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Vincent JL. Ethical issues surrounding appropriate care for older persons in the Intensive Care Unit. Panminerva Med 2024; 66:146-154. [PMID: 38536008 DOI: 10.23736/s0031-0808.24.05089-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Increasing numbers of older patients are being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as the world's population ages. The biological process of ageing, senescence, results in altered ability to maintain normal homeostasis and organ function, including of the cardiovascular, immune, and neuromuscular systems. This contributes towards increased frailty in older patients, associated with functional limitations and increased vulnerability. Although widely defined using chronological age, the concept of "old age" is thus multifactorial, including biological, but also psychological and sociocultural aspects, which should all be taken into account when considering what is appropriate in terms of ICU admission and management. As for all patients, but perhaps particularly in this subgroup, decisions regarding ICU admission and treatment and the withdrawing and withholding of life support must be individualized.
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- Jean-Louis Vincent
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium -
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Cambriel A, Serey K, Pollina-Bachellerie A, Cancel M, Michalet M, Bay JO, Bouleuc C, Lotz JP, Philippart F. Oncologists' perspective on advance directives, a French national prospective cross-sectional survey - the ADORE study. BMC Med Ethics 2024; 25:44. [PMID: 38600485 PMCID: PMC11008039 DOI: 10.1186/s12910-024-01046-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The often poor prognosis associated with cancer necessitates empowering patients to express their care preferences. Yet, the prevalence of Advance Directives (AD) among oncology patients remains low. This study investigated oncologists' perspectives on the interests and challenges associated with implementing AD. METHODS A French national online survey targeting hospital-based oncologists explored five areas: AD information, writing support, AD usage, personal perceptions of AD's importance, and respondent's profile. The primary outcome was to assess how frequently oncologists provide patients with information about AD in daily clinical practice. Additionally, we examined factors related to delivering information on AD. RESULTS Of the 410 oncologists (50%) who responded to the survey, 75% (n = 308) deemed AD relevant. While 36% (n = 149) regularly inform patients about AD, 25% (n = 102) remain skeptical about AD. Among the respondents who do not consistently discuss AD, the most common reason given is the belief that AD may induce anxiety (n = 211/353; 60%). Of all respondents, 90% (n = 367) believe patients require specific information to draft relevant AD. Physicians with experience in palliative care were more likely to discuss AD (43% vs 32.3%, p = 0.027). Previous experience in critical care was associated with higher levels of distrust towards AD (31.5% vs 18.8%, p = 0.003), and 68.5% (n = 281) of the respondents expressed that designating a "person of trust" would be more appropriate than utilizing AD. CONCLUSION Despite the perceived relevance of AD, only a third of oncologists regularly apprise their patients about them. Significant uncertainty persists about the safety and relevance of AD.
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- Amélie Cambriel
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Saint-Antoine and Tenon Hospitals, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- DMU DREAM, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, GRC 29, Paris, France
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- REQUIEM (Research/Reflexion On End of Life Support Quality in Everyday Medical Practice) Study Group, Paris, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- REQUIEM (Research/Reflexion On End of Life Support Quality in Everyday Medical Practice) Study Group, Paris, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology Cancer, University Institute of Toulouse-Oncopole, Toulouse, France
- REQUIEM (Research/Reflexion On End of Life Support Quality in Everyday Medical Practice) Study Group, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Bretonneau, Tours, France
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- University Federation of Radiation Oncology of Mediterranean Occitanie, Montpellier Cancer Institute, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Clinical Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Cancer Resistance Exploring and Targeting. EA7283, INSERM CIC501, BP 10448, Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Supportive and Palliative Care, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Service D'oncologie Médicale Et de Thérapie Cellulaire, Pôle Onco-Hématologie, APHP-HôpitauxUniversitaires de L'estParisien, 75020, Paris, France
- REQUIEM (Research/Reflexion On End of Life Support Quality in Everyday Medical Practice) Study Group, Paris, France
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- Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, 185 Rue R. Losserand, 75674, Paris, France.
- REQUIEM (Research/Reflexion On End of Life Support Quality in Everyday Medical Practice) Study Group, Paris, France.
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Duncan CF, Lonsdale DO, Farrah H, Farnell-Ward S, Ryan C, Watson X, Cecconi M, Fjølner J, Szczeklik W, Moreno R, Artigas A, Joannidis M, de Lange DW, Guidet B, Flaatten H, Jung C, Leaver SK. 30-Day Mortality among Very Old Patients Admitted to European Intensive Care Units for Major Trauma. Gerontology 2024; 70:715-723. [PMID: 38387455 DOI: 10.1159/000537718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cases of major trauma in the very old (over 80 years) are increasingly common in the intensive care unit (ICU). Predicting outcome is challenging in this group of patients as chronological age is a poor marker of health and poor predictor of outcome. Increasingly, decisions are guided by the use of organ dysfunction scores of both acute conditions (e.g., sequential organ failure assessment [SOFA] score) and chronic health issues (e.g., clinical frailty scale [CFS]). Recent work suggests that increased CFS is associated with a worse outcome in elderly major trauma patients. We aimed to test whether this association held true in the very old (over 80) or whether SOFA had a stronger association with 30-day outcome. METHODS Data from the very elderly intensive care patient (VIP)-1 and VIP-2 studies for patients over 80 years old with major trauma admissions were merged. These participants were recruited from 20 countries across Europe. Baseline characteristics, level of care provided, and outcome (ICU and 30-day mortality) were summarised. Uni- and multivariable regression analyses were undertaken to determine associations between CFS and SOFA score in the first 24 h, type of major trauma, and outcomes. RESULTS Of the 8,062 acute patients recruited to the two VIP studies, 498 patients were admitted to intensive care because of major trauma. Median age was 84 years, median SOFA score was 6 (IQR 3, 9), and median CFS was 3 (IQR 2, 5). Survival for 30 days was 54%. Median and interquartile range of CFS were the same for survivors and non-survivors. In the logistic regression analysis, CFS was not associated with increased mortality. SOFA score (p < 0.001) and trauma with head injury (p < 0.01) were associated with increased mortality. CONCLUSIONS Major trauma admissions in the very old are not uncommon, and 30-day mortality is high. We found that CFS was not a helpful predictor of mortality. SOFA and trauma with head injury were associated with worse outcomes in this patient group.
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- Chris F Duncan
- Department of Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Viborg Regional Hospital, Vyborg, Denmark
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- Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine Division, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Lisboa, Nova Médical School, Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Parc Tauli University Hospital, Institut d'Investigació I innovació Parc tauli (I3PT), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Division of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Dutch Poisons Information Center (DPIC), University Medical Center, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis D'Epidémiologie Et de Santé Publique, Saint Antoine Hospital, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Réanimation, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital Bergen, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Ibarz M, Haas LEM, Ceccato A, Artigas A. The critically ill older patient with sepsis: a narrative review. Ann Intensive Care 2024; 14:6. [PMID: 38200360 PMCID: PMC10781658 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-023-01233-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Sepsis is a significant public health concern, particularly affecting individuals above 70 years in developed countries. This is a crucial fact due to the increasing aging population, their heightened vulnerability to sepsis, and the associated high mortality rates. However, the morbidity and long-term outcomes are even more notable. While many patients respond well to timely and appropriate interventions, it is imperative to enhance efforts in identifying, documenting, preventing, and treating sepsis. Managing sepsis in older patients poses greater challenges and necessitates a comprehensive understanding of predisposing factors and a heightened suspicion for diagnosing infections and assessing the risk of sudden deterioration into sepsis. Despite age often being considered an independent risk factor for mortality and morbidity, recent research emphasizes the pivotal roles of frailty, disease severity, and comorbid conditions in influencing health outcomes. In addition, it is important to inquire about the patient's preferences and establish a personalized treatment plan that considers their potential for recovery with quality of life and functional outcomes. This review provides a summary of the most crucial aspects to consider when dealing with an old critically ill patient with sepsis.
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- Mercedes Ibarz
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Quirón Salud, Viladomat 288, 08029, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Quirón Salud, Viladomat 288, 08029, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Tauli, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Corporación Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Tauli, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
- Institut d'investigació i innovació Parc Tauli (I3PT-CERCA), Sabadell, Spain
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Sex-Related Differences in Acuity and Postoperative Complications, Mortality and Failure to Rescue. J Surg Res 2023; 282:34-46. [PMID: 36244225 PMCID: PMC10024256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Yentl syndrome describing sex-related disparities has been extensively studied in medical conditions but not after surgery. This retrospective cohort study assessed the association of sex, frailty, presenting with preoperative acute serious conditions (PASC), and the expanded Operative Stress Score (OSS) with postoperative complications, mortality, and failure-to-rescue. METHODS The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program from 2015 to 2019 evaluating 30-d complications, mortality, and failure-to-rescue. RESULTS Of 4,860,308 cases (43% were male; mean [standard deviation] age of 56 [17] y), 6.0 and 0.8% were frail and very frail, respectively. Frailty score distribution was higher in men versus women (P < 0.001). Most cases were low-stress OSS2 (44.9%) or moderate-stress OSS3 (44.5%) surgeries. While unadjusted 30-d mortality rates were higher (P < 0.001) in males (1.1%) versus females (0.8%), males had lower odds of mortality (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 0.92, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.90-0.94, P < 0.001) after adjusting for frailty, OSS, case status, PASC, and Clavien-Dindo IV (CDIV) complications. Males have higher odds of PASC (aOR = 1.33, CI = 1.31-1.35, P < 0.001) and CDIV complications (aOR = 1.13, CI = 1.12-1.15, P < 0.001). Male-PASC (aOR = 0.76, CI = 0.72-0.80, P < 0.001) and male-CDIV (aOR = 0.87, CI = 0.83-0.91, P < 0.001) interaction terms demonstrated that the increased odds of mortality associated with PASC or CDIV complications/failure-to-rescue were lower in males versus females. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides a comprehensive analysis of sex-related surgical outcomes across a wide range of procedures and health care systems. Females presenting with PASC or experiencing CDIV complications had higher odds of mortality/failure to rescue suggesting sex-related care differences. Yentl syndrome may be present in surgical patients; possibly related to differences in presenting symptoms, patient care preferences, or less aggressive care in female patients and deserves further study.
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Akinosoglou K, Schinas G, Almyroudi MP, Gogos C, Dimopoulos G. The impact of age on intensive care. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 84:101832. [PMID: 36565961 PMCID: PMC9769029 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Caring for the elderly has always been challenging for the intensive care unit (ICU) physician. Concerns like frailty, comorbidities, polypharmacy and advanced directives come up even before admission into the unit. The COVID-19 pandemic has put forward a variety of issues concerning elderly populations, making the topic more relevant than ever. Admittance to the ICU, an unequivocally multifactorial decision, requires special consideration from the side of the physician when caring for an elderly person. Patients' wishes are to be respected and thus given priority. Triage assessment must also account for age-related physiological alterations and functional status. Once in the ICU, special attention should be given to age-related specificities, such as therapeutic interventions' controversial role, infection susceptibility, and post-operative care, that could potentially alter the course of hospitalization and affect outcomes. Following ICU discharge, ensuring proper rehabilitation for both survivors and their caregivers can improve long-term outcomes and subsequent quality of life. The pandemic and its implications may limit the standard of care for the elderly requiring ICU support. Socioeconomic factors that further perplex the situation must be addressed. Elderly patients currently represent a vast expanding population in ICU. Tailoring safe treatment plans to match patients' wishes, and personalized needs will guide critical care for the elderly from this time forward.
