Targeted Temperature Management Protocol in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project.

Background: In patients with acute neurological injury, abrupt temperature change exacerbates increased intracranial pressures and negatively affects perfusion pressure and cerebral blood flow. Critical care nurses must provide coordinated and effective interventions to maintain normothermia without...

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Published in:Critical Care Nurse Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 41 - 51
Main Authors: Prendergast, Erica, Allen, Kiona Y., Mills, Michele Grimason, Moran, Thomas, Harris, Z. Leah, Malakooti, Marcelo, Smith, Craig M., Wainwright, Mark S., McCarthy-Kowols, Maureen
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Oct2021
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