1Collage of Applied Medical Sciences, Nursing Department, Jouf University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
2Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing, University of Alexandria, Egypt,
3Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department Nursing Division Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Yemen
*Corresponding Author: Masouda Hassan Abd El-Hamid Atrous, Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, KSA, e-mail: masouda980@yahoo.com, Telephone Number: +966554997316
Online published on 31 March, 2020.
Although dyspnea is the most common suffering and devastating symptom in the mechanically ventilated patients (MVPs), it is not routinely measured.
To assess dyspnea and factors contributing to it in MVPs.
A descriptive research design
Intensive Care Units of Alexandria Main University Hospital.
Forty critically ill conscious adult MVPs
Dyspnea assessment tool used to collect the data.
55% of the study sample had dyspnea and 86.4% of dyspneic MVPs had moderate to intense level of dyspnea.
Dyspneais present in more than half of the MVPs. Moderate to intense dyspnea is more frequent in MVPs.
Dyspnea, Mechanical ventilation, Modified Borg Scale
