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VAP see ventilator-associated pneumonia settings for 299t W
variable flow oxygen therapy devices 382–383 weaning approaches 298 walking, ICU mobility and 66
bag-mask ventilation 383 respiratory failure and 354–355 ward-based ICU recovery 68
high-flow nasal cannulae 382 see also mechanical ventilation warm ischaemia 789
low-flow nasal cannulae 382 VentrAssist 310f WCC see white cell count
oxygen masks 383 ventricular aneurysm 245 Wenckebach 260
Venturi systems 383 ventricular arrhythmias 259f, 261–264, 262f wet drowning 789
variceal bleeding, liver failure and 519 ectopy patterns 262, 262b WFCCN see World Federation of Critical Care
varices, liver failure and 519 fibrillation 263, 264f Nurses
VAS see visual analogue scale ALS and 663, 665f whαnau 166–168
VAS-A see visual analogue scale-anxiety flutter 263, 263f white cell count (WCC) 344
vascular access catheters 789 management of 264 pregnancy physiology adaptation of 715
for CRRT 493–495, 494f medications for 253f, 265, 266t wireless applications 48–49
vascular insufficiency 484 polymorphic ventricular tachycardias withdrawal flexor 433–434
vascular system 189–190, 189f 263–264, 264f withdrawing/withholding treatment 83–84
blood pressure 189–190 tachycardia 262–263, 263f WOB see work of breathing
autonomic control of 190 ALS and 663, 665f work of breathing (WOB) 331, 789
hormonal control of 190 ventricular assist devices (VADs) 308–309, 310f, cardiogenic shock and 550
renal control of 190 789 changes to 335
vasoactive 789 ventricular diastole workload measures 30–33, 31t
vasopressors 789 early 188 nursing activities scale 30, 31t–32t
for septic shock 554 late 188 therapeutic intervention scoring system 26,
veins 189, 189f ventricular dysfunction, post heart 30–33, 31t
venous air-trap 789 transplantation World Federation of Critical Care Nurses
venous blood gases, normal values of 782t left 316–317, 318t (WFCCN) 5–6
venous return line bubble trap chamber 495– right 316, 318t Declaration of Buenos Aries: workforce
496, 495f ventricular ectopic beats 297 765–766
venous thromboembolism (VTE) ventricular escape rhythms 258–259, 259f Declaration of Madrid: education 763–764
prophylaxis 114–115 ventricular gallop (S3) 191 Declaration of Manilla: patient rights 767
see also deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary ventricular pacing 268–269, 269f Declaration of Vienna: patient safety in
embolism ventricular systole 188 intensive care medicine 49,
venovenous (VV) circuit 789 ventriculostomy 437 768–772
ventilation control 328–330, 341 Venturi systems 383 staffing 23–24
controller 328–329, 329f verbal numerical scale 142, 143t
effectors 329 VICS see Vancouver Interactive and Calmness
sensors 329–330, 329f Scale X
ventilation support videoconferencing 49
ARDS and 364 visiting practices, of family 159–160 XeCT see xenon-enhanced computed
see also mechanical ventilation visual analogue scale (VAS) 142, 143t tomography
ventilation to perfusion (V/Q) visual analogue scale-anxiety (VAS-A) 134, xenon-enhanced computed tomography (XeCT),
mismatch 334f, 353, 354f 135t of cerebral perfusion 436
ratio 332, 333f VO 2 see oxygen consumption x-ray
scan, respiratory system and 347 volume of chest 207–209
ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) 122, control 396 for cardiac condition diagnosis 208–209
358–359, 789 vs time scalar 399, 400f interpretation of 207–208, 209f
diagnosis of 358–359 volume-controlled ventilation 789 respiratory system and 344–345, 345f,
prevention strategies for 122t voluntary 789 346t
research vignette 127b–128b V/Q see ventilation to perfusion nurse-initiated, in ED 586
treatment of 358–359 VRE see vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
ventilatory support V T see tidal volume Y
complications of 355t VTE see venous thromboembolism
post cardiac surgery 298, 299t VV see venovenous circuit younger child 789