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An SJ, Smith C, Davis D, Gallaher J, Tignanelli CJ, Charles A. Predictors of Functional Decline Among Critically Ill Surgical Patients: A National Analysis. J Surg Res 2024; 296:209-216. [PMID: 38281356 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.12.038] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Functional decline is associated with critical illness, though this relationship in surgical patients is unclear. This study aims to characterize functional decline after intensive care unit (ICU) admission among surgical patients. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of surgical patients admitted to the ICU in the Cerner Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation database, which includes 236 hospitals, from 2007 to 2017. Patients with and without functional decline were compared. Predictors of decline were modeled. RESULTS A total of 52,838 patients were included; 19,310 (36.5%) experienced a functional decline. Median ages of the decline and nondecline groups were 69 (interquartile range 59-78) and 63 (interquartile range 52-72) years, respectively (P < 0.01). The nondecline group had a larger proportion of males (59.1% versus 55.3% in the decline group, P < 0.01). After controlling for sociodemographic covariates, comorbidities, and disease severity upon ICU admission, patients undergoing pulmonary (odds ratio [OR] 6.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.67-16.02), musculoskeletal (OR 4.13, CI 3.51-4.87), neurological (OR 2.67, CI 2.39-2.98), gastrointestinal (OR 1.61, CI 1.38-1.88), and skin and soft tissue (OR 1.35, CI 1.08-1.68) compared to cardiovascular surgeries had increased odds of decline. CONCLUSIONS More than one in three critically ill surgical patients experienced a functional decline. Pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and neurological procedures conferred the greatest risk. Additional resources should be targeted toward the rehabilitation of these patients.
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- Selena J An
- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Iwasaki M, Ishikawa M, Namizato D, Sakamoto A. A worse ECOG-PS is associated with 30-day mortality among patients over 90 years old in non-cardiac surgeries: A single-center retrospective study. J NIPPON MED SCH 2021; 89:295-300. [PMID: 34840213 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.jnms.2022_89-304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND A growing number of older patients are undergoing surgeries. The reliable pre-operative predictive factors of surgical mortality among older patients remained unclear. This study compared the predictive factors for 30-day survival in patients over 90 years old after their non-cardiac surgery. METHODS A retrospective study at Nippon Medical School hospital was performed for patients aged >90 years who underwent non-cardiac surgeries between 2010 and 2020. Measurements included age, gender, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS), pre-operative Charlson score, pre-operative fall risk assessment, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG-PS), the modified 5-item frailty index (mFI-5), the presence of intra-operative transfusion, post-operative complications, and 30-day survival post-surgery. RESULTS A total of 327 cases of elective surgery and 149 cases of emergency surgery were examined. The non-survival group (n=20, 4.2%) had significantly worse pre-operative ASA-PS in emergency cases (non-survival vs. survivor group, 2.8 [2-3] vs. 2.3 [1-4], p=0.045), ECOG-PS (3.0 [2-4] vs. 1.0 [0-4], p<0.001), and mFI-5 values (3.0 [1-4] vs. 1.0 [0-3], p<0.001), more emergency cases (75.0% vs. 36.2%, p=0.004), and a greater need for intra-operative transfusion (55.0% vs. 13.4%, p<0.001). Among the frailty assessment methods, ECOG-PS was the most efficient for 30-day mortality (area under curve, ECOG-PS: 0.98, p<0.001; mFI-5: 0.86, p<0.001; Charlson score: 0.53, p=0.71; fall risk assessment: 0.55, p=0.44). Kaplan-Maier curves and a multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that ECOG-PS>3 was significantly associated with 30-day mortality (ECOG-PS: Kaplan-Maier curve, p<0.001, Log-rank test; odds ratio 1.71, 95%CI: 1.35-2.16, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS After non-cardiac surgery in patients >90 years old, ECOG-PS>3 was significantly correlated with 30-day mortality.
