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Fuentes E, Jacob J, Del Castillo JG, Montero-Pérez FJ, Alquezar-Arbé A, García-Lamberechts EJ, Aguiló S, Fernández-Alonso C, Burillo-Putze G, Piñera P, Llauger L, Vázquez-Rey V, Carrasco-Fernández E, Juárez R, Blanco-Hoffman MJ, de Las Nieves Rodríguez E, Rios-Gallardo R, Berenguer-Diez MA, Guiu S, López-Laguna N, Delgado-Sardina V, Diego-Robledo FJ, Ezponda P, Martínez-Lorenzo A, Ortega-Liarte JV, García-Rupérez I, Borne-Jerez S, Gil-Rodrigo A, Llorens P, Miró Ò. Use of resources in elderly patients consulting the emergency department: analysis of the Emergency Department and Elder Needs Cohort (EDEN-21). Intern Emerg Med 2024:10.1007/s11739-024-03638-z. [PMID: 38896167 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-024-03638-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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The elderly population frequently consults the emergency department (ED). This population could have greater use of EDs and hospital health resources. The EDEN cohort of patients aged 65 years or older visiting the ED allowed this association to be investigated. To analyse the association between healthcare resource use and the characteristics of patients over 65 years of age who consult hospital EDs. We performed an analysis of the EDEN cohort, a retrospective, analytical, and multipurpose registry that includes patients over 65 years of age who consulted in 52 Spanish EDs. The impact of age, sex, and characteristics of ageing on the following outcomes was studied: need for hospital admission (primary outcome) and need for observation, stay in the ED > 12 h, prolonged hospital stay > 7 days, need for intensive care unit (ICU) and return to the ED at 30 days related to the index visit (secondary outcomes). The association was analysed by calculating the adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI), using a logistic regression model. A total of 25,557 patients with a mean age of 78.3 years were analysed, 45% were males. Of note was the presence of comorbidity, a Charlson index ≥ 3 (33%), and polypharmacy (66%). Observation in the ED was required by 26%, 25.4% were admitted to the hospital, and 0.9% were admitted to the ICU. The ED stay was > 12 h in 12.5% and hospital stay > 7 days in 13.5% of cases. There was a progressive increase in healthcare resource use based on age, with an aOR for the need for observation of 2.189 (95% CI 2.038-2.352), ED stay > 12 h 2.136 (95% CI 1.942-2.349) and hospital admission 2.579 (95% CI 2.399-2.772) in the group ≥ 85 years old. Most of the characteristics inherent to ageing (cognitive impairment, falls in the previous 6 months, polypharmacy, functional dependence, and comorbidity) were associated with significant increases in the use of healthcare resources, except for ICU admission, which was less in all the variables studied. Age and the characteristics inherent to ageing are associated with greater use of structural healthcare resources.
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- Elena Fuentes
- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBELL, C/ Feixa Llarga s/n, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBELL, C/ Feixa Llarga s/n, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IDISSC, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Reina Sofía, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado de Talavera de La Reina, Toledo, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de Zumarraga, Gipuzkoa, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Unidad de Estancia Corta y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General Doctor Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biómedica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Unidad de Estancia Corta y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General Doctor Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biómedica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Koerber DM, Katz JN, Bohula E, Park JG, Dodson MW, Gerber DA, Hillerson D, Liu S, Pierce MJ, Prasad R, Rose SW, Sanchez PA, Shaw J, Wang J, Jentzer JC, Kristin Newby L, Daniels LB, Morrow DA, van Diepen S. Variation in risk-adjusted cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) length of stay and the association with in-hospital mortality: An analysis from the Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network (CCCTN) registry. Am Heart J 2024; 271:28-37. [PMID: 38369218 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.02.010] [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] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that