Cutaneous Anomalies of the Critically Ill Patient
| Autor: | Melania, Howell, Salomé, Loera, Holly, Kirkland-Kyhn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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skin
Critical Care Critical Illness Inflammatory and immune system Clinical Sciences Candidiasis COVID-19 General Medicine Nursing Critical Care Nursing mucormycosis skin failure 7.3 Management and decision making Intensive Care Units Rare Diseases Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Emergency Medicine Humans 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors Management of diseases and conditions Aetiology |
| Zdroj: | AACN advanced critical care, vol 33, iss 2 |
| Popis: | Critically ill patients are at high risk for organ failure, including that of the integumentary system. Nurses working in intensive care are adept at performing comprehensive assessments that include the skin. Although pressure injury is a well-known complication associated with critical illness, patients may also have debilitating and life-threatening dermatoses. Conditions such as skin failure and medical adhesive–related skin damage are commonly seen in the critically ill. Infectious processes, such as Fournier gangrene, invasive candidiasis, mucormycosis, and herpetic lesions, can result in severe or superimposed critical illness and elude detection. Similarly, cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 may develop prior to commonly recognized symptoms of infection. Nurses and providers caring for critically ill patients should be aware of common, but less widely known, skin conditions to facilitate early detection and treatment. |
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