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- Masae Iwasaki
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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Lee SI, Koh Y, Huh JW, Hong SB, Lim CM. Factors and Outcomes of Intensive Care Unit Readmission in Elderly Patients. Gerontology 2021; 68:280-288. [PMID: 34107481 DOI: 10.1159/000516297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION An increase in age has been observed among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Age is a well-known risk factor for ICU readmission and mortality. However, clinical characteristics and risk factors of ICU readmission of elderly patients (≥65 years) have not been studied. METHODS This retrospective single-center cohort study was conducted in a total of 122-bed ICU of a tertiary care hospital in Seoul, Korea. A total of 85,413 patients were enrolled in this hospital between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2017. The odds ratio of readmission and in-hospital mortality was calculated by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Totally, 29,503 patients were included in the study group, of which 2,711 (9.2%) had ICU readmissions. Of the 2,711 readmitted patients, 472 patients were readmitted more than once (readmitted 2 or more times to the ICU, 17.4%). In the readmitted patient group, there were more males, higher sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores, and hospitalized for medical reasons. Length of stay (LOS) in ICU and in-hospital were longer, and 28-day and in-hospital mortality was higher in readmitted patients than in nonreadmitted patients. Risk factors of ICU readmission included the ICU admission due to medical reason, SOFA score, presence of chronic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, transplantation, use of mechanical ventilation, and initial ICU LOS. ICU readmission and age (over 85 years) were independent predictors of in-hospital mortality on multivariable analysis. The delayed ICU readmission group (>72 h) had higher in-hospital mortality than the early readmission group (≤72 h) (20.6 vs. 16.2%, p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS ICU readmissions occurred in 9.2% of elderly patients and were associated with poor prognosis and higher mortality.
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- Song-I Lee
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea, .,Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea,
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The Modified Early Warning Score as a Predictive Tool During Unplanned Surgical Intensive Care Unit Admission. Ochsner J 2020; 20:176-181. [PMID: 32612472 PMCID: PMC7310184 DOI: 10.31486/toj.19.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background: The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) has been proposed to warn healthcare providers of potentially serious adverse events. We evaluated this scoring system during unplanned escalation of care in hospitalized surgical patients during a 1-year period. Methods: Following institutional review board approval, all consecutive, unplanned surgical admissions into the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) during 2016 were entered into this study. MEWS and patient demographics during bedside evaluation for SICU admission were extracted from electronic medical records. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association of MEWS with the incidence of future mortality. P values were set at <0.01 for statistical significance. Results: In this series of 263 consecutive patients, the incidence of mortality following unplanned escalation of care was 29.3% (confidence interval [CI] 24.1% to 35.0%), ranging from 22% to 57%, with all positive MEWS values. The association of MEWS with future mortality was not statistically significant (P=0.0107). A misclassification rate of 0.29 (CI 0.24 to 0.35) was observed with this association. Conclusion: MEWS provided no clinical benefit as an early warning system, as mortality was elevated throughout the MEWS scale in this clinical setting. The high misclassification rate indicates MEWS does not provide discriminatory support for patients at risk for mortality.
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Lee SH, Kim JY, Kim TH, Ju SM, Yoo JW, Lee SJ, Cho YJ, Jeong YY, Lee JD, Kim HC. Retrospective Analysis of Long-Term Survival in Very Elderly (age ≥80) Critically Ill Patients of a Medical Intensive Care Unit at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Korea. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 2020; 83:242-247. [PMID: 32578409 PMCID: PMC7362745 DOI: 10.4046/trd.2019.0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term survival rates of very elderly (age ≥80) critically ill patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit (MICU) at a regional tertiary-care hospital in Korea. Methods We retrospectively analyzed data from patients who survived after discharged from the MICU of our hospital. Survival rates at 90 days, 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years were assessed between patients age ≥80 and those age <80. Survival status was evaluated using the National Health Insurance Service data. Results A total of 468 patients were admitted, 286 (179 males, 97 females; mean age, 70.18±13.2) of whom survived and were discharged soon after their treatment. Among these patients, 69 (24.1%) were age ≥80 and 217 (75.9%) were age <80. The 90-day, 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year survival rates of patients age ≥80 were significantly lower than those in patients age <80 (50.7%, 31.9%, 15.9% and 14.5% vs. 68.3%, 54.4%, 45.6%, and 40.1%, respectively) (p<0.01). The Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed significantly lower survival rates in patients age ≥80 than in those age <80 (p=0.001). Conclusion The poor rates of long-term survival in very elderly (age ≥80) and critically ill patients admitted to an ICU should be considered while managing and treating them.
