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- Title
Managing Spaghetti Syndrome in Critical Care With a Novel Device: A Nursing Perspective.
- Authors
Haynes, Jay; Bowers, Kelly; Young, Richard; Sanders, Trudy; Schultz, Karen E.
- Abstract
BACKGROUND Managing "spaghetti syndrome," the tangle of therapeutic cables, tubes, and cords at patients' bedsides, can be challenging. OBJECTIVES To assess nurses' perceptions of the effectiveness of a novel banding device in management of spaghetti syndrome. METHODS A simple color-coded elastomeric banding strap with ribbed faps was attached to bed rails of adult critical care patients to help organize therapeutic cables, tubes, wires, and cords. Nurses were surveyed before and after use of the bands and after the nursing shift to assess the burden of spaghetti syndrome and the effectiveness of using the bands. RESULTS Use of the bands decreased the time spent untangling cords, reduced the frequency of contact of tubing with the foor, and diminished disruptions in care. CONCLUSIONS Use of a simple fexible latex-free elastomeric band may help organize therapeutic tubing at patients' bedsides and may promote improvements in nursing care.
- Subjects
CRITICAL care medicine; ACADEMIC medical centers; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; HOSPITAL patients; INTENSIVE care nursing; INTRAVENOUS therapy equipment; NURSES; NURSES' attitudes; SENSORY perception; PERSONNEL management; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOMS; SELF-evaluation; SURVEYS; URBAN hospitals; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio; EQUIPMENT &; supplies
- Publication
Critical Care Nurse, 2015, Vol 35, Issue 6, p38
- ISSN
0279-5442
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4037/ccn2015321