rapid Entire Body Assessment. Hierzu wurden Videoaufnahmen von in der endotrachealen Intubation erfahrenen Ärzten und darin unerfahrenen Medizinstudierenden während endotrachealen Intubationen am Patientensimulator aufgenommen. Die Benutzung des GlideScope®-Videolaryngoskops war unabhängig vom Erfahrungsgrad mit einer, nach ergonomischen Gesichtspunkten, deutlich vorteilhafteren Körperhaltung und niedrigeren REBA-Aktionsschwellenwerten assoziiert. Unerfahrene Probanden nahmen im Gegensatz zu erfahrenen eine unvorteilhafte, überwiegend gebückte Körperhaltung während der endotrachealen Intubation ein, unabhängig welche der beiden Laryngoskopietechniken benutzt wurde. Aus ergonomischer Sicht sollte die Videolaryngoskopie für die endotracheale Intubation bevorzugt eingesetzt werden. / This study compares the effects of laryngoscopy technique (GlideScope versus Macintosh blade) and experience (novices versus experts) on body posture during simulated endotracheal intubation using the Rapid Entire Body Assessment postural analysis method. Novices (medical students) and experts (anaesthetists) were video-recorded performing intubation in a manikin using both devices. The use of the GlideScope® resulted in a more ergonomic body posture and lower REBA action levels irrespective of expertise. Novices showed an unfavourable and more crouched body posture during endotracheal intubation than experts irrespective of which laryngoscopy technique was used. From an ergonomic point of view, videolaryngoscopy should be the preferred technique for endotracheal intubation.

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Purpose: The of this study was to explore the knowledge, level of practice, and the frequency of problems met during the use of CTSS amongst intensive care unit (ICU) nurses and suggest ways to improve the use of the system. Design: A non experimental exploratory design using a descriptive survey approach was employed. Sample: The sample of participants were taken from three governmental hospitals in Abu Dhabi chosen randomly. It included all nurses in the ICUs of three hospitals who happened to be working at the time of the study. The response was Eighty three staff nurses, three charge nurses, and one respiratory therapist. Instrument: A questionnaire consisting of twenty one questions was used to explore the ICU nurses' knowledge, experience, practice, and difficulties met by nurses. Averages, tables, figures, and correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. Results: Results showed a positive correlation (+0.0433) between the level of knowledge and length of use of the system but the effect is minimal. Again the knowledge and the frequency of use on ventilated patients were minimally positive (+0.0898). On the other hand, the relation between the frequency of use and the years of experience was more positively related than the frequency of use and the knowledge. Conclusion: There is a need to set a plan aiming at making the system more frequently used. Not only that , but it should be used safely and appropriately and supported by policy and procedure guidelines. / Thesis (M.Cur.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-70).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-115).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1985. / Typescript (photocopy). eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-103).