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- Seung Hun Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, On Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
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Cillóniz C, Dominedò C, Pericàs JM, Rodriguez-Hurtado D, Torres A. Community-acquired pneumonia in critically ill very old patients: a growing problem. Eur Respir Rev 2020; 29:29/155/190126. [PMID: 32075858 PMCID: PMC9488936 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0126-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Very old (aged ≥80 years) adults constitute an increasing proportion of the global population. Currently, this subgroup of patients represents an important percentage of patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) frequently affects very old adults. However, there are no specific recommendations for the management of critically ill very old CAP patients. Multiple morbidities, polypharmacy, immunosenescence and frailty contribute to an increased risk of pneumonia in this population. CAP in critically ill very old patients is associated with higher short- and long-term mortality; however, because of its uncommon presentation, diagnosis can be very difficult. Management of critically ill very old CAP patients should be guided by their baseline characteristics, clinical presentation and risk factors for multidrug-resistant pathogens. Hospitalisation in intermediate care may be a good option for critical ill very old CAP patients who do not require invasive procedures and for whom intensive care is questionable in terms of benefit. There is currently no international recommendation for the management of critically ill older patients over 80 years of age with CAP. We report and discuss recent literature in order to help physicians in the decision-making process of these patients.http://bit.ly/2ql0mIz
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- Catia Cillóniz
- Dept of Pneumology, Institut Clinic del Tórax, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona (UB) - SGR 911- Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes), Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Direction of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova-Hospital Universitari Santa Maria, IRBLleida, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Dept of Medicine, National Hospital "Arzobispo Loayza", Peruvian University "Cayetano Heredia", Lima, Perú
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- Dept of Pneumology, Institut Clinic del Tórax, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona (UB) - SGR 911- Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes), Barcelona, Spain
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Cillóniz C, Dominedò C, Nicolini A, Torres A. PES Pathogens in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7020049. [PMID: 30759805 PMCID: PMC6406253 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7020049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Worldwide, there is growing concern about the burden of pneumonia. Severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is frequently complicated by pulmonary and extra-pulmonary complications, including sepsis, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and acute cardiac events, resulting in significantly increased intensive care admission rates and mortality rates. Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus) remains the most common causative pathogen in CAP. However, several bacteria and respiratory viruses are responsible, and approximately 6% of cases are due to the so-called PES (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, extended-spectrum β-lactamase Enterobacteriaceae, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) pathogens. Of these, P. aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are the most frequently reported and require different antibiotic therapy to that for typical CAP. It is therefore important to recognize the risk factors for these pathogens to improve the outcomes in patients with CAP.
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- Catia Cillóniz
- Department of Pneumology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona (UB)-SGR 911-Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Respiratory Diseases Unit, Hospital of Sestri Levante, 16039 Sestri Levante, Italy.
