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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

Open Access 01-03-2011 | Poster presentation

National survey of protective eye care practices in the critically ill

Authors: R Kam, S Haldar, E Papamichael, K Pearce, M Hayes, N Joshi

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Critically ill patients with inadequate lid closure are susceptible to developing exposure keratopathy. Protective measures can prevent this and reduce the risk of subsequent microbial keratitis and irreversible visual loss. Of two published surveys [1, 2], one was carried out before there was any evidence-based research in this area and the other did not address which methods were in use in ICUs. This study aims to describe the current eye care methods used in ICUs in England, the perceived incidence of eye complications, their nature and the effectiveness of protocols in use. …
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Farrell M, Wray F: Eye care for ventilated patients. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 1993, 9: 137-141. 10.1016/0964-3397(93)90055-3.CrossRefPubMed
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King DJ, Healy M: Prevention of eye disease in intensive care - a telephone survey. Intensive Care Med. 2003, 29: 15S-
Metadata
Title
National survey of protective eye care practices in the critically ill
Authors
R Kam
S Haldar
E Papamichael
K Pearce
M Hayes
N Joshi
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9958

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