Direct sunlight and ventilator weaning outcomes.
It was hypothesized and found that patients on long-term mechanical ventilation assigned to rooms with windows yielding more access to direct sunlight demonstrated faster ventilator weaning outcomes than patients assigned to rooms that had windows that provided less direct sunlight.
Respiratory Care Department, Highsmith Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Health System, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301, USA. pwise@broncos.uncfsu.edu
Phillip M
PM
Wise
David S
DS
Wallace
D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012621:Seasons; D013472:Sunlight; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015300:Ventilator Weaning / Q000451:nursing*