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Factors Affecting Heated Humidity and Condensation in Neonates Receiving Respiratory Support
(2014-07-30)
The optimal goal when providing heated humidification to neonates receiving respiratory support is to mimic natural gas conditioning with core temperature at 37°C, 100% saturation with water vapor, and absolute humidity ...
Comprehensive Aquapheresis Education to Enhance Nursing Knowledge and Confidence in Caring for the Heart Failure Patient
(2014-06-03)
Background: Because aquapheresis is a new and highly specialized treatment modality, many nursing curricula do not teach students how to operate and trouble-shoot its equipment. In order to bridge the gap between classroom ...
Follow-Up after Heart Failure Hospitalization: Attendance and Effects of Timing and Provider Type on Readmission Rates
(2014-01-30)
Objective: The purposes of this study were to: a.) determine differences in demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical variables of adult patients with heart failure that attend follow-up and those who do not and to: b.) to ...
Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation: Evaluation Based on an Evidence-Based Treatment Algorithm
(2014-05-21)
Background: Practice guidelines exist for treatment of post-operative atrial fibrillation (PAOF); however, no accepted algorithm exists to guide treatment.|Objective: To determine if patients treated according to an ...