ICU

This study tests a special comfort care package for 88 intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The package includes extra nursing actions to reduce discomfort and stress. The goal is to see if it improves patients' comfort and vital signs, and may help prevent long-term issues like a…

This study explores whether playing virtual reality games can help patients in the intensive care unit move their arms and hands more, and improve their mood. Thirty adults who have been in the ICU for at least three days will try a VR game once a day or more. Researchers will me…

This study looks at whether a quick, automatic eye test can predict delirium (sudden confusion) in intensive care patients who need a breathing machine. Delirium is common and serious, but current detection methods are slow and require training. Researchers will measure pupil rea…

This study uses data from 16,000 hospital patients to see if men and women, or younger and older adults, need different blood lactate thresholds to predict risk of death or serious illness. Researchers hope to improve how doctors identify high-risk patients with sepsis in the ICU…

This study will test a new multimedia learning system designed to help intensive care unit (ICU) nurses learn about chemotherapy drug administration. About 50 nurses will use the program at their own pace, then complete questionnaires to measure changes in their knowledge and con…

This study looks at how a serious injury or burn that requires intensive care might affect thinking skills like memory and decision-making over time. Researchers are following 432 adults to see if long-term cognitive problems develop and how inflammation in the body might play a …