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@article{citeulike:5376034, abstract = {Dyspnea is a common symptom in patients with acute and chronic critical illness as well as in patients receiving palliative care. While dyspnea can be found in a variety of clinical arenas and across many specialties, the mechanisms that cause dyspnea are similar. Although not often the cause for admission to critical care, it may complicate and extend length of stay. This article defines and describes dyspnea and its pathophysiology. Critical care nurses should strive to implement interventions supported by evidence whenever possible. An evidence-based plan of care for the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of the patient with dyspnea is outlined, using levels of recommendation based on the strength of available evidence. Two case studies are presented to illustrate its application to clinical practice.}, author = {Spector, Nancy and Connolly, Maria A. and Carlson, Karen K.}, citeulike-article-id = {5376034}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17284947}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17284947}, issn = {1559-7768}, journal = {AACN advanced critical care}, keywords = {benzos, borg, dyspnoea, eti, faces, icu, nrs, opiods, palliative, physiology, ptexperience}, number = {1}, posted-at = {2009-08-06 02:32:57}, priority = {2}, title = {Dyspnea: applying research to bedside practice.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17284947}, volume = {18}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5376034 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5376034 N2 - Dyspnea is a common symptom in patients with acute and chronic critical illness as well as in patients receiving palliative care. While dyspnea can be found in a variety of clinical arenas and across many specialties, the mechanisms that cause dyspnea are similar. Although not often the cause for admission to critical care, it may complicate and extend length of stay. This article defines and describes dyspnea and its pathophysiology. Critical care nurses should strive to implement interventions supported by evidence whenever possible. An evidence-based plan of care for the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of the patient with dyspnea is outlined, using levels of recommendation based on the strength of available evidence. Two case studies are presented to illustrate its application to clinical practice. IS - 1 JF - AACN advanced critical care SN - 1559-7768 TI - Dyspnea: applying research to bedside practice. VL - 18 KW - benzos KW - borg KW - dyspnoea KW - eti KW - faces KW - icu KW - nrs KW - opiods KW - palliative KW - physiology KW - ptexperience AU - Spector, Nancy AU - Connolly, Maria AU - Carlson, Karen PY - 2007///r UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17284947 ER -