there is wide variability in cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) length of stay (LOS); however, these studies are limited by the absence of detailed risk assessment at the time of admission. Thus, we evaluated inter-hospital differences in CICU LOS, and the association between LOS and in-hospital mortality. METHODS Using data from the Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network (CCCTN) registry, we included 22,862 admissions between 2017 and 2022 from 35 primarily tertiary and quaternary CICUs that captured consecutive admissions in annual 2-month snapshots. The primary analysis compared inter-hospital differences in CICU LOS, as well as the association between CICU LOS and all-cause in-hospital mortality using a Fine and Gray competing risk model. RESULTS The overall median CICU LOS was 2.2 (1.1-4.8) days, and the median hospital LOS was 5.9 (2.8-12.3) days. Admissions in the longest tertile of LOS tended to be younger with higher rates of pre-existing comorbidities, and had higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores, as well as higher rates of mechanical ventilation, intravenous vasopressor use, mechanical circulatory support, and renal replacement therapy. Unadjusted all-cause in-hospital mortality was 9.3%, 6.7%, and 13.4% in the lowest, intermediate, and highest CICU LOS tertiles. In a competing risk analysis, individual patient CICU LOS was correlated (r2 = 0.31) with a higher risk of 30-day in-hospital mortality. The relationship remained significant in admissions with heart failure, ST-elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. CONCLUSIONS In a large registry of academic CICUs, we observed significant variation in CICU LOS and report that LOS is independently associated with all-cause in-hospital mortality. These findings could potentially be used to improve CICU resource utilization planning and refine risk prognostication in critically ill cardiovascular patients.
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- Daniel M Koerber
- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Levine Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Max Rady College of Medicine, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Levine Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Chouairi F, Jaffe E, Minhas AMK, Fudim M. Brief report: Effect of cardiac multi-morbidity on COVID hospitalization outcomes. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301898. [PMID: 38656954 PMCID: PMC11042697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched healthcare resources thin and led to significant morbidity and mortality. There have been no studies utilizing national data to investigate the role of cardiac risk factors on outcomes of COVID hospitalizations. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of cardiac multimorbidity on healthcare utilization and outcomes among COVID hospitalizations during the first year of the pandemic. METHODS Using the national inpatient sample (NIS), we identified all adult hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of COVID in 2020, using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification codes (ICD010-CM). Coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, previous stroke, and atrial fibrillation were then identified as cardiac comorbidities using ICD-10-CM codes. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate the effect of cardiac multimorbidity on mortality and mechanical ventilation. RESULTS We identified 1,005,040 primary COVID admissions in 2020. Of these admissions, 216,545 (20.6%) had CAD, 413,195 (39.4%) had DM, 176,780 (16.8%) had HF, 159,700 (15.2%) had AF, 30735 (2.9%) had PVD, and 25,155 (2.4%) had a previous stroke. When stratified by number of comorbidities, 428390 (40.8%) had 0 comorbidities, 354960 (33.8%) had 1, 161225 (15.4%) had 2, and 105465 (10.0%) had 3+ comorbidities. COVID hospitalizations with higher cardiac multimorbidity had higher mortality rates (p<0.001) higher MV rates (p<0.001). In our multivariable regression, these associations remained with increasing odds for mortality with each stepwise increase in cardiac multimorbidity (1: OR 1.48 (1.45-1.50); 2: OR 2.13 (2.09-2.17); 3+: OR 2.43 (2.38-2.48), p<0.001, all). CONCLUSIONS Our study is the first national examination of the impact of cardiac comorbidities on COVID outcomes. A higher number of cardiac comorbidities was associated with significantly higher rates of MV and in-hospital mortality, independent of age. Future, more granular, and longitudinal studies are needed to further examine these associations.
