title: Nursing interventions for adult intensive care patients with risk for corneal injury: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sedated patients in induced comas may experience ineffective eyelid closure, presenting higher risk for corneal ulcer. The objective was to identify evidence-based practice for corneal ulcer prevention within the intensive care unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic literature review of nine articles was performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Questions remain about which care practice is most effective, although most studies consider a humidity chamber with polyethylene film to be the best practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A proposed NANDA-I nursing diagnosis, risk for corneal injury, reflects this human response that demands nursing assessment and intervention. This study provides evidence toward developing nursing interventions and practice guidelines for the care of these patients.
authors: Adult Intensive Care Unit at Risoleta Tolentino Neves University Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors: Andreza
authors: A
authors: Werli-Alvarenga
authors: Flávia Falci
authors: FF
authors: Ercole
authors: T Heather
authors: TH
authors: Herdman
authors: Tânia Couto Machado
authors: TC
authors: Chianca
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D020959:Polyethylene; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D020959:Polyethylene