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The intensive care units’ (ICU) environment is considered clinically relevant sources of stress for patients.To measure 24-h sound and light levels in 7 ICUs in China [four medical (MICU), two surgical (SICU) and one coronary (CCU) ICUs] and to identify the main sources related to increased sound levels.Sound pressure and light levels were monitored for specific times over a 24-h period using a digital...
Critically ill patients are at risk of developing malnutrition which contributes to functional decline and hospital re-admission. Strategies to promote nutritional intake have had a modest effect on protein-calorie intake. None have addressed the recovery trajectory of critical illness or incorporated family as advocates.We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a family-centred intervention...
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