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- Fouad Chouairi
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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- Division of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Sarma D, Padkins M, Smith R, Bennett CE, Murphy JG, Bell MR, Damluji AA, Anavekar NS, Barsness GW, Jentzer JC. Patients Aged 90 Years and Above With Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Management and Outcomes. Am J Cardiol 2024; 215:19-27. [PMID: 38266797 PMCID: PMC11025344 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Limited data exist regarding outcomes after coronary angiography (CAG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients aged ≥90 years admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We studied sequential CICU patients ≥90 years admitted with ACS from 2007 to 2018. Three therapeutic approaches were defined: (1) No CAG; (2) CAG without PCI (CAG/No PCI); and (3) CAG with PCI (CAG/PCI). In-hospital mortality was evaluated using multivariable logistic regression. All-cause 1-year mortality was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis. The study included 239 patients with a median age of 92 (range 90 to 100) years (57% females; 45% ST-elevation myocardial infarction; 8% cardiac arrest; 16% shock). The No CAG group had higher Day 1 Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores, more co-morbidities, worse kidney function, and fewer ST-elevation myocardial infarctions. In-hospital mortality was 20.8% overall and did not differ between the No CAG (n = 103; 21.4%), CAG/No PCI (n = 47; 21.3%), and CAG/PCI (n = 90; 20.0%) groups, before or after adjustment. Overall 1-year mortality was 52.5% and did not differ between groups before or after adjustment. Median survival was 6.9 months overall and 41.2% of hospital survivors died within 1 year of CICU admission. CICU patients aged ≥90 years with ACS have a substantial burden of illness with high in-hospital and 1-year mortality that was not lower in those who underwent CAG or PCI. These results suggest that careful patient selection for invasive coronary procedures is essential in this vulnerable population.
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- Dhruv Sarma
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Inova Center of Outcomes Research, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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Wang J, Thames MD. More Alike Than Not? Predicting Mortality in the Cardiac and Medical Intensive Care Units. JACC. ADVANCES 2024; 3:100758. [PMID: 38939810 PMCID: PMC11198225 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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- Jeffrey Wang
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Management of Cardiogenic Shock Unrelated to Acute Myocardial Infarction. Can J Cardiol 2023; 39:406-419. [PMID: 36731605 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Cardiogenic shock is an extreme manifestation of acute decompensated heart failure. Cardiogenic shock is often caused by-and has traditionally been studied in the setting of-acute myocardial infarction (AMI CS); however, there is increasing incidence and recognition of cardiogenic shock not associated with acute myocardial infarction (non-AMI CS) as a distinct entity. Despite decades of study and technologic advancements, cardiogenic shock mortality remains as high as 50%, regardless of etiology. New approaches to shock phenotyping and classification have emerged, with a focus on appropriately matching patient physiology to a growing list of available interventions. Further study is needed to determine whether these efforts will lead to more nuanced use of mechanical circulatory support and improved patient outcomes, especially in non-AMI CS. In the meantime, models of care incorporating multidisciplinary decision making, such as shock teams, may improve patient selection and outcomes.
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Brunker LB, Boncyk CS, Rengel KF, Hughes CG. Elderly Patients and Management in Intensive Care Units (ICU): Clinical Challenges. Clin Interv Aging 2023; 18:93-112. [PMID: 36714685 PMCID: PMC9879046 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s365968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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There is a growing population of older adults requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). This population outpaces the ability of clinicians with geriatric training to assist in their management. Specific training and education for intensivists in the care of older patients is valuable to help understand and inform clinical care, as physiologic changes of aging affect each organ system. This review highlights some of these aging processes and discusses clinical implications in the vulnerable older population. Other considerations when caring for these older patients in the ICU include functional outcomes and morbidity, as opposed to merely a focus on mortality. An overall holistic approach incorporating physiology of aging, applying current evidence, and including the patient and their family in care should be used when caring for older adults in the ICU.
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- Lucille B Brunker
- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Královcová M, Karvunidis T, Matějovič M. Critical care for multimorbid patients. VNITRNI LEKARSTVI 2023; 69:166-172. [PMID: 37468311 DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2023.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Multimorbidity - the simultaneous presence of several chronic diseases - is very common in the critically ill patients. Its prevalence is roughly 40-85 % and continues to increase further. Certain chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, chronic heart, pulmonary, liver or kidney disease and malignancy are associated with higher risk of developing serious acute complications and therefore the possible need for intensive care. This review summarizes and discusses selected specifics of critical care for multimorbid patients.
