A randomized clinical trial of an intervention to relieve thirst and dry mouth in intensive care unit patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1295-1302

  Puntillo, Kathleen ^a   Arai, Shoshana R ^a   Cooper, Bruce A ^a   Stotts, Nancy A ^a   Nelson, Judith E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry mouth; ICU; Non pharmacological; Palliation; Symptom; Thirst relief

Indexed keywords

STERILE WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THIRST; XEROSTOMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THIRST; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84906940477     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3339-z     Document Type: Article

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