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- Karolina Akinosoglou
- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Medical School University of Patras, Greece.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School University of Patras, Greece
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital ATTIKON, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Medical School University of Patras, Greece
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- 3rd Department of Critical Care, EVGENIDIO Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
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Carter C, Leanza F, Mohammed S, Upshur REG, Kontos P. A rapid scoping review of end-of-life conversations with frail older adults in Canada. CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN MEDECIN DE FAMILLE CANADIEN 2021; 67:e298-e305. [PMID: 34772723 DOI: 10.46747/cfp.6711e298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore what is known about end-of-life (EOL) conversations with frail older adults across all settings including primary care in Canada, and to understand the barriers to, and recommendations for, EOL conversations. DATA SOURCES Comprehensive searches were conducted in CINAHL (EBSCO), Embase (Ovid), MEDLINE (Ovid), AgeLine (EBSCO), Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest), and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ProQuest). Searches used text words and subject headings (eg, MeSH, Emtree) related to 3 concepts: frailty, Canada, and EOL conversations. STUDY SELECTION Twenty-one English-language articles were selected (ie, 4 reviews, 10 commentaries, 3 quantitative studies, 3 qualitative studies, 1 mixed-methods study) that included information about EOL conversations with frail older adults in the Canadian health care context. SYNTHESIS In terms of having EOL conversations with frail older adults, this study found that many clinicians do not often and adequately discuss frailty and impending death with their older patients. Moreover, patients and their care partners do not have enough knowledge about frailty and death to make informed EOL decisions, leading to patients choosing more aggressive therapies instead of care focused on symptom management. In terms of barriers to EOL discussions, common barriers included a lack of trust between clinician and patient, inadequate EOL training for clinicians, and ineffective clinician communication with patients and families. Recommendations for improving EOL conversations include regular screening for frailty to prompt conversations about care and the use of an interprofessional approach. CONCLUSION More empirical research is needed that uses exploratory methods to shed light on the contextual factors that may act as a barrier to EOL conversations. More research is also needed on the roles and responsibilities of interprofessional teams in screening for frailty and engaging in EOL conversations. Moreover, there is a need to better understand how frail older patients and their families want EOL conversations to unfold and what best facilitates these conversations.
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- Celina Carter
- PhD candidate in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
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- Family physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto
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- Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto, and a faculty member in the Global Institute of Psychosocial, Palliative and End-of-Life Care, at the University Health Network in Toronto
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- Family physician and Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, Head of the Division of Clinical Public Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Scientific Director of the Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation
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- Senior Scientist in the KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute at the University Health Network, and Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto
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Joundi RA, Smith EE, Yu AYX, Rashid M, Fang J, Kapral MK. Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Trends in Life-Sustaining Care After Acute Stroke. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e021499. [PMID: 34514807 PMCID: PMC8649550 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background Temporal trends in life‐sustaining care after acute stroke are not well characterized. We sought to determine contemporary trends by age and sex in the use of life‐sustaining care after acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage in a large, population‐based cohort. Methods and Results We used linked administrative data to identify all hospitalizations for acute ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage in the province of Ontario, Canada, from 2003 to 2017. We calculated yearly proportions of intensive care unit admission, mechanical ventilation, percutaneous feeding tube placement, craniotomy/craniectomy, and tracheostomy. We used logistic regression models to evaluate the association of age and sex with life‐sustaining care and determined whether trends persisted after adjustment for baseline factors and estimated stroke severity. There were 137 358 people with acute ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage hospitalized during the study period. Between 2003 and 2017, there was an increase in the proportion receiving care in the intensive care unit (12.4% to 17.7%) and mechanical ventilation (4.4% to 6.6%). There was a small increase in craniotomy/craniectomy, a decrease in percutaneous feeding tube use, and no change in tracheostomy. Trends were generally consistent across stroke types and persisted after adjustment for comorbid conditions, stroke‐center type, and estimated stroke severity. After adjustment, women and those aged ≥80 years had lower odds of all life‐sustaining care, although the disparities in intensive care unit admission narrowed over time. Conclusions Use of life‐sustaining care after acute stroke increased between 2003 and 2017. Women and those at older ages had lower odds of intensive care, although the differences narrowed over time. Further research is needed to determine the reasons for these findings.
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- Raed A Joundi
- ICES Toronto Canada.,Department of Clinical Neurosciences Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of Calgary Calgary Canada.,Division of Neurology Hamilton Health Sciences McMaster University & Population Health Research Institute Hamilton Canada
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- ICES Toronto Canada.,Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute University of Calgary Calgary Canada
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- ICES Toronto Canada.,Department of Medicine (Neurology) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre University of Toronto Toronto Canada
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- ICES Toronto Canada.,Department of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine University of Toronto Toronto Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto Canada
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Haas LEM, Boumendil A, Flaatten H, Guidet B, Ibarz M, Jung C, Moreno R, Morandi A, Andersen FH, Zafeiridis T, Walther S, Oeyen S, Leaver S, Watson X, Boulanger C, Szczeklik W, Schefold JC, Cecconi M, Marsh B, Joannidis M, Nalapko Y, Elhadi M, Fjølner J, Artigas A, de Lange DW, Joannidis M, Eller P, Helbok R, Schmutz R, Nollet J, de Neve N, De Buysscher P, Oeyen S, Swinnen W, Mikačić M, Bastiansen A, Husted A, Dahle BES, Cramer C, Sølling C, Ørsnes D, Thomsen JE, Pedersen JJ, Enevoldsen MH, Elkmann T, Kubisz-Pudelko A, Pope A, Collins A, Raj AS, Boulanger C, Frey C, Hart C, Bolger C, Spray D, Randell G, Filipe H, Welters ID, Grecu I, Evans J, Cupitt J, Lord J, Henning J, Jones J, Ball J, North J, Salaunkey K, De Gordoa LOR, Bell L, Balasubramaniam M, Vizcaychipi M, Faulkner M, Mupudzi M, Lea-Hagerty M, Reay M, Spivey M, Love N, Spittle NSN, White N, Williams P, Morgan P, Wakefield P, Savine R, Jacob R, Innes R, Kapoor R, Humphreys S, Rose S, Dowling S, Leaver S, Mane T, Lawton T, Ogbeide V, Khaliq W, Baird Y, Romen A, Galbois A, Guidet B, Vinsonneau C, Charron C, Thevenin D, Guerot E, Besch G, Savary G, Mentec H, Chagnon JL, Rigaud JP, Quenot JP, Castaneray J, Rosman J, Maizel J, Tiercelet K, Vettoretti L, Hovaere MM, Messika M, Djibré M, Rolin N, Burtin P, Garcon P, Nseir S, Valette X, Rabe C, Barth E, Ebelt H, Fuest K, Franz M, Horacek M, Schuster M, Meybohm P, Bruno RR, Allgäuer S, Dubler S, Schaller SJ, Schering S, Steiner S, Dieck T, Rahmel T, Graf T, Koutsikou A, Vakalos A, Raitsiou B, Flioni EN, Neou E, Tsimpoukas F, Papathanakos G, Marinakis G, Koutsodimitropoulos I, Aikaterini K, Rovina N, Kourelea S, Polychronis T, Zidianakis V, Konstantinia V, Aidoni Z, Marsh B, Motherway C, Read C, Martin-Loeches I, Cracchiolo AN, Morigi A, Calamai I, Brusa S, Elhadi A, Tarek A, Khaled A, Ahmed H, Belkhair WA, Cornet AD, Gommers D, de Lange D, van Boven E, Haringman J, Haas L, van den Berg L, Hoiting O, de Jager P, Gerritsen RT, Dormans T, Dieperink W, Breidablik ABA, Slapgard A, Rime AK, Jannestad B, Sjøbøe B, Rice E, Andersen FH, Strietzel HF, Jensen JP, Langørgen J, Tøien K, Strand K, Hahn M, Klepstad P, Biernacka A, Kluzik A, Kudlinski B, Maciejewski D, Studzińska D, Hymczak H, Stefaniak J, Solek-Pastuszka J, Zorska J, Cwyl K, Krzych LJ, Zukowski M, Lipińska-Gediga M, Pietruszko M, Piechota M, Serwa M, Czuczwar M, Ziętkiewicz M, Kozera N, Nasiłowski P, Sendur P, Zatorski P, Galkin P, Gawda R, Kościuczuk U, Cyrankiewicz W, Gola W, Pinto AF, Fernandes AM, Santos AR, Sousa C, Barros I, Ferreira IA, Blanco JB, Carvalho JT, Maia J, Candeias N, Catorze N, Belskiy V, Lores A, Mira AP, Cilloniz C, Perez-Torres D, Maseda E, Rodriguez E, Prol-Silva E, Eixarch G, Gomà G, Aguilar G, Velasco GN, Jaimes MI, Villamayor MI, Fernández NL, Cubero PJ, López-Cuenca S, Tomasa T, Sjöqvist A, Brorsson C, Schiöler F, Westberg H, Nauska J, Sivik J, Berkius J, Thiringer KK, De Geer L, Walther S, Boroli F, Schefold JC, Hergafi L, Eckert P, Yıldız I, Yovenko I, Nalapko Y, Nalapko Y, Pugh R. Frailty is associated with long-term outcome in patients with sepsis who are over 80 years old: results from an observational study in 241 European ICUs. Age Ageing 2021; 50:1719-1727. [PMID: 33744918 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is one of the most frequent reasons for acute intensive care unit (ICU) admission of very old patients and mortality rates are high. However, the impact of pre-existing physical and cognitive function on long-term outcome of ICU patients ≥ 80 years old (very old intensive care patients (VIPs)) with sepsis is unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate both the short- and long-term mortality of VIPs admitted with sepsis and assess the relation of mortality with pre-existing physical and cognitive function. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING 241 ICUs from 22 European countries in a six-month period between May 2018 and May 2019. SUBJECTS Acutely admitted ICU patients aged ≥80 years with sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score ≥ 2. METHODS Sepsis was defined according to the sepsis 3.0 criteria. Patients with sepsis as an admission diagnosis were compared with other acutely admitted patients. In addition to patients' characteristics, disease severity, information about comorbidity and polypharmacy and pre-existing physical and cognitive function were collected. RESULTS Out of 3,596 acutely admitted VIPs with SOFA score ≥ 2, a group of 532 patients with sepsis were compared to other admissions. Predictors for 6-month mortality were age (per 5 years): Hazard ratio (HR, 1.16 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.09-1.25, P < 0.0001), SOFA (per one-point): HR, 1.16 (95% CI, 1.14-1.17, P < 0.0001) and frailty (CFS > 4): HR, 1.34 (95% CI, 1.18-1.51, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS There is substantial long-term mortality in VIPs admitted with sepsis. Frailty, age and disease severity were identified as predictors of long-term mortality in VIPs admitted with sepsis.
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- Lenneke E M Haas
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpital de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Réanimation Médicale. Paris F-75012, France
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Institut Pierre Louis d’Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Réanimation, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, F75012 Paris, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Universitary Hospital Sagrat Cor Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Neurocríticos e Trauma. Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Lisboa (Nova Medical School), Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Hospital Ancelle, Cremona, Italy. Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d’Hebrón Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Ålesund Hospital, Ålesund, Norway, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Heart Centre, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Intensive Care 1K12IC, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Lead Critical Care Directorate St George's University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Chair NAHP Section ESICM, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine Division, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Universitätsspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Division of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- European Wellness International, ICU, Luhansk, Ukraine
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- Department of Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Corporacion Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Tauli, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Bruno RR, Wernly B, Mamandipoor B, Rezar R, Binnebössel S, Baldia PH, Wolff G, Kelm M, Guidet B, De Lange DW, Dankl D, Koköfer A, Danninger T, Szczeklik W, Sigal S, van Heerden PV, Beil M, Fjølner J, Leaver S, Flaatten H, Osmani V, Jung C. ICU-Mortality in Old and Very Old Patients Suffering From Sepsis and Septic Shock. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:697884. [PMID: 34307423 PMCID: PMC8299710 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.697884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Purpose: Old (>64 years) and very old (>79 years) intensive care patients with sepsis have a high mortality. In the very old, the value of critical care has been questioned. We aimed to compare the mortality, rates of organ support, and the length of stay in old vs. very old patients with sepsis and septic shock in intensive care. Methods: This analysis included 9,385 patients, from the multi-center eICU Collaborative Research Database, with sepsis; 6184 were old (aged 65–79 years), and 3,201 were very old patients (aged 80 years and older). A multi-level logistic regression analysis was used to fit three sequential regression models for the binary primary outcome of ICU mortality. A sensitivity analysis in septic shock patients (n = 1054) was also conducted. Results: In the very old patients, the median length of stay was shorter (50 ± 67 vs. 56 ± 72 h; p < 0.001), and the rate of a prolonged ICU stay was lower (>168 h; 9 vs. 12%; p < 0.001) than the old patients. The mortality from sepsis was higher in very old patients (13 vs. 11%; p = 0.005), and after multi-variable adjustment being very old was associated with higher odds for ICU mortality (aOR 1.32, 95% CI 1.09–1.59; p = 0.004). In patients with septic shock, mortality was also higher in the very old patients (38 vs. 36%; aOR 1.50, 95% CI 1.10–2.06; p = 0.01). Conclusion: Very old ICU-patients suffer from a slightly higher ICU mortality compared with old ICU-patients. However, despite the statistically significant differences in mortality, the clinical relevance of such minor differences seems to be negligible.