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Impact of renal-replacement therapy strategies on outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the STARRT-AKI trial. Intensive Care Med 2022; 48:1736-1750. [PMID: 36331570 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06912-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess whether pre-existing chronic kidney disease (CKD) modified the relationship between the strategy for renal-replacement theraphy (RRT) initiation and clinical outcomes in the STARRT-AKI trial. METHODS This was a secondary analysis of a multi-national randomized trial. We included patients who had documented pre-existing estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) data prior to hospitalization, and we defined CKD as an eGFR ≤ 59 mL/min/1.73 m2. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at 90 days. Secondary outcomes included RRT dependence and RRT-free days at 90 days. We used logistic and linear regression and interaction testing to explore the effect of RRT initiation strategy on outcomes by CKD status. RESULTS We studied 1121 patients who had pre-hospital measures of kidney function. Of these, 432 patients (38.5%) had CKD. The median (IQR) baseline serum creatinine was 130 (114-160) and 76 (64-90) µmol/L for those with and without CKD, respectively. Patients with CKD were older and more likely to have cardiovascular comorbidities and diabetes mellitus. Patients with CKD had higher 90-day mortality (47% vs. 40%, p < 0.001) compared to those without CKD, though this was not significant after covariate adjustment (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.05; 95% CI, 0.79-1.41). Patients with CKD were more likely to remain RRT dependent at 90 days (14% vs. 8%; aOR, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.05-3.43). CKD status did not modify the effect of RRT initiation strategy on 90-day mortality. Among patients with CKD, allocation to the accelerated strategy conferred more than threefold greater odds of RRT dependence at 90 days (aOR 3.18; 95% CI, 1.41-7.91) compared with the standard strategy, whereas RRT initiation strategy had no effect on this outcome among those without CKD (aOR 0.71; 95% CI, 0.34-1.47, p value for interaction, 0.009). CONCLUSION In this secondary analysis of the STARRT-AKI trial, an accelerated strategy of RRT initiation conferred a higher risk of 90-day RRT dependence among patients with pre-existing CKD; however, no effect was observed in the absence of CKD.
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Bagaswoto HP, Ardelia YP, Setianto BY. First 24-h Sardjito Cardiovascular Intensive Care (SCIENCE) admission risk score to predict mortality in cardiovascular intensive care unit (CICU). Indian Heart J 2022; 74:513-518. [PMID: 36370802 PMCID: PMC9773286 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2022.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The application of prognostic scoring systems to identify risk of death within 24 h of CICU admission has significant consequences for clinical decision-making. Previous score of parameters collected after 24 h was considered too late to predict mortality. As a result, we attempted to develop a CICU admission risk score to predict hospital mortality using indicators collected within 24 h. METHODS Data were obtained from SCIENCE registry from January 1, 2021 to December 21, 2021. Outcomes of 657 patients (mean age 58.91 ± 12.8 years) were recorded retrospectively. Demography, risk factors, comorbidities, vital signs, laboratory and echocardiography data at 24-h of patient admitted to CICU were analysed by multivariate logistic regression to create two models of scoring system (probability and cut-off model) to predict in-hospital mortality of any cause. RESULTS From a total of 657 patients, the hospital mortality was 15%. The significant predictors of mortality were male, acute heart failure, hemodynamic instability, pneumonia, baseline creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL, TAPSE <17 mm, and the use of mechanical ventilator within first 24-h of CICU admission. Based on Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis a cut off of ≥3 is considered to be a high risk of in-hospital mortality (sensitivity 75% and specificity 65%). CONCLUSION The initial 24-h SCIENCE admission risk rating system can be used to predict in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to the CICU with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity.
