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AHA releases guidance for Best Practices in Cardiac ICU
Contemporary cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) have an increasing prevalence of noncardiovascular comorbidities and multisystem organ dysfunction. However, little guidance exists to support the development of best-practice principles specific to the CICU.American Heart Association Scientific has released new Statement, "Prevention of Complications in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit," that...
Contemporary cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) have an increasing prevalence of noncardiovascular comorbidities and multisystem organ dysfunction. However, little guidance exists to support the development of best-practice principles specific to the CICU.
American Heart Association Scientific has released new Statement, "Prevention of Complications in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit," that has been published in the Association's flagship journal Circulation. The Statement reviews evidence from general medical and surgical ICUs to identify opportunities to apply them to the care of critically ill heart patients and improve CICU outcomes.
The checklist includes strategies to optimize care and prevent complications related to:
- infections;
- pain management;
- ventilator complications;
- lack of mobilization (early mobilization is recommended for the majority of patients);
- gastrointestinal complications and proper nutrition;
- medication use and errors;
- device use; and
- inclusion of the appropriate specialists for multidisciplinary care.
- Hand hygiene to prevent hospital-acquired infections
- Adhering to safe mechanical ventilation parameters to prevent ventilator complications (e.g., keeping tidal volume at 6-10 mL/kg ideal body weight for most patients and tailoring applied positive end-expiratory pressure to each patient's underlying pathophysiological condition)
- Early mobilization for most patients (except those with active ischemia or infarction) to prevent muscle weakness.Mobilization protocols can help improve physical functioning, decrease time on a ventilator and shorten a hospital stay.
- Early initiation of enteral nutrition in most people who are unable to eat and providing stress ulcer prophylaxis for those at increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding
- Routine screening for delirium and minimizing the use of benzodiazepines and other medications associated with delirium
- Invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures should be anticipated and performed before they become emergency, and any invasive catheter or mechanical circulatory support device removed promptly when no longer needed.
Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751