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- Raphael Romano Bruno
- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.,Center for Public Health and Healthcare Research, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.,Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Center for Public Health and Healthcare Research, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Paris, France.,INSERM, UMR_S 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Paris, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, University Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine Division, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Research Lead Critical Care Directorate St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Intensive Care, Anesthesia and Surgical Services, Haukeland University Hospital Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Fondazione Bruno Kessler Research Institute, Trento, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Chang JCY, Yang C, Lai LL, Huang HH, Fan JS, Lin MH, Hsu TF, Yen DHT. Differences in end-of-life care and outcomes in palliative consultation-eligible patients with and without do-not-resuscitate orders: A propensity score-matched study. J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84:633-639. [PMID: 33871389 DOI: 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The primary objective of palliative care, not synonymous with end-of-life (EOL) care, is to align care plans with patient goals, regardless of whether these goals include the pursuit of invasive, life-sustaining procedures, or not. This study determines the differences in EOL care, resource utilization, and outcome in palliative care consultation-eligible emergency department patients with and without do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. METHODS This is a retrospective observational study. We consecutively enrolled all the acutely and critically ill emergency department patients eligible for palliative care consultation at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, a 3000-bed tertiary hospital, from February 1 to July 31, 2018. The outcome measures included in-hospital mortality and EOL care of patients with and without DNR. RESULTS A total of 396 patients were included: 159 with and 237 without DNR. Propensity score matching revealed that patients with DNR had significantly shorter duration of hospital stay (404.4 ± 344.4 hours vs 505.2 ± 498.1 hours; p = 0.037), higher in-hospital mortality (54.1% vs 34.6%; p < 0.001), and lower total hospital expenditure (191 239 ± 177 962 NTD vs 249 194 ± 305 629 NTD; p = 0.04). Among patients with DNR, there were fewer deaths in the intensive care unit (30.2% vs 37.0%), more deaths in the hospice ward (16.3% vs 7.4%), more critical discharge to home (9.3% vs 7.4%), more endotracheal removals (3.1% vs 0%; p = 0.024), and more narcotics use (32.7% vs 22.1%; p = 0.018). CONCLUSION The palliative care consultation-eligible emergency department patients with DNR compared with those without DNR experienced worse outcomes, greater pain control, more endotracheal extubations, shorter duration of hospital stay, more critical discharge to home, more hospice referrals, and 23.3% reduction in total expenditure. There were fewer deaths in the ICU among them as well.
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- Julia Chia-Yu Chang
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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Hu KM, Brown RM. Resuscitation of the Critically Ill Older Adult. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2021; 39:273-286. [PMID: 33863459 DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In 30 years, adults 65 and older will represent 20% of the US population, with increased medical comorbidities leading to higher rates of critical illness and mortality. Despite significant acute illness, presenting symptoms and vital sign abnormalities may be subtle. Resuscitative guidelines are a helpful starting point but appropriate diagnostics, bedside ultrasound, and frequent reassessments are needed to avoid procrustean care that may worsen outcomes. Baseline functional status is as important as underlying comorbid conditions when prognosticating, and the patient's personal wishes should be sought early and throughout care with clear communication regarding prospects for immediate survival and overall recovery.
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- Kami M Hu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, 1906 Belleview Ave SE, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA
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Zanders R, Druwé P, Van Den Noortgate N, Piers R. The outcome of in- and out-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest in the older population: a scoping review. Eur Geriatr Med 2021; 12:695-723. [PMID: 33683679 PMCID: PMC7938035 DOI: 10.1007/s41999-021-00454-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aim We aimed to collect the available evidence on outcome regarding survival and quality of life after CPR following both IHCA and OHCA in the older population. Findings Hospital survival rates following IHCA and OHCA in the older population improved in the recent decade, though do not exceed 28.5% and 11.1%, respectively. The effect of age on outcome remains controversial and age should not be used as the sole decision criterium whether to initiate CPR. Message Future research should study frailty and resilience as an independent predictor regardless of age, and add broader, extensive QoL measures as outcome variables. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41999-021-00454-y. Purpose We aimed to collect the available evidence on outcome regarding survival and quality of life after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) following both in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the older population. Methods A scoping review was performed studying published reviews after 2008, focusing on outcome of CPR in patients aged ≥ 70 years following IHCA and OHCA. In addition, 11 (IHCA) and 19 (OHCA) eligible studies published after the 2 included reviews were analyzed regarding: return of spontaneous circulation, survival until hospital discharge, long-term survival, neurological outcome, discharge location or other measurements for quality of life (QoL). Results The survival until hospital discharge ranged between 11.6 and 28.5% for IHCA and 0–11.1% for OHCA, and declined with increasing age. The same trend was seen regarding 1-year survival rates with 5.7–25.0% and 0–10% following IHCA and OHCA, respectively. A good neurological outcome defined as a Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) 1–2 was found in 11.5–23.6% (IHCA) and up to 10.5% (OHCA) of all patients. However, the proportion of CPC 1–2 among patients surviving until hospital discharge was 82–93% (IHCA) and 77–91.6% (OHCA). Few studies included other QoL measures as an outcome variable. Other risk factors aside from age were identified, including nursing home residency, comorbidity, non-shockable rhythm, non-witnessed arrest. The level of frailty was not studied as a predictor of arrest outcome in the included studies. Conclusions Hospital survival rates following IHCA and OHCA in the older population improved in the recent decade, though do not exceed 28.5% and 11.1%, respectively. The effect of age on outcome remains controversial and age should not be used as the sole decision criterium whether to initiate CPR. Future research should study frailty and resilience as an independent predictor regardless of age, and add broader, extensive QoL measures as outcome variables. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41999-021-00454-y.
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- Rina Zanders
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Noninvasive ventilation in critically ill very old patients with pneumonia: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246072. [PMID: 33503042 PMCID: PMC7840033 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Very old patients (≥ 80 years-old, VOP) are increasingly admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common reason for admission and the best strategy of support for respiratory failure in this scenario is not fully known. We evaluated whether noninvasive ventilation (NIV) would be beneficial compared to invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) regarding hospital mortality. Methods Multicenter cohort study of VOPs admitted with CAP in need of IMV or NIV to 11 Brazilian ICUs from 2009 through 2012. We used logistic regression models to evaluate the association between the initial ventilatory strategy (NIV vs. IMV) and hospital mortality adjusting for confounding factors. We evaluated effect modification with interaction terms in pre-specified sub-groups. Results Of 369 VOPs admitted for CAP with respiratory failure, 232 (63%) received NIV and 137 (37%) received IMV as initial ventilatory strategy. IMV patients were sicker at baseline (median SOFA 8 vs. 4). Hospital mortality was 114/232 (49%) for NIV and 90/137 (66%) for IMV. For the comparison NIV vs. IMV (reference), the crude odds ratio (OR) was 0.50 (95% CI, 0.33–0.78, p = 0.002). This association was largely confounded by antecedent characteristics and non-respiratory SOFA (adjOR = 0.70, 95% CI, 0.41–1.20, p = 0.196). The fully adjusted model, additionally including Pao2/Fio2 ratio, pH and Paco2, yielded an adjOR of 0.81 (95% CI, 0.46–1.41, p = 0.452). There was no strong evidence of effect modification among relevant subgroups, such as Pao2/Fio2 ratio ≤ 150 (p = 0.30), acute respiratory acidosis (p = 0.42) and non-respiratory SOFA ≥ 4 (p = 0.53). Conclusions NIV was not associated with lower hospital mortality when compared to IMV in critically ill VOP admitted with CAP, but there was no strong signal of harm from its use. The main confounders of this association were both the severity of respiratory dysfunction and of extra-respiratory organ failures.
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Jabaley CS. Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Elderly Patients With Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: Is Age Truly Just a Number? Crit Care Med 2021; 49:156-159. [PMID: 33337744 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Craig S Jabaley
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
- Emory Critical Care Center, Atlanta, GA
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Smirdec M, Jourdain M, Guastella V, Lambert C, Richard JC, Argaud L, Jaber S, Klouche K, Medard A, Reignier J, Rigaud JP, Doise JM, Chabanne R, Souweine B, Bourenne J, Delmas J, Bertrand PM, Verdier P, Quenot JP, Aubron C, Eisenmann N, Asfar P, Fratani A, Dellamonica J, Terzi N, Constantin JM, Van Lander A, Guerin R, Pereira B, Lautrette A. Impact of advance directives on the variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2020; 24:672. [PMID: 33267904 PMCID: PMC7709386 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03402-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is wide variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment (DFLST). Advance directives (ADs) allow patients to communicate their end-of-life wishes to physicians. We assessed whether ADs reduced variability in DFLSTs between intensivists. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, prospective, simulation study. Eight patients expressed their wishes in ADs after being informed about DFLSTs by an intensivist-investigator. The participating intensivists answered ten questions about the DFLSTs of each patient in two scenarios, referring to patients' characteristics without ADs (round 1) and then with (round 2). DFLST score ranged from 0 (no-DFLST) to 10 (DFLST for all questions). The main outcome was variability in DFLSTs between intensivists, expressed as relative standard deviation (RSD). RESULTS A total of 19,680 decisions made by 123 intensivists from 27 ICUs were analyzed. The DFLST score was higher with ADs than without (6.02 95% CI [5.85; 6.19] vs 4.92 95% CI [4.75; 5.10], p < 0.001). High inter-intensivist variability did not change with ADs (RSD: 0.56 (round 1) vs 0.46 (round 2), p = 0.84). Inter-intensivist agreement on DFLSTs was weak with ADs (intra-class correlation coefficient: 0.28). No factor associated with DFLSTs was identified. A qualitative analysis of ADs showed focus on end-of-life wills, unwanted things and fear of pain. CONCLUSIONS ADs increased the DFLST rate but did not reduce variability between the intensivists. In the decision-making process using ADs, the intensivist's decision took priority. Further research is needed to improve the matching of the physicians' decision with the patient's wishes. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03013530. Registered 6 January 2017; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03013530 .
