A pilot study assessing the spiritual emotional physical/environmental and physiological needs of mechanically ventilated surgical intensive care unit patients via eye tracking devices head nodding and communication boards

摘要

BackgroundMechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are unable to communicate verbally. We sought to evaluate their needs via a communication board (CB) and a novel eye tracking device (ETD) that verbalizes selections made by gazing.