ArticleResearch & reviews. Journal of nursing and health sciences2017
The Accuracy of Nurses' Predictions for Clinical Outcomes in the Chronically Critically Ill.
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- Compact machine learning model for the accurate prediction of first 24-hour survival of mechanically ventilated patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- The simple observational critical care studies: estimations by students, nurses, and physicians of in-hospital and 6-month mortality.Critical care (London, England) · 2021Observational
- Using four different clinical tools as predictors for pain after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study.BMC anesthesiology · 2020Observational
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Abstract
backgroundAccurately predicting survivorship of patients in the intensive care unit is known to be difficult. Previous research has shown that nurses are more likely to recognize futile medical care than other disciplines. The purpose of this study was to describe the accuracy of nurse's predictions for survival of patients who are chronically critically ill (CCI).
methodsUsing a secondary data analysis from a longitudinal, descriptive study, we evaluated nurses' predictions for survival at admission and until ICU discharge or patient death.
resultsNurses were able to more accurately predict survival of CCI patients than death and prognostication appeared to improve with prolonged ICU stays.
conclusionThis is the first longitudinal study that focused on nurse prognostication in a chronically critically ill patient population. Future research should explore the relationship between ICU nurse characteristics and the accuracy of survival predictions.
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