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- Margot Smirdec
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Estaing Hospital, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INSERM U1190, CHU Lille, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Roger Salengro Hospital, Univ. Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- Palliative Care Unit, Louise Michel Hospital, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Biostatistics Unit (DRCI), University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, La Croix Rousse Hospital, University Hospital of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Edouard Herriot Hospital, University Hospital of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Eloi Hospital, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Lapeyronnie Hospital, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Montpied Hospital, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Morey Hospital, Hospital of Chalon-Sur-Saône, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
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- Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Montpied Hospital, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Montpied Hospital, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Emergency Intensive Care Unit, La Timone Hospital, University Hospital of Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Puel Hospital, Hospital of Rodez, Rodez, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Mitterrand Hospital, University Hospital of Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Centre Jean Perrin, 54 Rue Montalembert, BP69, 63003, Clermont-Ferrand, Cedex 1, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Larrey Hospital, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, l'Archet Hospital, University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Michallon Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- GRC 29, AP-HP, DMU DREAM, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- UPU ACCePPt, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,EA-481, Laboratoire de Neurosciences, UBFC, Besançon, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Estaing Hospital, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Biostatistics Unit (DRCI), University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Centre Jean Perrin, 54 Rue Montalembert, BP69, 63003, Clermont-Ferrand, Cedex 1, France. .,LMGE «Laboratoire Micro-Organismes: Génome Et Environnement», UMR CNRS 6023, Clermont-Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand, France. .,Intensive Care Medicine, Montpied Teaching Hospital, 54 Rue Montalembert, BP69, 63003, Clermont-Ferrand, Cedex 1, France.
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Long term outcomes for elderly patients after emergency intensive care admission: A cohort study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241244. [PMID: 33119649 PMCID: PMC7595304 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Elderly patients (≥ 80 years of age) surviving an episode of critical illness suffer long-term morbidity and risk of mortality. Identifying high risk groups could assist in informing discussions with patients and families. Aim To determine factors associated with long-term survival following ICU admission. Design A cohort study of patients aged ≥ 80 years of age admitted to the ICU as an emergency. Methods Patients admitted from January 2010 to December 2018 were included in the study. Primary outcome was five year survival. Mortality was assessed using a multivariable flexible parametric survival analysis adjusted for demographics, and clinically relevant covariates. Results There were 828 patients. Mean age was 84 years (SD 3.2) and 419 (51%) were male. Patients were categorised into medical (423 (51%)) and surgical (405 (49%)) admissions. Adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) for mortality were highest for serum lactate (>8 mmol/l aHR 2.56 (C.I. 1.79–3.67)), lowest systolic blood pressure (< 70 mmHg aHR 2.04 (C.I. 1.36–3.05)) and pH (< 7.05 aHR 4.70 (C.I 2.67–8.21)). There were no survivors beyond one year with severe abnormalities of pH and lactate (< 7.05 and > 8 mmol/l respectively). Relative survival for medical patients was below that expected for the general population for the duration of the study. Conclusion Overall five-year survival was 27%. For medical and surgical patients it was 19% and 35% respectively. Survival at 30 days and one year was 61% and 46%. The presence of features of circulatory shock predicted poor short and long term survival.
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Johal HK, Danbury C. Conflict before the courtroom: challenging cognitive biases in critical decision-making. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS 2020; 47:medethics-2020-106177. [PMID: 32631970 PMCID: PMC8639943 DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Conflict is an important consideration in the intensive care unit (ICU). In this setting, conflict most commonly occurs over the 'best interests' of the incapacitated adult patient; for instance, when families seek aggressive life-sustaining treatments, which are thought by the medical team to be potentially inappropriate. Indeed, indecision on futility of treatment and the initiation of end-of-life discussions are recognised to be among the greatest challenges of working in the ICU, leading to emotional and psychological 'burnout' in ICU teams. When these disagreements occur, they may be within the clinical team or among those close to the patient, or between the clinical team and those close to the patient. It is, therefore, crucial to have a theoretical understanding of decision-making itself, as unpicking misalignments in the family's and clinical team's decision-making processes may offer strategies to resolve conflict. Here, we relate Kahneman and Tversky's work on cognitive biases and behavioural economics to the ICU environment, arguing that these biases could partly explain disparities in the decision-making processes for the two conflicting parties. We suggest that through the establishment of common ground, challenging of cognitive biases and formulation of mutually agreeable solutions, mediation may offer a pragmatic and cost-effective solution to conflict resolution. The litigation process is intrinsically adversarial and strains the doctor-patient-relative relationship. Thus an alternative external party should be considered, however mediation is not frequently used and more research is needed into its effectiveness in resolving conflicts in the ICU.
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UK
- School of Law, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Haas LEM, Bakhshi-Raiez F, van Dijk D, de Lange DW, de Keizer NF. Outcomes of Intensive Care Patients Older Than 90 Years: An 11-Year National Observational Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2020; 68:1842-1846. [PMID: 32592608 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Many intensive care unit (ICU) physicians are reluctant to admit patients aged 90 years and older, although evidence to support these decisions is scarce. Although the body of evidence on outcomes of patients aged 80 years and older is growing, it does not include patients aged 90 years and older. The aim of this study was to compare the short- and long-term mortality of ICU patients aged 90 years and older in the Netherlands with ICU patients aged 80 to 90 years, that is, octogenarians. DESIGN Multicenter national cohort study over an 11-year period (2008-2018), using data of the National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) registry and the Dutch insurance claims registry. SETTING All 82 ICUs in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS All patients aged 80 years and older at the time of ICU admission. MEASUREMENTS A total of 104,754 patients aged 80 years and older, of whom 9,495 (9%) were 90 years and older, were admitted to Dutch ICUs during the study period. RESULTS ICU mortality of the patients aged 90 years and older was lower (13.8% vs 16.1%; P < .001) and hospital mortality was similar (26.1% vs 25.7%; P = .41) compared with octogenarians. After 3 months, mortality was higher for the patients aged 90 years and older (43.1% vs 33.7%; P < .001) and after 1-year mortality was 55.0% vs 42.7%; P < .001. CONCLUSION In the Netherlands, mortality rates of patients aged 90 years and older admitted to the ICU are not as disappointing as often assumed. They have a lower ICU mortality and a similar hospital mortality compared with octogenarians. Nevertheless, their longer term mortality is higher compared with octogenarians. However, almost 3 of 4 patients leave the hospital alive, and almost half of the patients aged 90 years and older are still alive 1 year after their ICU admission. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1842-1846, 2020.
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- Lenneke E M Haas
- Department of Intensive Care, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Centre, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Centre, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Jonathan Koffman
- King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Bessemer Road, London, SE5 9PJ, UK
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- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK
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- King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Bessemer Road, London, SE5 9PJ, UK
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- Palliative and End of Life Care Research Group, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Bristol, BS8 2PS, UK
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Tsang J, Bloomfield K, Lawrey Y, Wu Z, Connolly MJ. The very old in intensive care: Admission characteristics, mortality and supports needed at six months postdischarge. Australas J Ageing 2020; 39:305-309. [PMID: 32279457 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe survival and six-month outcomes (residence, community supports) in the very old (≥80 years) admitted to intensive care in Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand. METHODS Hospital records of patients 80 years and over admitted from August 2015 to June 2017 were reviewed. RESULTS One hundred and seventeen patients were admitted (median age: 83). Standard ICU risk scores predicted survival to hospital discharge. Patients admitted electively were more likely to survive to discharge than emergency ICU/HDU admissions (P = .007). Ninety-two (79%) survived to hospital discharge, and 84 (72%) survived to 6 months. Eighty-four were discharged home (91% of survivors), and 79 were living at home at 6 months (94% of survivors). Community supports increased from admission (34, 29%) to 6 months later (34, 43% of community dwellers). Forty-four (47.8% surviving to discharge) were readmitted within 6 months. CONCLUSIONS Most patients are alive at discharge and 6 months, with a majority requiring no formal supports.
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- University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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Haas LEM, Termorshuizen F, Lange DW, Dijk D, Keizer NF. Performance of the quick SOFA in very old ICU patients admitted with sepsis. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 64:508-516. [PMID: 31885070 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The number of very elderly ICU patients (abbreviated to VOPs; ≥80 years) with sepsis increases. Sepsis was redefined in 2016 (sepsis 3.0) using the quick SOFA (qSOFA) score. Since then, multiple studies have validated qSOFA for prognostication in different patient categories, but the prognostic value in VOPs with sepsis is still unknown. METHODS Retrospective cohort study including patients admitted to Dutch ICUs with sepsis, in the period 2012 to 2016, evaluating the outcome and the performance of qSOFA, an extended qSOFA model, SOFA, SAPS II, and APACHE IV for hospital mortality. RESULTS 5969 patients were included, of which 935 VOPs. Crude hospital mortality rates were 19%, 28%, and 39% for patients aged 18-65, 65-80, and ≥80 years respectively. Discriminative performance of qSOFA for in-hospital mortality in VOPs was poor (AUC 0.596) and lower than that of SOFA, APACHE IV, and SAPS II (0.704, 0.722, and 0.780 respectively). A qSOFA model extended with several other characteristics (AUC 0.643) was non-inferior to the full SOFA, but still inferior to APACHE IV and SAPS II, for all age groups. The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test showed non-significant p-values for all models. Accuracy for both qSOFA and the extended qSOFA was lower compared to APACHE IV and SAPS II (Brier scores 0.227, 0.223, 0.184, and 0.183 respectively). CONCLUSION The qSOFA showed worse discriminative performance to predict mortality than SOFA, APACHE IV, and SAPS II in both VOPs and younger patients admitted with sepsis.
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- Lenneke E. M. Haas
- Department of Intensive Care Diakonessenhuis Utrecht Utrecht the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam the Netherlands
- National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care University Medical Center University Utrecht Utrecht the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care University Medical Center University Utrecht Utrecht the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam the Netherlands
- National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation Amsterdam the Netherlands
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Hill A, Ramsey C, Dodek P, Kozek J, Fransoo R, Fowler R, Doupe M, Wong H, Scales D, Garland A. Examining mechanisms for gender differences in admission to intensive care units. Health Serv Res 2019; 55:35-43. [PMID: 31709536 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the male predominance of older people admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) is due to gender differences in the presence of spouses, partners, or children; rates of gender-specific disease; or triage decisions made by health system personnel. DATA SOURCES AND COLLECTION Three population-based datasets, 2004-2012, of Canadians ≥65 years: provincial health care data from Manitoba (n = 250 190) and national data of nursing home residents (n = 133 982) and community-based homecare recipients (n = 210 090). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective observational study, using multivariable Cox proportional hazards and logistic regression. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Males predominated in ICU admissions: from Manitoba (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.87, 95% CI = 1.80-1.95), nursing homes (HR = 1.47, 1.35-1.60), and homecare (odds ratio = 1.14, 1.11-1.17). Adjustment for spouses, partners, and children did not attenuate this effect. The HR for gender was lower by 13.5 percent, relative, after excluding ICU care for cardiac causes. Male predominance was not present during a second ICU admission among survivors of a first ICU-containing hospitalization (HR = 1.07, 0.96-1.20). CONCLUSIONS In three older cohorts, the male predominance of ICU admission was not explained by gender differences in the presence of a spouse, partner, or children, or cardiac disease rates. The third finding suggests that triage bias is unlikely to be responsible for the male predominance.
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- Andrea Hill
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Mittel A, Hua M. Supporting the Geriatric Critical Care Patient: Decision Making, Understanding Outcomes, and the Role of Palliative Care. Anesthesiol Clin 2019; 37:537-546. [PMID: 31337483 PMCID: PMC6719536 DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Geriatric admissions to the intensive care unit (ICU) are common and require unique considerations for ICU clinicians. Admission to the ICU should be considered on an individual-patient basis. It is reasonable to consider a "trial of critical care" for many patients, even those who have uncertain chances of meaningful recovery. Quality of life and functional independence are especially important to older adults, and these outcomes should be considered when weighing the risks and benefits of admission or continuing ICU care.
