Nurses' performance to dialysis patients with water overload in Intensive Care Units: a literature review

Abstract

The present study aims to characterize the scientific evidence available on health care for dialysis patients with water overload in intensive care units and discuss the role of nurses in relation to patients with water overload. The main prevalent conditions in the ICU identified by the studies are: sepsis or septic shock, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, lung diseases, victims of trauma, hematological and liver diseases, pathologies of the immune system and renal failure, whether acute or chronic. Nursing care for dialysis patients is a major challenge for nurses working in Intensive Care Units, given the need for continuous attention and early intervention regarding complications associated with the disease and treatment, with water overload being a large part of concern regarding the clinical management of these patients.