ArticleIntensive & critical care nursing2021
Risk for corneal injury in intensive care unit patients: A cohort study.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ocular Surface Disorders in ICU Patients: Evidence-Based Nursing Prevention Strategies.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of exposure keratopathy among critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2024Pooled it
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- Promoting patient safety in critically ill patients: nursing interventions in surveillance and prevention of ocular injuries.Acute and critical care · 2025Article
- Clinical indicators, nursing diagnoses, and mortality risk in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2022Article
- Avoiding complications during prone position ventilation.Intensive & critical care nursing · 2021Article
- Optimising COVID-19 survivorship after ICU - Don't forget eye care.Intensive & critical care nursing · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo identify the incidence and risk factors for corneal injury amongst critically ill patients.
methodA prospective cohort study with adult patients from one intensive care unit in Northern Brazil. Logistic regression was performed to predict the risk factors associated with corneal injury.
resultsData from 149 patients revealed 18.8% (28/149) corneal injuries. Factors independently associated with corneal injury were patients with eyeball exposure (OR: 27.31; 95% CI: 3.50-212.78); lagophthalmos (OR: 17.15; 95% CI: 5.78-50.85); chemosis (OR: 7.39; 95% CI: 2.28-23.97), periorbital oedema (OR: 7.99; 95% CI: 2.19-29.13) and hospitalisation >7-days (OR: 11.96; 95% CI: 3.27-43.66) had a significantly higher risk of developing corneal injury in this ICU.
conclusionCorneal injury was a common complication amongst critically ill patients and was associated with altered physiological function of the eyes such as exposure, lagophthalmos, chemosis and periorbital oedema. This study suggests introduction of a corneal injury prevention protocol for nursing and adding lagophthalmos and chemosis to the NANDA-I Taxonomy, thus contributing to the assessment and monitoring for the risk for corneal injury in critically ill patients.
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