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- Aaron Mittel
- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, PH505-C, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, PH5, Room 527D, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Wen FH, Chen JS, Chou WC, Chang WC, Hsieh CH, Tang ST. Extent and Determinants of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients' Concordance Between Preferred and Received Life-Sustaining Treatment States: An Advance Care Planning Randomized Trial in Taiwan. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 58:1-10.e10. [PMID: 31004770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CONTEXT Promoting patient value-concordant end-of-life care is a priority in health care systems but has rarely been examined in randomized clinical trials. OBJECTIVES To examine the effectiveness of an advance care planning intervention in facilitating concordance between cancer patients' preferred and received life-sustaining treatment (LST) states and to explore modifiable factors facilitating or impeding such concordance. METHODS Terminal cancer patients (N = 460) were randomly assigned 1:1 to the experimental and control arms of a randomized clinical trial, with 430 deceased participants comprising the final sample. States of preferred LSTs (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intensive care unit care, chest compression, intubation with mechanical ventilation, intravenous nutrition, and nasogastric tube feeding) and LSTs received in the last month were examined by hidden Markov modeling. Concordance and its modifiable predictors were evaluated by kappa and multivariate logistic regression, respectively. RESULTS We identified three LST-preference states (uniformly preferring LSTs, rejecting LSTs except intravenous nutrition support, and mixed LST preferences) and three received LST states (uniformly receiving LSTs, received intravenous nutrition only, and selectively receiving LSTs). Concordance was not significantly higher in the experimental than the control arm (kappa [95% CI]: 0.126 [0.032, 0.221] vs. 0.050 [-0.028, 0.128]; arm difference: odds ratio [95% CI]: 1.008 [0.675, 1.5001]). Preferred-received LST-state concordance was facilitated by accurate prognostic awareness, better quality of life, and more depressive symptoms, whereas concordance was impeded by more anxiety symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Our advance care planning intervention did not facilitate concordance between terminally ill cancer patients' preferred and received LST states, but patient value-concordant end-of-life care may be facilitated by interventions to cultivate accurate prognostic awareness, improve quality of life, support depressive patients, and clarify anxious patients' overexpectations of LST efficacy.
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- Fur-Hsing Wen
- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; School of Nursing, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Bagshaw SM, Adhikari NK, Burns KE, Friedrich JO, Bouchard J, Lamontagne F, McIntrye LA, Cailhier JF, Dodek P, Stelfox HT, Herridge M, Lapinsky S, Muscedere J, Barton J, Griesdale D, Soth M, Ambosta A, Lebovic G, Wald R. Selection and Receipt of Kidney Replacement in Critically Ill Older Patients with AKI. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2019; 14:496-505. [PMID: 30898872 PMCID: PMC6450343 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05530518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Older patients in the intensive care unit are at greater risk of AKI; however, use of kidney replacement therapy in this population is poorly characterized. We describe the triggers and outcomes associated with kidney replacement therapy in older patients with AKI in the intensive care unit. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Our study was a prospective cohort study in 16 Canadian hospitals from September 2013 to November 2015. Patients were ≥65 years old, were critically ill, and had severe AKI; exclusion criteria were urgent kidney replacement therapy for a toxin and ESKD. We recorded triggers for kidney replacement therapy (primary exposure), reasons for not receiving kidney replacement therapy, 90-day mortality (primary outcome), and kidney recovery. RESULTS Of 499 patients, mean (SD) age was 75 (7) years old, Charlson comorbidity score was 3.0 (2.3), and median (interquartile range) Clinical Frailty Scale score was 4 (3-5). Most were receiving mechanical ventilation (64%; n=319) and vasoactive support (63%; n=314). Clinicians were willing to offer kidney replacement therapy to 361 (72%) patients, and 229 (46%) received kidney replacement therapy. Main triggers for kidney replacement therapy were oligoanuria, fluid overload, and acidemia, whereas main reasons for not receiving therapy were anticipated recovery (67%; n=181) and therapy not consistent with patient preferences for care (24%; n=66). Ninety-day mortality was similar in patients who did and did not receive kidney replacement therapy (50% versus 51%; adjusted hazard ratio, 0.78; 95% confidence interval, 0.58 to 1.06); however, decisions to offer kidney replacement therapy varied significantly by patient mix, acuity, and perceived benefit. There were no differences in health-related quality of life or rehospitalization among survivors. CONCLUSIONS Most older, critically ill patients with severe AKI were perceived as candidates for kidney replacement therapy, and approximately one half received therapy. Both willingness to offer kidney replacement therapy and reasons for not starting showed heterogeneity due to a range in patient-specific factors and clinician perceptions of benefit.
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Gristina GR, Busatta L, Piccinni M. The Italian law on informed consent and advance directives: its impact on intensive care units and the European legal framework. Minerva Anestesiol 2019; 85:401-411. [DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.18.13179-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Guidet B, Vallet H, Boddaert J, de Lange DW, Morandi A, Leblanc G, Artigas A, Flaatten H. Caring for the critically ill patients over 80: a narrative review. Ann Intensive Care 2018; 8:114. [PMID: 30478708 PMCID: PMC6261095 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-018-0458-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background There is currently no international recommendation for the admission or treatment of the critically ill older patients over 80 years of age in the intensive care unit (ICU), and there is no valid prognostic severity score that includes specific geriatric assessments. Main body In this review, we report recent literature focusing on older critically ill patients in order to help physicians in the multiple-step decision-making process. It is unclear under what conditions older patients may benefit from ICU admission. Consequently, there is a wide variation in triage practices, treatment intensity levels, end-of-life practices, discharge practices and frequency of geriatrician’s involvement among institutions and clinicians. In this review, we discuss important steps in caring for critically ill older patients, from the triage to long-term outcome, with a focus on specific conditions in the very old patients. Conclusion According to previous considerations, we provide an algorithm presented as a guide to aid in the decision-making process for the caring of the critically ill older patients. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13613-018-0458-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Bertrand Guidet
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012, Paris, France. .,Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 06, Paris, France. .,INSERM, UMR_S 1136, Institute Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, 75013, Paris, France.
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- INSERM, UMR_S 1136, Institute Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, 75013, Paris, France.,Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Service de gériatrie, Hôpital Pitié salpêtrière, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 06, Paris, France.,Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Service de gériatrie, Hôpital Pitié salpêtrière, 75013, Paris, France
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Hospital Ancelle di Cremona, Cremona, Italy.,Geriatric Research Group, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.,Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit (Trauma - Emergency - Critical Care Medicine), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Intensive Care Medecine, CIBER EnfermedadesRespiratorias, Corporacion Sanitaria Universitaria Parc Tauli, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Haas LEM, van Beusekom I, van Dijk D, Hamaker ME, Bakhshi-Raiez F, de Lange DW, de Keizer NF. Healthcare-related costs in very elderly intensive care patients. Intensive Care Med 2018; 44:1896-1903. [PMID: 30255319 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-018-5381-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The long-term outcome of "very old intensive care unit patients" (VOPs; ≥ 80 years) is often disappointing. Little is known about the healthcare costs of these VOPs in comparison to younger ICU patients and the very elderly in the general population not admitted to the ICU. METHODS Data from a national health insurance claims database and a national quality registry for ICUs were combined. Costs of VOPs admitted to the ICU in 2013 were compared with costs of younger ICU patients (two groups, respectively 18-65 and 65-80 years old) and a matched control group of very elderly subjects who were not admitted to the ICU. We compared median costs and median costs per day alive in the year before ICU admission (2012), the year of ICU admission (2013) and the year after ICU admission (2014). RESULTS A total of 9272 VOPs were included and compared to three equally sized study groups. Median costs for VOPs in 2012, 2013 and 2014 (€5944, €35,653 and €12,565) are higher compared to the ICU 18-65 population (€3022, €30,223 and €5052, all p < 0.001) and the very elderly control population (€3590, €4238 and €4723, all p < 0.001). Compared to the ICU 65-80 population, costs of VOPs are higher in the year before and after ICU admission (€4323 and €6750, both p < 0.001), but not in the year of ICU admission (€34,448, p = 0.950). The median healthcare costs per day alive in the year before, the year of and the year after ICU admission are all higher for VOPs than for the other groups (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS VOPs required more healthcare resources in the year before, the year of and the year after ICU admission compared to younger ICU patients and the very elderly control population, except compared to the ICU 65-80 population in the year of ICU admission. Healthcare costs per day alive, however, are substantially higher for VOPs than for all other study groups in all three studied years.
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- L E M Haas
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, PO box 80250, 3508 TG, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Garland A, Olafson K, Ramsey CD, Yogendranc M, Fransoo R. Reassessing access to intensive care using an estimate of the population incidence of critical illness. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2018; 22:208. [PMID: 30122152 PMCID: PMC6100704 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-018-2132-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Background The consistently observed male predominance of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) has raised concerns about gender-based disparities in ICU access. Comparing rates of ICU admission requires choosing a normalizing factor (denominator), and the denominator usually used to compare such rates between subpopulations is the size of those subpopulations. However, the appropriate denominator is the number of people whose medical condition warranted ICU care. We devised an estimate of the number of critically ill people in the general population, and used it to compare rates of ICU admission by gender and income. Methods This population-based, retrospective analysis included all adults in the Canadian province of Manitoba, 2004–2015. We created an estimate for the number of critically ill people who warrant ICU care, and used it as the denominator to generate critical illness-normalized rates of ICU admission. These were compared to the usual population-normalized rates of ICU care. Results Men outnumbered women in ICUs for all age groups; population-normalized male:female rate ratios significantly exceed 0 for every age group, ranging from 1.15 to 2.10. Using critical-illness normalized rates, this male predominance largely disappeared; critically ill men and women aged 45–74 years were admitted in equivalent proportions (critical-illness normalized rate ratios 0.96–1.01). While population-normalized rates of ICU care were higher in lower income strata (p < 0.001), the gradient for critical illness-based rates was reversed (p < 0.001). Conclusions Across a 30-year adult age span, the male predominance of ICU patients was accounted for by higher estimated rates of critical illness among men. People in lower income strata had lower critical-illness normalized rates of ICU admission. Our methods highlight that correct inferences about access to healthcare require calculating rates using denominators appropriate for this purpose. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13054-018-2132-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Allan Garland
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3A1R9, Canada. .,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Room S113, 750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E0W3, Canada. .,Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Room 408, 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E3P5, Canada.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3A1R9, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3A1R9, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Room S113, 750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E0W3, Canada
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- Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Room 408, 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E3P5, Canada
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- Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Room 408, 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E3P5, Canada
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Le Borgne P, Maestraggi Q, Couraud S, Lefebvre F, Herbrecht JE, Boivin A, Michard B, Castelain V, Kaltenbach G, Bilbault P, Schneider F. Critically ill elderly patients (≥ 90 years): Clinical characteristics, outcome and financial implications. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198360. [PMID: 29856809 PMCID: PMC5983531 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients aged over 90 are being admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with increasing frequency. The appropriateness of such decisions still remains controversial due to questionable outcome, limited resources and costs. Our objective was to determine the clinical characteristics and outcome in elderly patients (≥ 90 years) admitted in a medical ICU, with an additional focus on medico-economic implications. METHODS We reviewed the charts of all patients (≥ 90 years) admitted to our ICU. We compared them with all other ICU patients (< 90 years), sought to identify ICU mortality predictors and also performed a long-term survival follow-up. RESULTS In the study group of 317 stays: median age was 92 years (IQR: 91-94 years); most patients were female (71.3%.). Acute respiratory failure (52.4%) was the main admission diagnosis; mean SAPS II was 55.6±21.3; half the stays (49.2%) required mechanical ventilation (duration: 7.2±8.8 days); withholding and withdrawing decisions were made for 33.4% of all stays. ICU and hospital mortality rates were 35.7% and 42.6% respectively. Mechanical ventilation (OR = 4.83, CI95%: 1.59-15.82) was an independent predictor of ICU mortality whereas age was not (OR = 0.88, CI95%: 0.72-1.08). Social security reimbursement was significantly lower in the study group compared with all other ICU stays, both per stay (13,160 vs 22,092 Euros, p< 0.01) and per day of stay (p = 0.03). CONCLUSION Among critically ill elderly patients (≥ 90 years), chronological age was not an independent factor of ICU mortality. ICU care-related costs in this population should not be considered as a limiting factor for ICU admission.
