Identification of Dominate Stressors in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
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Official title
Stressors Associated With Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Treatment
Brief summary
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Undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery and the subsequent admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is known to be a stressful event to the patient. As patients prepare for open-heart surgery it is natural for them to feel anxious and concerned about all the various procedures involved in the process. Members of both the surgical and anesthesia team explain the purpose of each procedure and all issues associated with the procedures in great detail in order to better prepare the patient, ease their anxiety and aid their recovery. The underlying assumption for past investigations into overall patient satisfaction has been that the stressors inherent in the experience of illness and hospitalization have an adverse effect on patient recovery and can possibly prolong the recuperative process. Previous studies have shown that the specific performance of a team in regard to the effects of the stressors on the patient's status is key to providing optimal patient care in the ICU environment. Since the ICU stay is a difficult experience in the life of a patient, stressor predictability might allow for better physical and psychological conditions for the patient's recovery. Although there is a myriad of published research available on the potential stressors related to an ICU stay, there is a dearth of investigation into the inherently more intense circumstances surrounding a stay in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CT-ICU). By examining the stressors in the CT-ICU changes can be made by the medical care team and/or hospital that can ultimately enhance the patient experience in the CT-ICU. The purpose of this study is to reduce or completely eliminate stressors present in the CT-ICU as identified by the cardiac bypass patient. Identification of events and conditions considered stressful in the ICU will allow the professional team to determine which stressors are amendable to intervention and tailor patient care accordingly.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00645008
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 160 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 99 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2008
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2012
- Completion
- May 31, 2013
- Last update posted
- Feb 5, 2017
2008 – 2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (4W) - NYPH | New York | New York | 10065 | — |
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