Managing Spaghetti Syndrome in Critical Care With a Novel Device: A Nursing Perspective

Jay Haynes1, Kelly Bowers2, Richard Young2

  • 1Jay Haynes is the senior medical director for health and wellness, JPS Health Network, John Peter Smith Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, and an adjunct assistant professor, Department of Medical Education, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.Kelly Bowers is a biostatistician, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center.Richard Young is director of research and associate program director, family medicine residency program, JPS Health Network, and a clinical associate professor of family medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.Trudy Sanders is the vice president of patient care services, JPS Health Network.Karen E. Schultz is a research assistant and epidemiologist in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. jhaynes@jpshealth.org.

Critical Care Nurse
|December 3, 2015
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