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- Pierrick Le Borgne
- Emergency Department, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative NanoMedicine (RNM), Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle (FMTS), University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit and UMR 1121, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Emergency Department, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Public Health, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit and UMR 1121, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit and UMR 1121, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit and UMR 1121, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit and UMR 1121, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Geriatrics, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Emergency Department, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative NanoMedicine (RNM), Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle (FMTS), University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit and UMR 1121, Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Guidet B, De Lange DW, Christensen S, Moreno R, Fjølner J, Dumas G, Flaatten H. Attitudes of physicians towards the care of critically ill elderly patients - a European survey. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2018; 62:207-219. [PMID: 29072306 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Very elderly patients are one of the fastest growing population in ICUs worldwide. There are lots of controversies regarding admission, discharge of critically ill elderly patients, and also on treatment intensity during the ICU stay. As a consequence, practices vary considerably from one ICU to another. In that perspective, we collected opinions of experienced ICU physicians across Europe on statements focusing on patients older than 80. METHODS We sent an online questionnaire to the coordinator ICU physician of all participating ICUs of an recent European, observational study of Very old critically Ill Patients (VIP1 study). This questionnaire contained 12 statements about admission, triage, treatment and discharge of patients older than 80. RESULTS We received answers from 162 ICUs (52% of VIP1-study) spanning 20 different European countries. There were major disagreements between ICUs. Responders disagree that: there is clear evidence that ICU admission is beneficial (37%); seeking relatives' opinion is mandatory (17%); written triage guidelines must be available either at the hospital or ICU level (20%); level of care should be reduced (25%); a consultation of a geriatrician should be sought (34%) and a geriatrician should be part of the post-ICU trail (11%). The percentage of disagreement varies between statements and European regions. CONCLUSION There are major differences in the attitude of European ICU physicians on the admission, triage and treatment policies of patients older than 80 emphasizing the lack of consensus and poor level of evidence for most of the statements and outlining the need for future interventional studies.
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- B. Guidet
- Hôpital Saint-Antoine; Service de Réanimation Médicale; Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris; Paris France
- UPMC Univ Paris 06; UMR_S 1136; Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique; Sorbonne Universités; Paris France
- UMR_S 1136; Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique; INSERM; Paris France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; University Medical Center; Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus N Denmark
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- Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Neurocríticos; Hospital de São José; Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central; Lisbon Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus N Denmark
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- Hôpital Saint-Antoine; Service de Réanimation Médicale; Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris; Paris France
- UPMC Univ Paris 06; UMR_S 1136; Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique; Sorbonne Universités; Paris France
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- Department of Clinical Medicine; University of Bergen; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; Haukeland University Hospital; Bergen Norway
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Chen WL, Chen CM, Kung SC, Wang CM, Lai CC, Chao CM. The outcomes and prognostic factors of acute respiratory failure in the patients 90 years old and over. Oncotarget 2018; 9:7197-7203. [PMID: 29467961 PMCID: PMC5805547 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This retrospective cohort study investigated the outcomes and prognostic factors in nonagenarians (patients 90 years old or older) with acute respiratory failure. Between 2006 and 2016, all nonagenarians with acute respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) were enrolled. Outcomes including in-hospital mortality and ventilator dependency were measured. A total of 173 nonagenarians with acute respiratory failure were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). A total of 56 patients died during the hospital stay and the rate of in-hospital mortality was 32.4%. Patients with higher APACHE (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation) II scores (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 5.91; 95 % CI, 1.55-22.45; p = 0.009, APACHE II scores ≥ 25 vs APACHE II scores < 15), use of vasoactive agent (adjust OR, 2.67; 95% CI, 1.12-6.37; p = 0.03) and more organ dysfunction (adjusted OR, 11.13; 95% CI, 3.38-36.36, p < 0.001; ≥ 3 organ dysfunction vs ≤ 1 organ dysfunction) were more likely to die. Among the 117 survivors, 25 (21.4%) patients became dependent on MV. Female gender (adjusted OR, 3.53; 95% CI, 1.16-10.76, p = 0.027) and poor consciousness level (adjusted OR, 4.98; 95% CI, 1.41-17.58, p = 0.013) were associated with MV dependency. In conclusion, the mortality rate of nonagenarians with acute respiratory failure was high, especially for those with higher APACHE II scores or more organ dysfunction.
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- Wan-Ling Chen
- Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Recreation and Health-Care Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management, Tainan, Taiwan
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Guidet B, de Lange DW, Flaatten H. Should this elderly patient be admitted to the ICU? Intensive Care Med 2018; 44:1926-1928. [PMID: 29356853 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-018-5054-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Bertrand Guidet
- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, 75012, France. .,Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 06, France. .,UMR_S 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, 75013, France.
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Va P, Rali P, Kota H, Keenan V, Mujtaba S, Naing W, Salgunan R, Galperin I, Epelbaum O. Home return following invasive mechanical ventilation for the oldest-old patients in medical intensive care units from two US hospitals. Lung India 2018; 35:461-466. [PMID: 30381553 PMCID: PMC6219131 DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_76_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background: The aging of the US population has been associated with an increase in intensive care unit (ICU) utilization and correspondingly, invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) among the oldest-old (age ≥80 years). While previous studies have examined ICU and IMV outcomes in the elderly, very few have focused on patient-centered outcomes, specifically home return, in the oldest-old. We investigated the rate of immediate home return following IMV in the medical ICU in previously home-dwelling oldest-old patients relative to that of a comparison group of 50–70-year olds. Methods: Data were extracted retrospectively from patient records at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Elmhurst, NY, USA, encompassing the period from January 2009 to May 2014 and Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, NY, USA, from January 2010 to March 2014. Medical ICU admissions within those date ranges were screened for possible inclusion into one of two study groups based on age: ≥80 years old and 50–70 years old. The primary end point was hospital discharge: home return versus no home return (death or nonhome discharge). Cox proportional hazards’ regression models were used to estimate crude and multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for failure to return home. Results: A total of 375 patients were included in the analysis: 279 (74%) patients aged 50–70 years and 96 (26%) patients aged ≥80 years. Compared to 50–70-year olds, being ≥80 years old was associated with a nearly two-fold greater risk of no home return: adjusted HR: 1.96; 95% CI 1.43–2.67. The oldest-old was at significantly increased risk of both being discharged to a skilled nursing facility or subacute rehabilitation (adjusted HR: 2.19; 95% CI 1.33–3.59) as well as of dying in the hospital (adjusted HR: 1.81; 95% CI 1.21–2.71). Conclusion: Previously home-dwelling oldest-old are at significantly increased risk of failing to return home immediately following medical ICU admission with IMV as compared to patients aged 50–70 years. These results can help medical ICU staff establish appropriate expectations when addressing the families of their oldest patients. Further studies are needed to evaluate the potential for delayed home return among the oldest old and to assess the ability of frailty indices to predict home return within this ICU population.
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- Puthiery Va
- Department of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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Suarez-de-la-Rica A, Castro-Arias C, Latorre J, Gilsanz F, Maseda E. Prognosis and predictors of mortality in critically ill elderly patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 65:143-148. [PMID: 29242031 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES to evaluate mortality of patients≥80 years admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), global hospital mortality and factors related to it. MATERIAL AND METHODS observational retrospective study of patients≥80 years admitted to SICU between June 2012 and June 2015. RESULTS a total of 299 patients were included, 54 of them died in the SICU (18.1%) and 80 patients (26.8%) died during their hospital stay. SICU mortality was independently related to age (OR=1.125; 95%CI: 1.042-1.215; P=.003), SAPS II (OR=1.026; 95% CI: 1.008-1.044; P=.004), need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) (OR=1.960; 95%CI: 1.046-3.671; P=.036) and need for mechanical ventilation for more than 24hours (OR=2.834; 95%CI: 1.244-6.456; P=.013). Factors independently related to hospital mortality were age (OR=1.125; 95%CI: 1.054-1.192; P<.001), SOFA score (OR=1.154; 95% CI: 1.079-1.235; P<.001), need for RRT (OR=1.924; 95%CI: 1.121-3.302; p=0.018) and need for mechanical ventilation for more than 24hours (OR=3.144; 95% CI: 1.771-5.584; P<.001). CONCLUSIONS In critically ill patients over 80 years hospital mortality was independently related to age, SOFA score, RRT need and need for mechanical ventilation for more than 24hours. Our results raise important issues about end-of-life care and life-sustaining interventions in elderly, critically ill patients.
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- A Suarez-de-la-Rica
- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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Garrouste-Orgeas M, Flahault C, Fasse L, Ruckly S, Amdjar-Badidi N, Argaud L, Badie J, Bazire A, Bige N, Boulet E, Bouadma L, Bretonnière C, Floccard B, Gaffinel A, de Forceville X, Grand H, Halidfar R, Hamzaoui O, Jourdain M, Jost PH, Kipnis E, Large A, Lautrette A, Lesieur O, Maxime V, Mercier E, Mira JP, Monseau Y, Parmentier-Decrucq E, Rigaud JP, Rouget A, Santoli F, Simon G, Tamion F, Thieulot-Rolin N, Thirion M, Valade S, Vinatier I, Vioulac C, Bailly S, Timsit JF. The ICU-Diary study: prospective, multicenter comparative study of the impact of an ICU diary on the wellbeing of patients and families in French ICUs. Trials 2017; 18:542. [PMID: 29141694 PMCID: PMC5688734 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2283-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Post-intensive care syndrome includes the multiple consequences of an intensive care unit (ICU) stay for patients and families. It has become a new challenge for intensivists. Prevention programs have been disappointing, except for ICU diaries, which report the patient's story in the ICU. However, the effectiveness of ICU diaries for patients and families is still controversial, as the interpretation of the results of previous studies was open to criticism hampering an expanded use of the diary. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the post-traumatic stress syndrome in patients. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the post-traumatic stress syndrome in families, anxiety and depression symptoms in patients and families, and the recollected memories of patients. Endpoints will be evaluated 3 months after ICU discharge or death. METHODS A prospective, multicenter, randomized, assessor-blind comparative study of the effect of an ICU diary on patients and families. We will compare two groups: one group with an ICU diary written by staff and family and given to the patient at ICU discharge or to the family in case of death, and a control group without any ICU diary. Each of the 35 participating centers will include 20 patients having at least one family member who will likely visit the patient during their ICU stay. Patients must be ventilated within 48 h after ICU admission and not have any previous chronic neurologic or acute condition responsible for cognitive impairments that would hamper their participation in a phone interview. Three months after ICU discharge or death of the patient, a psychologist will contact the patient and family by phone. Post-traumatic stress syndrome will be evaluated using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised questionnaire, anxiety and depression symptoms using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire, both in patients and families, and memory recollection using the ICU Memory Tool Questionnaire in patients. The content of a randomized sample of diaries of each center will be analyzed using a grid. An interview of the patients in the intervention arm will be conducted 6 months after ICU discharge to analyze in depth how they use the diary. DISCUSSION This study will provide new insights on the impact of ICU diaries on post-traumatic stress disorders in patients and families after an ICU stay. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrial.gov, ID: NCT02519725 . Registered on 13 July 2015.
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- Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas
- Infection, Antimicrobials, Modelling, Evolution (IAME), UMR 1137, INSERM and Paris Diderot University, Department of Biostatistics - HUPNVS - AP-HP, UFR de Médecine - Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France. .,Department of Biostatistics, Outcomerea, Paris, France. .,Medical unit, French British Hospital Institute, Levallois-Perret, France.
