Intensive Care.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Obtaining informed consent from the patient or family Hospitalization for more than 72 hours in the intensive care unit Patients with internal diseases 18 years and older patients Non-psychotic patients Non-pregnant Patients Patients who do not have severe dementia Lack of major damage to the nervous system leads to severe cognitive and motor deficits
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Dying patients Patients having active seizures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity. Timepoint: three times a day and at 8, 16 and 24 hours and for 3 days. Method of measurement: using a visual analogue scale.;Delirium. Timepoint: three times a day and at 8, 16 and 24 hours and for 3 days. Method of measurement: Using the Persian version of the CAM-ICU tool.;Weaning from mechanical ventilation. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Record the hours of successful weaning from mechanical ventilation or reintubation (unsuccessful weaning). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mortality Rate. Timepoint: At the end of the study. Method of measurement: Census of patients of both groups.;ICU length of stay. Timepoint: At the end of the study. Method of measurement: Counting the days of patients staying in the intensive care unit. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences