With interest we read the article on “Symptom management to alleviate thirst and dry
mouth in critically ill patients: A randomised controlled trial”.
[1]
The authors deal with an interesting topic which was shown to have a negative effect
on patients’ wellbeing.
- Zhang W.
- Gu Q.
- Gu Y.
- Zhao Y.
- Zhu L.
Symptom management to alleviate thirst and dry mouth in critically ill patients: a
randomised controlled trial.
Aust Crit Care. 2022 Mar; 35 (Epub 2021 Jun 10. PMID: 34119409): 123-129https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.002
[2]
The authors should be congratulated for their meticulous work; however, there are
a few issues that need to be addressed, and we believe that their consideration rounds
out the scientific viewpoint on this topic.- Schittek G.A.
- Schwantzer G.
- Zoidl P.
- Orlob S.
- Holger S.
- Eichinger M.
- et al.
Adult patients' wellbeing and disturbances during early recovery in the post anaesthesia
care unit. A cross-sectional study.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2020 Dec; 61 (Epub 2020 Aug 14. PMID: 32800752): 102912https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102912
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References
- Symptom management to alleviate thirst and dry mouth in critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial.Aust Crit Care. 2022 Mar; 35 (Epub 2021 Jun 10. PMID: 34119409): 123-129https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.002
- Adult patients' wellbeing and disturbances during early recovery in the post anaesthesia care unit. A cross-sectional study.Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2020 Dec; 61 (Epub 2020 Aug 14. PMID: 32800752): 102912https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102912
- Impact of oral care on thirst perception and dry mouth assessments in intensive care patients: an observational study.Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2021 Oct; 66 (Epub 2021 May 28. PMID: 34059413): 103073https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103073
- Influence of intraoperative administration of glycopyrronium on early post-operative thirst, dry mouth and wellbeing. A post hoc analysis of an interventional study.Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2021 Oct; 66 (Epub 2021 May 29. PMID: 34059416): 103078https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103078
- Influence of personalised music and ice-tea options on post-operative well-being in the post anaesthesia care unit after general or regional anaesthesia. A pre-post-analysis by means of a questionnaire.Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2021 Apr; 63 (Epub 2020 Dec 25. PMID: 33358520): 102998https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102998
Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 26, 2022
Accepted:
March 19,
2022
Received:
March 16,
2022
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