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- Hendry Purnasidha Bagaswoto
- Cardiologist at Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Department of Medical, Public Health, and Nursing Faculty Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
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- Resident of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Department of Medical, Public Health, and Nursing Faculty Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
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- Cardiologist at Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Department of Medical, Public Health, and Nursing Faculty Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
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Brusca SB, Galiatsatos P, Warner S, Li X, Powell-Wiley TM, Kadri SS, Solomon MA. Outcomes of Patients With Primary Cardiac Diagnoses Admitted to Cardiac vs Noncardiac Intensive Care Units. JACC. ADVANCES 2022; 1:100114. [PMID: 36466046 PMCID: PMC9718493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2022.100114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Demographics in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) have evolved, with increased prevalence of noncardiac critical illnesses. OBJECTIVES This study compares outcomes of patients with primary cardiac diagnoses admitted to CICUs vs those of patients with primary cardiac diagnoses admitted to noncardiac ICUs. METHODS The Cerner Health Facts Database was queried to identify adults with primary cardiac diagnoses admitted to ICUs within 48 hours of presentation between 2009 and 2014. Only hospitals with multiple ICUs including a CICU were studied. Information on ICU staffing was not available. A univariate analysis of ICU type (model 1) and multivariate analyses incorporating patient- and hospital-level variables (model 2) and concurrent, noncardiac, ICU-level diagnoses (model 3) were utilized to assess the impact of ICU type on inpatient mortality. RESULTS Of 16,163 encounters across 14 hospitals, 8,499 (52.6%) were admitted to CICUs and 7,664 (47.4%) to noncardiac ICUs. Univariate analysis (model 1) demonstrated increased mortality in noncardiac ICUs compared to CICUs (odds ratio [OR]: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.32-1.64; P < 0.0001). This risk dissipated (OR: 1.04, 95% CI: 0.91-1.18; P = 0.56) after controlling for patient- and hospital-level variables (model 2). Inclusion of concurrent, noncardiac, ICU-level diagnoses (model 3) lead to a reversal with decreased mortality in noncardiac ICUs (OR: 0.86, 95% CI: 0.76-0.98; P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS In this historical cohort study evaluating CICU outcomes prior to the evolution of proposed staffing and care model modernization, survival of cardiac patients with concurrent, noncardiac critical illnesses may have been better with the expertise available in general system ICUs. These results may support contemporary efforts to increase the capacity to manage noncardiac critical illnesses in CICUs.
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- Samuel B. Brusca
- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biostatistics and Epidemiology Service, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Thomas A, van Diepen S, Beekman R, Sinha SS, Brusca SB, Alviar CL, Jentzer J, Bohula EA, Katz JN, Shahu A, Barnett C, Morrow DA, Gilmore EJ, Solomon MA, Miller PE. Oxygen Supplementation and Hyperoxia in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice. JACC. ADVANCES 2022; 1:100065. [PMID: 36238193 PMCID: PMC9555075 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2022.100065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Oxygen supplementation has been a mainstay in the management of patients with acute cardiac disease. While hypoxia is known to be detrimental, the adverse effects of artificially high oxygen levels (hyperoxia) have only recently been recognized. Hyperoxia may induce harmful hemodynamic effects, including peripheral and coronary vasoconstriction, and direct cellular toxicity through the production of reactive oxygen species. In addition, emerging evidence has shown that hyperoxia is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Thus, it is essential for the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) clinician to understand the available evidence and titrate oxygen therapies to specific goals. This review summarizes the pathophysiology of oxygen within the cardiovascular system and the association between supplemental oxygen and hyperoxia in patients with common CICU diagnoses, including acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, shock, cardiac arrest, pulmonary hypertension, and respiratory failure. Finally, we highlight lessons learned from available trials, gaps in knowledge, and future directions.
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- Alexander Thomas
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Critical Care and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Inova Fairfax Medical Center, Falls Church, VA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The modern cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) has evolved into a high-intensity unit that cares for critically ill patients. Despite this transformation, changes to the staffing model and organizational structure in these specialized units have only recently begun to meet these challenges. We describe the most recent evidence which will inform future CICU staffing models. RECENT FINDINGS In the United States, the majority of CICUs are open as opposed to closed units, yet recent data suggests that transition to a closed staffing model is associated with a decrease in mortality. These reductions in mortality in closed CICUs are most pronounced in the most critically ill populations, such as patients with mechanical circulatory support, cardiac arrest, and respiratory failure. In addition, one study has shown that transition to a cardiac intensivist staffed CICU was associated with a reduction in mortality. Finally, multidisciplinary and protocolized teams imbedded within the CICU, specifically 'shock teams,' have recently been developed and may reduce mortality in this particularly sick patient population. SUMMARY Although the preponderance of data suggests improved outcomes with a closed, intensivist staffed CICU model, future multicenter studies are needed to better define the ideal staffing models for the contemporary CICU.
