5 research outputs found
āļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļēāđāļĨāļ°āļāļāļŠāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāļąāđāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļ āļāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒ Development and Reliability Testing of an Assessment Tool for Pressure Ulcers Based on Thai Traditional Medicine
āļ§āļąāļāļāļļāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļāđ: āđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒ āđāļĨāļ°āđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļāļŠāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāļąāđāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļđāđāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļ āļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē: āđāļāđāļāđāļāđāļ 4 āļāļąāđāļāļāļāļ āđāļāđāđāļāđ 1) āļāļąāļāļāļķāļāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒ 2) āļŠāļąāļāđāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļāđāļāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒ 24 āļĢāļēāļĒ āļŠāļąāļāđāļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļīāđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļŦāđāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļ 47 āđāļāļĨ āđāļāļ·āđāļāđāļāđāļāļāļļāļāļāđāļāļĄāļđāļĨāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāđāļāđāļāļąāļāļāļēāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļ 3) āđāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļļāļāļąāļ āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āđāļāļĨāļāļĩāđāļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāđāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļļāļ§āļīāļŠāļąāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āđāļāđāļēāļāļđāđāļāļąāļāđāļāđāļāļąāđāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļļāļāļąāļāļāļ°āļāļđāļāļāļąāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļāđāļāļ·āđāļāđāļāđāđāļāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļ 4) āļāļāļŠāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāļąāđāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļđāđāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļ āļāļēāļāļāļđāđāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļ 17 āļāļ āđāļāļĒāļāļģāļāļ§āļāļāļēāļāļĢāđāļāļĒāļĨāļ°āļāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļŦāļĄāļ·āļāļāđāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāđāļāļĒāļāļđāđāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļēāļ āļĢāđāļāļĒāļĨāļ°āļāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļŦāļĄāļ·āļāļāđāļāļĒāļĢāļ§āļĄ āđāļĨāļ° āļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļŠāļāļīāļāļīāđāļāļāļāļē āļāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē: āđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļąāļāđāļāļāđāļāđāļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒ āđāļāđāļ āđāļāļĨāļ§āļēāļāļ° 37 āđāļāļĨ (āļāļąāļāļŦāļēāļāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļāđāļŦāļĨāđāļ§āļĩāļĒāļ) āđāļĨāļ°āđāļāļĨāļāļīāļāļāļ° 10 āđāļāļĨ (āļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāđāļāļāļāļĩāđāļĄāļēāļāđāļāļīāļāđāļ) āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļāļāđāļāļĨāđāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒ 8 āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ° āđāļāđāļēāļāļđāđāđāļāđāļāļąāļāļāļĨāļļāđāļĄāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļāļāđāļāļĨāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļļāļāļąāļ 9 āļāļĨāļļāđāļĄ āđāļāļĒāļĄāļĩāđāļāļĩāļĒāļ 4 āļāļĨāļļāđāļĄ āļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļļāļ§āļīāļŠāļąāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļāļđāļāļāļąāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļāđāļāļ·āđāļāđāļāđāđāļāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒ (TTM-PUAT) āđāļāđāđāļāđ 1) āđāļāļĢāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĨ 2) āđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļĒ 3) āļĢāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļļāļāđāļĢāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĨ 4) āļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāđāļŠāļ āļāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāļąāđāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļ TTM-PUAT āđāļāđāđāļāđ 78.8% āļāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļŦāļĄāļ·āļāļāđāļĄāļ·āđāļāđāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāđāļāļĒāļāļđāđāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļēāļ, 73.09% āļāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļŦāļĄāļ·āļāļāđāļāļĒāļĢāļ§āļĄ āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļāļīāļāļīāđāļāļāļāļē 0.46 āđāļŠāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļŦāļĄāļ·āļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļĨāļēāļ āļŠāļĢāļļāļ: TTM-PUAT āđāļāđāļāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļ āļāļĩāđāđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāđāļĒāļāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļāļāđāļēāļāļĄāļļāļĄāļĄāļāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāđāļāļāđāļāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āđāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļļāļāļąāļ āļāļģāļŠāļģāļāļąāļ: āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāļāļēāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļ, āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļāļĒāđāļāļŠāļĄāļāļŠāļēāļ, āđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĄāļ·āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĄāļīāļ, āđāļāļĨāļāļāļāļąāļAbstract Objective: To develop a tool for pressure ulcer assessment based on Thai traditional medicine (TTM) and to determine interrater reliability of the tool. Method: There were 4 processes to develop the tool for pressure ulcer assessment. First, documentation of an experience of TTM pressure evaluation. Second, observation on pressure ulcers treatment from 24 patients. A total of 47 pressure ulcers were observed and analyzed their characteristics. Observed pressure ulcers data were used to develop the tool. Third, comparisons of wound characteristics recognized by TTM with those of modern medicine. Objective characteristics of TTM matched with modern medicine were selected to use in the tool. Fourth, evaluation of the toolâs interrater reliability by 17 raters. The interrater reliability was calculated by % agreement by expert assessment, % overall agreement and Kappa statistics. Results: Based on TTM, the observed pressure ulcers were assessed as 37 Wata wounds (circulation problems), and 10 Pitta wounds (excessive heat). There were 8 wound characteristics in TTM matched with 9 domains of those in modern medicine. Only four domains were classified as objective characteristics and selected to establish a Thai Traditional Medicine Pressure Ulcer Assessment Tool (TTM-PUAT) inlcuidng 1) undermining, 2) necrotic tissue, 3) pressure ulcer staging and 4) inflammation. The TTM-PUAT showed interrater reliability with 78.8% expert agreement, 73.09% overall agreement, and a moderate agreement with a Kappa coefficient of 0.46. Conclusion: The TTM-PUAT is an assessment tool for pressure ulcer based on TTM that link characteristic of pressure ulcer through both perspectives of TTM and modern medicine. Keywords: alternative medicine, complementary medicine, assessment tool, pressure ulcer
Association between age-related factors and extubation failure in elderly patients.
BACKGROUND:Elderly patients are being increasingly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation. Previous studies demonstrated that 20% to 35% of elderly patients were reintubated within 48 to 72 hours after extubation. Given the age-related physiologic changes and multiple comorbidities in elderly patients, the current conventional parameters for predicting extubation outcomes may not be applicable to this population. This study was performed to identify the association between age-related parameters and extubation failure in elderly patients. METHODS:Intubated elderly patients (age of âĨ60 years) admitted to the medical ICU of a university-based hospital from October 2014 to July 2015 were included. Failed extubation was defined as reintubation within 48 hours after the first extubation. The associations of extubation failure with demographic data, vital signs, cognition and anxiety, and ventilator parameters at the time of intubation and extubation were analyzed. RESULTS:In total, 127 intubated elderly patients were recruited. Extubation failure occurred in 15 patients (11.8%). Patients with failed extubation had a lower body temperature (37.0°C vs. 37.3°C, P < 0.05) but a higher Facial Anxiety Scale (FAS) score than those with successful extubation (3 vs. 2, P < 0.05). Patients with extubation failure had significantly higher levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (39.88 vs. 58.47 g/dL), serum sodium (137.66 vs. 141.47 mmol/L), and serum calcium (9.52 vs. 10.0 g/dL) but a wider anion gap (12.23 vs. 9.97), but no significant differences in respiratory parameters were found between the two groups. Multiple logistic regression revealed no independent factors associated with successful extubation. CONCLUSION:This study revealed no strong predictive factors. However, several physiological parameters (lower body temperature and higher FAS scores) and metabolic parameters (BUN, sodium, calcium, and anion gap) were significantly associated with the rate of extubation failure