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- Psychology laboratory and work process, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Psy-DREPI EA-7458, Bourgogne Franche Comté University, Dijon, France
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- Infection, Antimicrobials, Modelling, Evolution (IAME), UMR 1137, INSERM and Paris Diderot University, Department of Biostatistics - HUPNVS - AP-HP, UFR de Médecine - Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France.,Department of Biostatistics, Outcomerea, Paris, France
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- Medical ICU, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, General Hospital Belfort-Montbeliard, Belfort, France
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- Medical ICU, La Cavale Blanche University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Medical ICU, Saint Antoine University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical ICU, Beaumont General Hospital, Beaumont, France
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- Infection, Antimicrobials, Modelling, Evolution (IAME), UMR 1137, INSERM and Paris Diderot University, Department of Biostatistics - HUPNVS - AP-HP, UFR de Médecine - Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France.,Medical ICU, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical ICU, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France.,EA3826, Laboratory of clinical and experimental therapeutics of infections, University of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Medical ICU, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, Hospital Robert Boulin, Libourne, France
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- Medical ICU, Albert Michallon University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Medical ICU, University Hospital Paris-Sud, Beclère University Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Lille University, Inserm U1190, Lille, France.,Group of medical ICUs, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Surgical ICU, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
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- Surgical ICU, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Medical ICU, François Mitterrand University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Medical ICU, Gabriel-Montpied University Hospital, Clermont Ferrand, France.,LMGE UMR CNRS 6023, University of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont Ferrand, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, General Hospital, La Rochelle, France.,EA 4569, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Medical ICU, Raymond Poincaré University Hospital, Garches, France
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- CRICS group, Medical-Surgical ICU, Tours University Hospital, Tours, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Medical ICU, General Hospital Robert Ballanger, Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, General Hospital, Troyes, France
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- Medical ICU, University medical center, Rouen, France.,INSERM U-1096, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, General Hospital Victor Dupouy, Argenteuil, France
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- Psychology laboratory and work process, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Infection, Antimicrobials, Modelling, Evolution (IAME), UMR 1137, INSERM and Paris Diderot University, Department of Biostatistics - HUPNVS - AP-HP, UFR de Médecine - Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Infection, Antimicrobials, Modelling, Evolution (IAME), UMR 1137, INSERM and Paris Diderot University, Department of Biostatistics - HUPNVS - AP-HP, UFR de Médecine - Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France.,Department of Biostatistics, Outcomerea, Paris, France.,Medical ICU, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
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Vargas N, Tibullo L, Landi E, Carifi G, Pirone A, Pippo A, Alviggi I, Tizzano R, Salsano E, Di Grezia F, Vargas M. Caring for critically ill oldest old patients: a clinical review. Aging Clin Exp Res 2017; 29:833-845. [PMID: 27761759 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-016-0638-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Despite technological advances, the mortality rate for critically ill oldest old patients remains high. The intensive caring should be able to combine technology and a deep humanity considering that the patients are living the last part of their lives. In addition to the traditional goals of ICU of reducing morbidity and mortality, of maintaining organ functions and restoring health, caring for seriously oldest old patients should take into account their end-of-life preferences, the advance or proxy directives if available, the prognosis, the communication, their life expectancy and the impact of multimorbidity. The aim of this review was to focus on all these aspects with an emphasis on some intensive procedures such as mechanical ventilation, noninvasive mechanical ventilation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, renal replacement therapy, hemodynamic support, evaluation of delirium and malnutrition in this heterogeneous frail ICU population.
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- Nicola Vargas
- Geriatric and Intensive Geriatric Care Ward, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità "San Giuseppe Moscati", via Contrada Amoretta, 83100, Avellino, Italy.
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- Medicine Ward, Medicine Department, "San Giuseppe Moscati" Hospital, via Gramsci, 81031, Aversa, CE, Italy
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- Geriatric and Intensive Geriatric Care Ward, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità "San Giuseppe Moscati", via Contrada Amoretta, 83100, Avellino, Italy
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- Geriatric and Intensive Geriatric Care Ward, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità "San Giuseppe Moscati", via Contrada Amoretta, 83100, Avellino, Italy
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- Clinical Nutrition and Dietology Unit, Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di alta Specialità "San Giuseppe Moscati", via Contrada Amoretta, 83100, Avellino, Italy
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- Geriatric and Intensive Geriatric Care Ward, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità "San Giuseppe Moscati", via Contrada Amoretta, 83100, Avellino, Italy
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- Geriatric and Intensive Geriatric Care Ward, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità "San Giuseppe Moscati", via Contrada Amoretta, 83100, Avellino, Italy
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- Geriatric and Intensive Geriatric Care Ward, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità "San Giuseppe Moscati", via Contrada Amoretta, 83100, Avellino, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Disease and Internal Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, via Pansini, 80121, Naples, Italy
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- Geriatric and Intensive Geriatric Care Ward, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità "San Giuseppe Moscati", via Contrada Amoretta, 83100, Avellino, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University Federico II, Via Pansini, 89121, Naples, Italy
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Cook AC, Joseph B, Mohler MJ, Inaba K, Bruns BR, Nakonezny PA, Kerby JD, Brasel KJ, Wolf SE, Cuschieri J, Paulk ME, Rhodes RL, Brakenridge SC, Ekeh AP, Phelan HA. Validation of a Geriatric Trauma Prognosis Calculator: A P.A.L.Li.A.T.E. Consortium Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2017; 65:2302-2307. [PMID: 28804877 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The P.A.L.Li.A.T.E. (prognostic assessment of life and limitations after trauma in the elderly) consortium has previously created a prognosis calculator for mortality after geriatric injury based on age, injury severity, and transfusion requirement called the geriatric trauma outcome score (GTOS). Here, we sought to create and validate a prognosis calculator called the geriatric trauma outcome score ii (GTOS II) estimating probability of unfavorable discharge. DESIGN Retrospective cohort. SETTING Four geographically diverse Level 1 trauma centers. PARTICIPANTS Trauma admissions aged 65 to 102 years surviving to discharge from 2000 to 2013. INTERVENTION None. MEASUREMENTS Age, injury severity score (ISS), transfusion at 24 hours post-admission, discharge dichotomized as favorable (home/rehabilitation) or unfavorable (skilled nursing/long term acute care/hospice). Training and testing samples were created using the holdout method. A multiple logistic mixed model (GTOS II) was created to estimate the odds of unfavorable disposition then re-specified using the GTOS II as the sole predictor in a logistic mixed model using the testing sample. RESULTS The final dataset was 16,114 subjects (unfavorable discharge status = 15.4%). Training (n = 8,057) and testing (n = 8,057) samples had similar demographics. The formula based on the training sample was (GTOS II = Age + [0.71 × ISS] + 8.79 [if transfused by 24 hours]). Misclassification rate and AUC were 15.63% and 0.67 for the training sample, respectively, and 15.85% and 0.67 for the testing sample. CONCLUSION GTOS II estimates the probability of unfavorable discharge in injured elders with moderate accuracy. With the GTOS mortality calculator, it can help in goal setting conversations after geriatric injury.
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- Allyson C Cook
- UT Southwestern Department of Surgery, Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas
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- Critical Care, Burn, and Emergency Surgery, University of Arizona Division of Trauma, Tucson, Arizona
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- General Medicine, and Palliative Care, University of Arizona Section of Geriatrics, Tucson, Arizona
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- USC Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles, California
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- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Biostatistics, UT Southwestern Department of Clinical Sciences, Dallas, Texas
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- Division of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care, UAB Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
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- UT Southwestern Department of Surgery, Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Washington Division of Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care Surgery, Seattle, Washington
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- Palliative Medicine, UT Southwestern Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, Texas
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- Palliative Medicine, UT Southwestern Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, Texas
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- Wright State University Division of Acute Care Surgery, Dayton, Ohio
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- UT Southwestern Department of Surgery, Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas
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Chin-Yee N, D'Egidio G, Thavorn K, Heyland D, Kyeremanteng K. Cost analysis of the very elderly admitted to intensive care units. Crit Care 2017; 21:109. [PMID: 28506243 PMCID: PMC5433056 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-017-1689-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Very elderly patients are often admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) despite poor outcomes and frequent preference to avoid unnecessary prolongation of life. We sought to determine the cost of ICU admission for the very elderly and the factors influencing this cost. Methods This prospective, observational cohort study included patients ≥80 years old admitted to 22 Canadian ICUs from 2009 to 2013. A subset of consenting individuals comprised a longitudinal cohort followed over 12 months. Costs were calculated from ICU length of stay and unit costs for ICU admission from a Canadian academic hospital. A generalized linear model was employed to identify cost-predictive variables. Results In total, 1671 patients were included; 610 were enrolled in the longitudinal cohort. The average age was 85 years; median ICU length of stay was 4 days. Mortality was 35% (585/1671) in hospital and 41% (253/610) at 12 months. The average cost of ICU admission per patient was $31,679 ± 65,867. Estimated ICU costs were $48,744 per survivor to discharge and $61,783 per survivor at 1 year. For both decedents and survivors, preference for comfort measures over life support was an independent predictor for lower cost (P < 0.01). Conclusions Considering the poor clinical outcomes, and that many ICU admissions may be undesired by very elderly patients, ICU costs in this population are substantial. Our finding that a preference for comfort care predicted a lower cost independent of mortality reinforces the importance of early goals of care discussions to avoid both undesired and potentially non-beneficial interventions, consequently reducing costs. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01293708. Registered on 10 February 2011. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13054-017-1689-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Nicolas Chin-Yee
- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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Kizilarslanoglu MC, Civelek R, Kilic MK, Sumer F, Varan HD, Kara O, Arik G, Turkoglu M, Aygencel G, Ulger Z. Is frailty a prognostic factor for critically ill elderly patients? Aging Clin Exp Res 2017; 29:247-255. [PMID: 27002968 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-016-0557-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM The study aimed to investigate the effects of frailty on clinical outcomes of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS In this prospective study, 122 patients (59 frail, 37 pre-frail and 26 robust) were included. A frailty index (FI) derived from comprehensive geriatric assessment parameters was used for the evaluation. The FI score of ≤0.25 was considered as robust, 0.25-0.40 as pre-frail and >0.40 as frail. The prognostic effects of FI were investigated and FI and APACHE II and SOFA scores, the prognostic scores using in ICU, were compared. RESULTS Median age of the patients was 71 years old and 50.8 % were male. ICU mortality rate and median length of stay (LOS) were 51.6 % and 8 days (min-max: 1-148), respectively. ICU mortality was higher (69.2, 56.8 and 40.7 %, respectively, p = 0.040) and median overall survival was lower in frail group compared to pre-frail and robust subjects (23, 31 and 140 days, p = 0.013, respectively). Long term mortality over 3 and 6 months in frail patients were 80.8 and 84.6 %, respectively and significantly higher than others. Multivariate analysis showed that LOS in ICU (HR 1.067, 95 % CI 1.021-1.114), SOFA score (HR 1.272, 95 % CI 1.096-1.476) and FI (HR 39.019, 95 % CI 1.235-1232.537) were the independent correlates for ICU mortality (p = 0.004, p = 0.002 and 0.038, respectively). There was a weak but statistically significant positive correlation between APACHE II and FI scores (r = 0.190, p = 0.036). CONCLUSIONS FI may be used as a predictor for the evaluation of elderly patients' clinical outcomes in ICUs.
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- Muhammet Cemal Kizilarslanoglu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gazi University School of Medicine, 06560, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gazi University School of Medicine, 06560, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gazi University School of Medicine, 06560, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gazi University School of Medicine, 06560, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gazi University School of Medicine, 06560, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gazi University School of Medicine, 06560, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gazi University School of Medicine, 06560, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Intensive Care, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Intensive Care, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gazi University School of Medicine, 06560, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
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Flaatten H, de Lange DW, Artigas A, Bin D, Moreno R, Christensen S, Joynt GM, Bagshaw SM, Sprung CL, Benoit D, Soares M, Guidet B. The status of intensive care medicine research and a future agenda for very old patients in the ICU. Intensive Care Med 2017; 43:1319-1328. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-4718-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Vallet H, Riou B, Boddaert J. [Elderly patients and intensive care: Systematic review and geriatrician's point of view]. Rev Med Interne 2017; 38:760-765. [PMID: 28215925 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2017.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The global population is aging and intensive care unit admission rate of elderly patients is dramatically increasing. The objective of this review is to provide an overview of the literature about the management of elderly patients in intensive care unit and more specifically about epidemiology, admission criteria, mortality, functional prognosis and ethical aspects. We also discuss the data on cardiorespiratory arrest, shock, acute respiratory failure and delirium. The mortality rate of patients over 80 years old in intensive care unit can reach up to 70% at 1year, but is dependent on many factors, such as comorbidities or frailty. Above all, more than half of elderly patients recover their long-term autonomy. Their quality of life is comparable to that of the same age population. Considering that the first 3months after an intensive care unit stay are the most decisive in terms of vital and functional prognosis, we will discuss strategies to improve care through the creation of dedicated intensive care-geriatrics networks.
