title: Developing clinical guidelines in eye care for intensive care units.
abstract: It is common for children in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) to have impaired ocular defence mechanisms. The authors discovered inconsistencies in eye care practice in their PICU and found that there were no clinical guidelines available to promote evidence-based practice and prevent corneal complications. This article describes the issues involved and the development of a guideline that is now in use.
authors.affiliation: Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005123:Eye / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic