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CCP Podcast 126- Another way to assess patient outcomes?

​Pressure Injuries at Intensive Care Unit Admission as a Prognostic Indicator of Patient Outcomes

 ©2019 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses doi:https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2019530

This is a chat with the lead author of this paper Dr William McGee.

"Pre-existing pressure injuries can serve as a predictive clinical marker for longer hospitalization and increased odds of mortality, especially when other data aren’t available, according to a study published in the June issue of Critical Care Nurse.

 The research team from Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts found that pressure injuries that were present upon admission to the ICU could be used to quickly and objectively identify patients who may require additional care. The statistical analysis revealed that pressure injuries were associated with significantly longer hospital lengths of stay, regardless of mortality outcome. Among patients with pressure injuries at admission, mechanical ventilation and dialysis were more common, as was the overall severity of illness. Readmission to the ICU during the same hospitalization occurred more frequently for patients with pressure injuries."

CCP Podcast 125- A to Z Checklist with Dr Paul Hughes-Webb

Paul uses this A-Z checklist for every patient on the ward round. Here he takes us through it to add to our understanding of some of the issues we need to consider when assessing our patients. You can have the list for free as an aide memoir if you let me know your email below.

CCP Podcast 124- Pain, Agitation and Delirium in the ICU

In this episode Bryan discusses some of the issues with pain, agitation and delirium with the pharmacist Komal Pandya. 

We all try to understand how to help our patients and sometimes get it wrong, but lets continue to work hard to improve.

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CCP Podcast 123- The 'PERFECT' Protocol- How we feed our patients

Sue Brierley Hobson is a dietitian in Wales and was part of a recent study looking into the efficacy of volume based feeding. We chat about this and the PERFECT protocol.

Safety and efficacy of volume-based feeding in critically ill, mechanically ventilated adults using the 'Protein & Energy Requirements Fed for Every Critically ill patient every Time' (PERFECT) protocol: a before-and-after study.

CCP Podcast 122- Aneamia and how we deal with it

I am joined in this podcast by one of my colleagues Dr Paul Hughes Webb. We talk about how we define this condition and how we would go about treating it if needed.