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- H Vallet
- Unité périopératoire gériatrique, service de gériatrie, hôpitaux universitaires Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, DHU FAST, AP-HP, Paris, France; UMR Inserm 1135, Sorbonne universités, UPMC université Paris 6, Paris, France.
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- UMR Inserm 1166, IHU ICAN, Sorbonne universités, UPMC université Paris 6, Paris, France; Service d'accueil des urgences, hôpitaux universitaires Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, DHU FAST, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Unité périopératoire gériatrique, service de gériatrie, hôpitaux universitaires Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, DHU FAST, AP-HP, Paris, France; UMR Inserm 1166, UMR CNRS 8256, Sorbonne universités, UPMC université Paris 6, Paris, France
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Partain NS, Subramanian M, Hodgman EI, Isbell CL, Wolf SE, Arnoldo BD, Kowalske KJ, Phelan HA. Characterizing End-of-Life Care after Geriatric Burns at a Verified Level I Burn Center. J Palliat Med 2016; 19:1275-1280. [PMID: 27626364 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND End-of-life (EoL) care after geriatric burns (geri-burns) is understudied. OBJECTIVE To examine the practices of burn surgeons for initiating EoL discussions and the impact of decisions made on the courses of geri-burn patients who died after injury. METHODS This retrospective cohort study examined all subjects ≥65 years who died on our Level I burn service from April 1, 2009, to December 31, 2014. Measurements obtained were timing of first EoL discussion (EARLY <24 hours post-admission; LATE ≥24 hours post-admission), decisions made, age, total body surface area burned, and calculated probability of death at admission. RESULTS The cohort consisted of 57 subjects, of whom 54 had at least one documented EoL care discussion between a burn physician and the patient/surrogate. No differences were seen between groups for the likelihood of an immediate decision for comfort care after the first discussion (p = 0.73) or the mean number of total discussions (p = 0.07). EARLY group subjects (n = 38) had significantly greater magnitudes of injury (p = 0.002), calculated probabilities of death at admission (p ≤ 0.001), shorter times to death (p ≤ 0.001), and fewer trips to the operating theater for burn excision and skin grafting (p ≤ 0.001) than LATE subjects (n = 16). LATE subjects' first discussion occurred at a mean of 9.3 ± 10.0 days. DISCUSSION The vast majority of geri-burn deaths on our burn service occur after a discussion about EoL care. The timing of these discussions is driven by magnitude of injury, and it does not lead to higher proportions of an immediate decision for comfort care. The presence and timing of EoL discussions bears further study as a quality metric for geri-burn EoL care.
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- Natalia S Partain
- 1 Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas
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- 1 Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas
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- 1 Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas
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- 2 Department of Surgery, Scott and White Hospital, Texas A&M Health Science Center , Temple, Texas
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- 1 Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas.,3 Department of Surgery, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas
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- 1 Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas.,3 Department of Surgery, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas
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- 4 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas
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- 1 Division of Burns/Trauma/Critical Care, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas.,3 Department of Surgery, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas
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Leblanc G, Boumendil A, Guidet B. Ten things to know about critically ill elderly patients. Intensive Care Med 2016; 43:217-219. [PMID: 27492269 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-016-4477-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Guillaume Leblanc
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012, Paris, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012, Paris, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012, Paris, France.
- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 06, Paris, France.
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMR_S 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, 75013, Paris, France.
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Garrouste-Orgeas M, Ruckly S, Grégoire C, Dumesnil AS, Pommier C, Jamali S, Golgran-Toledano D, Schwebel C, Clec'h C, Soufir L, Fartoukh M, Marcotte G, Argaud L, Verdière B, Darmon M, Azoulay E, Timsit JF. Treatment intensity and outcome of nonagenarians selected for admission in ICUs: a multicenter study of the Outcomerea Research Group. Ann Intensive Care 2016; 6:31. [PMID: 27076186 PMCID: PMC4830777 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-016-0133-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Outcome of very elderly patients admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) was most often reported for octogenarians. ICU admission demands for nonagenarians are increasing. The primary objective was to compare outcome and intensity of treatment of octogenarians and nonagenarians. Methods We performed an observational study in 12 ICUs of the Outcomerea™ network which prospectively upload data into the Outcomerea™ database. Patients >90 years old (case patients) were matched with patients 80–90 years old (control patients). Matching criteria were severity of illness at admission, center, and year of admission. Results A total of 2419 patients aged 80 or older and admitted from September 1997 to September 2013 were included. Among them, 179 (7.9 %) were >90 years old. Matching was performed for 176 nonagenarian patients. Compared with control patients, case patients were more often hospitalized for unscheduled surgery [54 (30.7 %) vs. 42 (23.9 %), p < 0.01] and had less often arterial monitoring for blood pressure [37 (21 %) vs. 53 (30.1 %), p = 0.04] and renal replacement therapy [5 (2.8 %) vs. 14 (8 %), p = 0.05] than control patients. ICU [44 (25 %) vs. 36 (20.5 %), p = 0.28] or hospital mortality [70 (39.8 %) vs. 64 (36.4 %), p = 0.46] and limitation of life-sustaining therapies were not significantly different in case versus control patients, respectively. Only 16/176 (14 %) of case patients were transferred to a geriatric unit. Conclusion This multicenter study reported that nonagenarians represented a small fraction of ICU patients. When admitted, these highly selected patients received similar life-sustaining treatments, except RRT, than octogenarians. ICU and hospital mortality were similar between the two groups. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13613-016-0133-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Maité Garrouste-Orgeas
- Service de Réanimation et de médecine intensive, Medical-Surgical ICU, Saint Joseph Hospital Network, 185 rue Raymond Losserand, 75014, Paris, France. .,Infection, Antimicrobials, Modelling, Evolution (IAME), UMR 1137, INSERM and Paris Diderot University, Department of Biostatistics - HUPNVS. - AP-HP, UFR de Médecine, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France.
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- Service de Réanimation et de médecine intensive, Medical-Surgical ICU, Saint Joseph Hospital Network, 185 rue Raymond Losserand, 75014, Paris, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, AP-HP, Antoine Béclère University Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Medical-Surgical, General Hospital, Dourdan, France
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- Medical ICU, Albert Michallon University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, AP-HP, Avicennes University Hospital, Bobigny, France
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- Service de Réanimation et de médecine intensive, Medical-Surgical ICU, Saint Joseph Hospital Network, 185 rue Raymond Losserand, 75014, Paris, France
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- Medical ICU, AP-HP, Tenon University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, Hospices civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Medical ICU, Hospices civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, Delafontaine University Hospital, Saint Denis, France
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- Medical-Surgical ICU, Saint Etienne University Hospital, Saint Priest en Jarez, France
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- Medical ICU, AP-HP, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Infection, Antimicrobials, Modelling, Evolution (IAME), UMR 1137, INSERM and Paris Diderot University, Department of Biostatistics - HUPNVS. - AP-HP, UFR de Médecine, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France.,Department of Biostatistics, Outcomerea, Paris, France.,Medical ICU, AP-HP, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
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Lai CC, Ko SC, Chen CM, Weng SF, Tseng KL, Cheng KC. The Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of the Very Elderly Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in a Single Respiratory Care Center. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e2479. [PMID: 26765452 PMCID: PMC4718278 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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This study investigated the outcomes and the prognostic factors among the very elderly (patients ≥80 years old) requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV).Between 2006 and 2014, all of the very elderly patients of age 80 or more transferred to respiratory care center (RCC) of a tertiary medical center were retrospectively identified, and only patients who used mechanical ventilation (MV) for >3 weeks were included in this study.A total of 510 very elderly patients undergoing PMV were identified. The mean age of the patients was 84.3 ± 3.3 years, and it ranged from 80 to 96 years. Male comprised most of the patients (n = 269, 52.7%), and most of the patients were transferred to RCC from medical ICU (n = 357, 70.0%). The APACHE II scores on RCC admission was 17.6 ± 6.0. At least 1 comorbidity was found in 419 (82.2%) patients. No significant differences of gender, disease severity, diagnosis, dialysis, laboratory examinations, comorbidities, and outcome were found between octogenarians (aged 80-89) and nonagenarians (aged ≥ 90). The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 21.8%. In the multivariate analysis, patients who had APACHE II score ≥ 15(odds ratio [OR], 2.30, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.36-3.90), or albumin ≤ 2 g/dL (OR, 3.92, 95% CI, 2.17-7.01) were more likely to have significant in-hospital mortality (P < 0.05).The in-hospital mortality rate of the very elderly PMV patients in our RCC is 21.8%, and poor outcomes in this specific population were found to be associated with a higher APACHE II score and lower albumin level.
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- Chih-Cheng Lai
- From the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying (C-CL); Department of Internal Medicine (S-CK, K-LT, K-CC); Intensive Care Medicine (C-MC); Medical research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan(C-MC); Department of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung (S-FW); and Department of Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan (K-CC)
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Fassier T, Valour E, Colin C, Danet F. Who Am I to Decide Whether This Person Is to Die Today? Physicians' Life-or-Death Decisions for Elderly Critically Ill Patients at the Emergency Department-ICU Interface: A Qualitative Study. Ann Emerg Med 2015; 68:28-39.e3. [PMID: 26619758 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE We explored physicians' perceptions of and attitudes toward triage and end-of-life decisions for elderly critically ill patients at the emergency department (ED)-ICU interface. METHODS This was a qualitative study with thematic analysis of data collected through semistructured interviews (15 emergency physicians and 9 ICU physicians) and nonparticipant observations (324 hours, 8 units, in 2 hospitals in France). RESULTS Six themes emerged: (1) Physicians revealed a representation of elderly patients that comprised both negative and positive stereotypes, and expressed the concept of physiologic age. (2) These age-related factors influenced physicians' decisionmaking in resuscitate/not resuscitate situations. (3) Three main communication patterns framed the decisions: interdisciplinary decisions, decisions by 2 physicians on their own, and unilateral decisions by 1 physician; however, some physicians avoided decisions, facing uncertainty and conflicts. (4) Conflicts and communication gaps occurred at the ED-ICU interface and upstream of the ED-ICU interface. (5) End-of-life decisions were perceived as more complex in the ED, in the absence of family or of information about elderly patients' end-of-life preferences, and when there was conflict with relatives, time pressure, and a lack of training in end-of-life decisionmaking. (6) During decisionmaking, patients' safety and quality of care were potentially compromised by delayed or denied intensive care and lack of palliative care. CONCLUSION These qualitative findings highlight the cognitive heuristics and biases, interphysician conflicts, and communication gaps influencing physicians' triage and end-of-life decisions for elderly critically ill patients at the ED-ICU interface and suggest strategies to improve these decisions.
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- Thomas Fassier
- Research Unit EAM 4129 Health, Individual, Society, Lyon University, Lyon, France.
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- Research Unit EAM 4129 Health, Individual, Society, Lyon University, Lyon, France
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- Research Unit EAM 4129 Health, Individual, Society, Lyon University, Lyon, France; Medical Information, Evaluation and Research Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Research Unit EAM 4129 Health, Individual, Society, Lyon University, Lyon, France
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