title: [Modifications of vital signs during hygiene care in intensive care patients: an explorative study].
abstract: Hygiene care in critical patients may alter vital signs. Aim of this paper is to measure vital signs and their modifications in critical patients during hygiene care and measure differences with pre and post hygiene values.
  
  
  METHODS
  Vital signs of 6 patients two hours before, during and 90 minutes after hygienic care were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During and 2 hours after the end of hygiene a modification of vital signs was observed compared to basic values (mean values during/90 min after, compared to baseline): heart rate +11.20%/ +1.48; systolic blood pressure +22.68%/+1.56; arterial capillary saturimetry -4.31/+0.27, Respiratory frequency +8.10/+2.66, tidal volume +4,04/-7,51, CO2 min/vol +5,34/- 22.33, bladder temperature -0.85/-0.60.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hygiene care in critical care patients may significantly alter vital signs. Therefore a strict haemodinamic and respiratory monitoring is warranted as well as protocols for the management of sedation and of vasoactive support.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Medicina perioperatoria e terapie intensive - Terapia intensiva generale, AO S. Gerardo, Monza-Università Milano-Bicocca.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchini
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giacovelli
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gariboldi
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelucchi
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bondi
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brambilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009732:Nursing Care; D011187:Posture; D056152:Respiratory Rate / Q000502:physiology; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D055986:Vital Signs
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives