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Supplemental material for Development of a Core Outcome Set for research on critically ill obstetric patients: A study protocol
No full textSupplemental material for Development of a Core Outcome Set for research on critically ill obstetric patients: A study protocol by Julien Viau-Lapointe, Rohan D’Souza, Louise Rose and Stephen E Lapinsky in Obstetric Medicine</p
sj-docx-1-dhj-10.1177_20552076241228417 - Supplemental material for Acceptability of the Long-Term In-Home Ventilator Engagement virtual intervention for home mechanical ventilation patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative evaluation
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-dhj-10.1177_20552076241228417 for Acceptability of the Long-Term In-Home Ventilator Engagement virtual intervention for home mechanical ventilation patients during
the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative evaluation by Craig M. Dale, Munazzah Ambreen, Sohee Kang, Francine Buchanan, Regina Pizzuti, Andrea S. Gershon, Louise Rose and Reshma Amin in DIGITAL HEALTH</p
sj-docx-1-dhj-10.1177_20552076231213447 - Supplemental material for Opening the digital front door for individuals using long-term in-home ventilation (LIVE) during a pandemic- implementation, feasibility and acceptability
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-dhj-10.1177_20552076231213447 for Opening the digital front door for individuals using long-term in-home ventilation (LIVE) during a pandemic- implementation, feasibility and acceptability by Reshma Amin, Adam M Qazi, Munazzah Ambreen, Naqvi Naushad, Regina Pizzuti, Francine Buchanan, Andrea Gershon, Louise Rose and in DIGITAL HEALTH</p
Staff perceptions on the use of a sedation protocol in the intensive care setting
No full textSedation protocols are increasingly being investigated as a method of achieving improved patient outcomes whilst guiding the decision making of both nursing and medical practitioners. However, only a limited number of studies have investigated the perceptions of staff towards a sedation protocol during its implementation. This study was designed to survey the perceptions of staff regarding the implementation of a sedation protocol in an Australian intensive care unit (ICU). Questionnaires were distributed to all multidisciplinary team members who had used the sedation protocol. The response rate was 50% (n=70). The questionnaire combined the use of visual analogue scales plus a comments section to obtain qualitative data. The results revealed that staff perceived sedation management to be enhanced with the use of a protocol and therefore should be incorporated into routine clinical practice. Staff perceived that providing clear guidelines that facilitated decision making and assisted beginner practitioners enhanced sedation management. In addition, there was a perceived improvement in the patient outcomes, including a decrease in the frequency of over-sedation resulting in a reduced ICU stay. Positive perceptions may assist in the introduction of other interventional protocols. Other protocols may target areas where variability in clinical decision making exists, despite research evidence that supports specific therapeutic interventions. Further studies addressing protocol implementation for clinical interventions are warranted in other ICU settings
Issues in weaning from mechanical ventilation: Literature review
No full textThe aim of this paper is to raise questions on the effect of skill mix and organizational structure on weaning from mechanical ventilation. Mechanical ventilation is an essential life-saving technology. There are, however, numerous associated complications that influence the morbidity and mortality of patients receiving intensive care. Therefore, it was essential to use the safest and most effective form of ventilation for the shortest possible duration. Because of the potential complications and costs of mechanical ventilation, research to date have focused on accurate weaning readiness assessment, methods and organizational aspects that influence the weaning process. In early 2005, the literature was reviewed from 1986 to 2004 by accessing the following databases: Medline, Proquest, Science Direct, CINAHL, and Blackwell Science. The keywords mechanical ventilation, weaning, protocols, critical care, nursing role, decision-making and weaning readiness were used separately and combinations. Controversy exists in weaning practices about appropriate and efficacious weaning readiness assessment indicators, the best method of weaning and the use of weaning protocols. Arguably, the implementation of weaning protocols may have little effect in an environment that favours collaboration between nursing and medical staff, autonomous nursing decision-making in relation to weaning practices, and high numbers of nurses qualified at postgraduate level. Further research is required that better quantifies critical care nurses' role in weaning practices and the contextual issues that influence both the nursing role and the process of weaning from mechanical ventilation
Supplemental Material - Left ventricular unloading in patients supported with veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation; an international EuroELSO survey
No full textSupplemental Material for Left ventricular unloading in patients supported with veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation; an international EuroELSO survey by Saad M Ezad, Matthew Ryan, Nicholas Barrett, Luigi Camporota, Justyna Swol, Marta V Antonini, Dirk W Donker, Federico Pappalardo, Navin K Kapur, Louise Rose and Divaka Perera in Perfusion</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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