Crit Care Resusc
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
What do ICU doctors do? A multisite time and motion study of the clinical work patterns of registrars.
To quantify the time that intensive care unit registrars spend on different work tasks with other health professionals and patients and using information resources, and to compare them with those of clinicians in general wards and the emergency department (ED). ⋯ Face-to-face communication and information seeking consume a vast proportion of ICU registrars' time. Multitasking and handling frequent interruptions characterise their work, and such behaviours may create an increased risk of task errors. Electronic clinical information systems may be particularly beneficial in this information-rich environment.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Nutrition therapy in adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a prospective, multicentre, observational study.
To describe current nutrition delivery practices and to identify barriers to nutrition in patients receiving venovenous or venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in multiple centres in Australia and New Zealand. ⋯ EN was the most commonly used nutrition-delivery mode during ECMO treatment but was frequently interrupted. Compared with estimated calorie and protein requirements, lesser but reasonably acceptable amounts were delivered, although calorie and protein deficits still existed.