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- Department of Pneumology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona (UB)-SGR 911-Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
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Fontela PC, Abdala FANB, Forgiarini SGI, Luiz Jr. AF. Quality of life in survivors after a period of hospitalization in the intensive care unit: a systematic review. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2018; 30:496-507. [PMID: 30672974 PMCID: PMC6334481 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20180071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the long-term, health-related quality of life of intensive care unit survivors by systematic review. METHODS The search for, and selection and analysis of, observational studies that assessed the health-related quality of life of intensive care unit survivors in the electronic databases LILACS and MEDLINE® (accessed through PubMed) was performed using the indexed MESH terms "quality of life [MeSH Terms]" AND "critically illness [MeSH Terms]". Studies on adult patients without specific prior diseases published in English in the last 5 years were included in this systematic review. The citations were independently selected by three reviewers. Data were standardly and independently retrieved by two reviewers, and the quality of the studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. RESULTS In total, 19 observational cohort and 2 case-control studies of 57,712 critically ill patients were included. The follow-up time of the studies ranged from 6 months to 6 years, and most studies had a 6-month or 1-year follow up. The health-related quality of life was assessed using two generic tools, the EuroQol and the Short Form Health Survey. The overall quality of the studies was low. CONCLUSIONS Long-term, health-related quality of life is compromised among intensive care unit survivors compared with the corresponding general population. However, it is not significantly affected by the occurrence of sepsis, delirium, and acute kidney injury during intensive care unit admission when compared with that of critically ill patient control groups. High-quality studies are necessary to quantify the health-related quality of life among intensive care unit survivors.
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- Paula Caitano Fontela
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em
Ciências Pneumológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul -
Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em
Biociências e Reabilitação e Reabilitação e
Inclusão, Centro Universitário Metodista IPA - Porto Alegre (RS),
Brasil
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Laporte L, Hermetet C, Jouan Y, Gaborit C, Rouve E, Shea KM, Si-Tahar M, Dequin PF, Grammatico-Guillon L, Guillon A. Ten-year trends in intensive care admissions for respiratory infections in the elderly. Ann Intensive Care 2018; 8:84. [PMID: 30112650 PMCID: PMC6093821 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-018-0430-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The consequences of the ageing population concerning ICU hospitalisation need to be adequately described. We believe that this discussion should be disease specific. A focus on respiratory infections is of particular interest, because it is strongly associated with old age. Our objective was to assess trends in demographics over a decade among elderly patients admitted to the ICU for acute respiratory infections. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed between 2006 and 2015 based on hospital discharge databases in one French region (2.5 million inhabitants). Patients with acute respiratory infection were selected according to the specific ICD-10 diagnosis codes recorded, including acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We also identified comorbid conditions based on any significant ICD-10 secondary diagnoses adapted from the Charlson and Elixhauser indexes. RESULTS A total of 98,381 hospital stays for acute respiratory infection were identified among the 3,856,785 stays over the 10-year period. The number of patients 75 y/o and younger increased 1.6-fold from 2006 to 2015, whereas the numbers of patients aged 85-89 and ≥ 90 y/o increased by 2.5- and 2.1-fold, respectively. Both CAP and AECOPD hospitalisations significantly increased for all age groups over the decade. ICU hospitalisations for respiratory infection increased 2.7-fold from 2006 to 2015 (p = 0.0002). The greatest increases in the use of ICU resources were for the 85-89 and ≥ 90 y/o groups, which corresponded to increases of 3.3- and 5.8-fold. Indeed, the proportion of patients hospitalized for respiratory infection in ICU that were elderly clearly grew during the decade: 11.3% were ≥ 85 y/o in 2006 versus 16.4% in 2015 (p < 0.0001). This increase in ICU hospitalisation rate of ageing patients was not associated with significant changes in the level of care or ICU mortality except for patients ≥ 90 y/o (for whom ICU mortality dropped from 40.9 to 22.3%, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION We observed a substantial increase in acute respiratory infection diagnoses associated with hospitalisation between 2006 and 2015, with a growing demand for critical care services. Both the absolute number and the percentage of elderly patient ICU admissions increased over the last decade, with the greatest increases being observed for patients 85 years and older.