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Nishimoto Y, Ohbe H, Matsui H, Nakajima M, Sasabuchi Y, Goto T, Morita K, Fushimi K, Sato Y, Yasunaga H. Predictive ability of the sequential organ failure assessment score for in-hospital mortality in patients with cardiac critical illnesses: a nationwide observational study. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2022; 11:312-321. [PMID: 35156119 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AIMS Several studies have reported a high predictive ability of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score for in-hospital mortality specifically for patients with cardiac critical illnesses, however, differences according to the admission classification (surgical or non-surgical) are unknown. The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive ability of the SOFA score in surgical and non-surgical patients with cardiac critical illnesses. METHODS AND RESULTS Using the Japanese nationwide Diagnosis Procedure Combination database, we identified patients with cardiac critical illnesses, defined as patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and treated by cardiologists or cardiovascular surgeons as their physicians in charge from April 2018 to March 2020. The discriminatory ability of the SOFA score for in-hospital mortality was assessed by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). Among 52 819 eligible patients with available data on their SOFA scores, 33 526 (64%) were postoperative cardiac surgeries. The median SOFA score on ICU admission was 5.0 (interquartile range, 2.0-8.0) and overall in-hospital mortality 6.8%. The AUROC of the SOFA score was 0.75 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.75-0.76]. In the subgroup analyses, the AUROCs were 0.76 (95% CI, 0.74-0.77) in the surgical patients, 0.83 (95% CI, 0.83-0.84) in the non-surgical patients, and 0.88 (95% CI, 0.87-0.89) in the non-surgical acute coronary syndrome patients. CONCLUSIONS The predictive ability of the SOFA score on the day of ICU admission for in-hospital mortality was confirmed to be acceptable in the patients with cardiac critical illnesses and varied according to the admission classification and primary diagnoses.
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- Yuji Nishimoto
- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77 Higashinaniwa-cho, Amagasaki 6608550, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
- Emergency Life-Saving Technique Academy of Tokyo, Foundation for Ambulance Service Development, 4-6 Minamiosawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 1920364, Japan
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- Data Science Center, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 3290498, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
- TXP Medical Co. Ltd., 7-3-1-252 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1138454, Japan
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- Global Nursing Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1138510, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77 Higashinaniwa-cho, Amagasaki 6608550, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
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Padkins M, Fanaroff A, Bennett C, Wiley B, Barsness G, van Diepen S, Katz JN, Jentzer JC. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Patients Readmitted to the Intensive Care Unit After Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Admission. Am J Cardiol 2022; 170:138-146. [PMID: 35393081 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Readmission to the intensive care unit (ICU) during the index hospitalization is associated with poor outcomes in medical or surgical ICU survivors. Little is known about critically ill patients with acute cardiovascular conditions cared for in a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). We sought to describe the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of all ICU readmissions in patients who survived to CICU discharge. We retrospectively reviewed Mayo Clinic patients from 2007 to 2015 who survived the index CICU admission and identified patients with a second ICU stay during their index hospitalization; these patients were categorized as ICU transfers (patients who went directly from the CICU to another ICU) or ICU readmissions (patients initially transferred from the CICU to the ward, and then back to an ICU). Among 9,434 CICU survivors (mean age 67 years), 138 patients (1.5%) had a second ICU stay during the index hospitalization: 60 ICU transfers (0.6%) and 78 ICU readmissions (0.8%). The most common indications for ICU readmission were respiratory failure and procedure/surgery. On multivariable modeling, respiratory failure, severe acute kidney injury, and Charlson Comorbidity Index at the time of discharge from the index ICU stay were associated with ICU readmission. Death during the first ICU readmission (n = 78) occurred in 7.7% of patients. In-hospital mortality was higher for patients with a second ICU stay. In conclusion, few CICU survivors have a second ICU stay during their index hospitalization; these patients are at a higher risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality. Respiratory failure, severe acute kidney injury, and higher co-morbidity burden identify CICU survivors at elevated risk of ICU readmission.
