ArticleRevista brasileira de enfermagem2025
Thirst in critical patients and its associated factors.
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- Demographic, perioperative, biochemical and illness-severity predictors of thirst in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Internal medicine journal · 2026Pooled it
- Persistent Thirst and Its Clinical Correlates in Critically Ill Adults: A Prospective Observational Study.Nursing in critical care · 2026Observational
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Abstract
objectivesto assess prevalence, intensity, discomfort, defining characteristics of thirst and signs of oral mucosa hydration in Intensive Care Unit patients.
methodsquantitative and analytical study, carried out in a tertiary hospital in six of the seven Intensive Care Units, with a sample of 60 patients. Variables related to thirst were analyzed according to their nature.
resultsprevalence of thirst was 76.7%, with a mean intensity of 7.2. The main Objective Oral Mucosa Scale score was 2 (61.7%), corresponding to dry lips and moist mouth. Prevalent defining characteristics were thick saliva (80%), constant swallowing of saliva (76.7%), desire to drink water (75%), dry lips (73.3%) and dry throat (70%). Positive correlations were identified between scales and thirst intensity, water restriction and hospitalization duration.
conclusionsthe statistically significant correlations reflect the complexity and multifactorial nature of thirst, demonstrating the need to use identification and measurement instruments in the critical population.
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