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KMID : 1004620160220030265
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Clinical Nursing Research
2016 Volume.22 No. 3 p.265 ~ p.275
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Development of Evidence-Based Guideline for Fever Management of Critical Adult Patients with Brain Injury
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Lee Jung-Min
Cho Yong-Ae
Yoon Ji-Hyun
Choi Hae-Ok
Kim Nam-Cho
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an evidence-based guideline for fever management for critically ill adult patients after a brain injury.
Methods: Development of the guideline process was done according to the De Novo development Korean Medical Guideline Information Center (KoMGI) and consists of 12 steps.
Results: This developed guideline included 3 domains and 19 recommendations. The number of recommendations for each domain was 7 on measuring temperature, 9 on managing fever, and 3 on managing shivering. The level of evidence was as follows: 58% were at level I, and 42% at level II.Of the recommendations, 58% were graded as A, 37% as B, and 5% as C.
Conclusion: These findings indicate that this guideline can be used as a guide for nursing in critically ill adult patients with brain injury. This guideline can also contribute to improvements in the quality of nursing care for critically ill adult patients with brain injury.
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KEYWORD
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Fever, Evidence-Based Practice, Guideline, Brain Injuries
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