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- Mitchell Padkins
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease and Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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Rali AS, Butcher A, Tedford RJ, Sinha SS, Mekki P, Van Spall HGC, Sauer AJ. Contemporary Review of Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Critical Care Setting. US CARDIOLOGY REVIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.15420/usc.2021.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Hemodynamic assessment remains the most valuable adjunct to physical examination and laboratory assessment in the diagnosis and management of shock. Through the years, multiple modalities to measure and trend hemodynamic indices have evolved with varying degrees of invasiveness. Pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) has long been considered the gold standard of hemodynamic assessment in critically ill patients and in recent years has been shown to improve clinical outcomes among patients in cardiogenic shock. The invasive nature of PAC is often cited as its major limitation and has encouraged development of less invasive technologies. In this review, the authors summarize the literature on the mechanism and validation of several minimally invasive and noninvasive modalities available in the contemporary intensive care unit. They also provide an update on the use of focused bedside echocardiography.
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- Aniket S Rali
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Division of Cardiology, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- P Elliott Miller
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Yale School of Medicine New Haven CT
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Duke University Durham NC
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Jentzer JC, Rossello X. Past, present, and future of mortality risk scores in the contemporary cardiac intensive care unit. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2021; 10:940-946. [PMID: 34453848 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Risk stratification dates to the dawn of the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). As the CICU has evolved from a dedicated unit caring for patients with acute myocardial infarction to a complex healthcare environment encompassing a broad array of acute and chronic cardiovascular pathology, an expanding array of risk scores are available that can be applied to CICU patients. Most of these scores were designed for use either in patients with a specific acute cardiovascular diagnosis or unselected critically ill patients, and risk scores developed in other populations often underperform in the CICU. More recently, risk scores have been developed specific to the CICU population, demonstrating improved performance. All existing risk scores have relevant limitations, both in terms of performance and applicability to patient care. Risk scores have been predominantly developed to predict short-term mortality, either by quantifying severity of illness or by incorporating other risk factors for mortality. It is essential to distinguish mortality risk attributable to severity of illness, which may be modifiable through intervention, from mortality risk attributable to non-modifiable risk factors. This review discusses established risk scores applicable to the CICU population, details how risk score performance is characterized, describes how new risk scores can be developed, explains how the information provided by risk scores can be used in clinical practice, and highlights how novel risk stratification approaches can be developed.
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- Jacob C Jentzer
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Cardiology Department, Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma, Spain.,Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Medicina, Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.,Medical Statistics Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Fathi M, Moghaddam NM, Jahromi SN. A prognostic model for 1-month mortality in the postoperative intensive care unit. Surg Today 2021; 52:795-803. [PMID: 34698938 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-021-02391-6] [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: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSES Recognizing which patients admitted postsurgically to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at greater risk of mortality assists medical staff to identify who will benefit most from the care. We developed a prediction model for the 1-month mortality of postsurgical ICU patients. METHODS From May, 2019 to May, 2020, we conducted a prospective cohort study in the postsurgical ICU of a teaching hospital affiliated with our University of Medical Sciences. The outcome was death within 1 month of admission and the predictors were a variety of anthropometric and clinical features. The subjects of this analysis were 805 consecutive adult postsurgical patients with a mean (SD) age of 54.8 (18.9) years. RESULTS Overall, the resulted logistic model was well-fitted [χ2 (26) = 772.097, p < 0.001, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.814] accurate (88%), and specific (92%). The adjusted odds ratio for body temperature was 0.51, p < 0.001. Patients with comorbidities and those undergoing multiple operations were at a greater risk of mortality, odds = 10.00 and 10.65 (both p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Higher body temperature at the time of postoperative ICU admission is a protective factor against 1-month mortality. Our study found that patients with several comorbidities and those who have undergone multiple operations are at a greater risk of a poor outcome.
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- Mohammad Fathi
- Critical Care Quality Improvement Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Critical Care Quality Improvement Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. .,Department of Health Management and Economics, Faculty of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Etemadzadeh St., Western Fatemi, Tehran, 1411718541, Iran.
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- Faculty of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Sims DB, Kim Y, Kalininskiy A, Yanamandala M, Josephs J, Rivas-Lasarte M, Ahmed N, Assa A, Jahufar F, Kumar S, Sun E, Rahgozar K, Ali SZ, Zhang M, Patel S, Edwards P, Saeed O, Shin JJ, Murthy S, Patel S, Shah A, Jorde UP. Full-Time Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Staffing by Heart Failure Specialists and its Association with Mortality Rates. J Card Fail 2021; 28:394-402. [PMID: 34634449 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) serve medically complex patients with multiorgan dysfunction. Whether a CICU that is staffed full time by heart failure (HF) specialists is associated with decreased mortality is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS A retrospective review of consecutive CICU admissions from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016, was performed. In January 2014, the CICU changed from an open unit staffed by any cardiologist to a closed unit managed by HF specialists. Patients' baseline characteristics were determined, and a multivariate regression analysis was performed to ascertain mortality rates in the CICU. Baseline severity of illness was higher in the closed/HF specialist CICU model (P< 0.001). Death occurred in 101 of 1185 patients admitted to the CICU (8.5%) in the open-unit model and in 139 of 2163 patients (6.4%) admitted to the closed/HF specialist model (absolute risk reduction 2.1%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.1-4.0%; P = 0.01). The transition from an open to a closed/HF specialist model was associated with a lower overall CICU mortality rate (odds ratio [OR] 0.63; 95% CI 0.43-0.93). Prespecified interaction with a mechanical circulatory support device and unit model showed that treatment with such a device was associated with lower mortality rates in the closed/HF specialist model of a CICU (OR 0.6; 95% CI 0.18-0.78; P for interaction <0.01). CONCLUSION Transition to a closed unit model staffed by a dedicated HF specialist is associated with lower CICU mortality rates.
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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Beil M, Flaatten H, Guidet B, Sviri S, Jung C, de Lange D, Leaver S, Fjølner J, Szczeklik W, van Heerden PV. The management of multi-morbidity in elderly patients: Ready yet for precision medicine in intensive care? CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2021; 25:330. [PMID: 34507597 PMCID: PMC8431262 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03750-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
There is ongoing demographic ageing and increasing longevity of the population, with previously devastating and often-fatal diseases now transformed into chronic conditions. This is turning multi-morbidity into a major challenge in the world of critical care. After many years of research and innovation, mainly in geriatric care, the concept of multi-morbidity now requires fine-tuning to support decision-making for patients along their whole trajectory in healthcare, including in the intensive care unit (ICU). This article will discuss current challenges and present approaches to adapt critical care services to the needs of these patients.
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- Michael Beil
- Department of Medical Intensive Care, Hadassah Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Service de Reanimation, Hopital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Intensive Care, Hadassah Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Adult Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- General Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Kunitomo Y, Thomas A, Chouairi F, Canavan ME, Kochar A, Khera R, Katz JN, Murphy C, Jentzer J, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Brennan J, Miller PE. Electronic health record risk score provides earlier prognostication of clinical outcomes in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit. Am Heart J 2021; 238:85-88. [PMID: 33891906 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
In this observational study, we compared the prognostic ability of an electronic health record (EHR)-derived risk score, the Rothman Index (RI), automatically derived on admission, to the first 24-hour Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score for outcome prediction in the modern cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). We found that while the 24-hour SOFA score provided modestly superior discrimination for both in-hospital and CICU mortality, the RI upon CICU admission had better calibration for both outcomes. Given the ubiquitous nature of EHR utilization in the United States, the RI may become an important tool to rapidly risk stratify CICU patients within the ICU and improve resource allocation.
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