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- Lucile Laporte
- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHRU de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,Service d'Information Médicale, d'Epidémiologie et d'Economie de la Santé, CHRU Tours, Tours, France.,EE EES, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHRU de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France.,Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, INSERM U1100, Tours, France
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- Service d'Information Médicale, d'Epidémiologie et d'Economie de la Santé, CHRU Tours, Tours, France.,EE EES, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHRU de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, INSERM U1100, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHRU de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France.,Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, INSERM U1100, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,Service d'Information Médicale, d'Epidémiologie et d'Economie de la Santé, CHRU Tours, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France. .,Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHRU de Tours, 2 Bd Tonnellé, 37044, Tours Cedex 9, France. .,Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, INSERM U1100, Tours, France.
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Guidet B, Leblanc G, Simon T, Woimant M, Quenot JP, Ganansia O, Maignan M, Yordanov Y, Delerme S, Doumenc B, Fartoukh M, Charestan P, Trognon P, Galichon B, Javaud N, Patzak A, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Thomas C, Azerad S, Pateron D, Boumendil A. Effect of Systematic Intensive Care Unit Triage on Long-term Mortality Among Critically Ill Elderly Patients in France: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2017; 318:1450-1459. [PMID: 28973065 PMCID: PMC5710364 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.13889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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IMPORTANCE The high mortality rate in critically ill elderly patients has led to questioning of the beneficial effect of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and to a variable ICU use among this population. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a recommendation for systematic ICU admission in critically ill elderly patients reduces 6-month mortality compared with usual practice. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Multicenter, cluster-randomized clinical trial of 3037 critically ill patients aged 75 years or older, free of cancer, with preserved functional status (Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living ≥4) and nutritional status (absence of cachexia) who arrived at the emergency department of one of 24 hospitals in France between January 2012 and April 2015 and were followed up until November 2015. INTERVENTIONS Centers were randomly assigned either to use a program to promote systematic ICU admission of patients (n=1519 participants) or to follow standard practice (n=1518 participants). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was death at 6 months. Secondary outcomes included ICU admission rate, in-hospital death, functional status, and quality of life (12-Item Short Form Health Survey, ranging from 0 to 100, with higher score representing better self-reported health) at 6 months. RESULTS One patient withdrew consent, leaving 3036 patients included in the trial (median age, 85 [interquartile range, 81-89] years; 1361 [45%] men). Patients in the systematic strategy group had an increased risk of death at 6 months (45% vs 39%; relative risk [RR], 1.16; 95% CI, 1.07-1.26) despite an increased ICU admission rate (61% vs 34%; RR, 1.80; 95% CI, 1.66-1.95). After adjustments for baseline characteristics, patients in the systematic strategy group were more likely to be admitted to an ICU (RR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.54-1.82) and had a higher risk of in-hospital death (RR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.03-1.33) but had no significant increase in risk of death at 6 months (RR, 1.05; 95% CI, 0.96-1.14). Functional status and physical quality of life at 6 months were not significantly different between groups. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among critically ill elderly patients in France, a program to promote systematic ICU admission increased ICU use but did not reduce 6-month mortality. Additional research is needed to understand the decision to admit elderly patients to the ICU. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01508819.
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- Bertrand Guidet
- Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 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, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Paris, France
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Department of Pharmacology and Unité de Recherche Clinique de l’Est Parisien, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Avicenne, Service d’Accueil des Urgences (SAU), Bobigny, France
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- CHU de Dijon, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Dijon, France
- Equipe LIPNESS, INSERM UMR 866, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, SAU, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Gériatrie Aiguë, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Unité de Recherche Clinique Paris Île-de-France Ouest, Boulogne-Billancourt, 92104, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, SAU, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Paris, France
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Lim JU, Lee J, Ha JH, Kang HH, Lee SH, Moon HS. Demographic Changes in Intensive Care Units in Korea over the Last Decade and Outcomes of Elderly Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Korean J Crit Care Med 2017; 32:164-173. [PMID: 31723630 PMCID: PMC6786709 DOI: 10.4266/kjccm.2016.00668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Aging is a significant issue worldwide, and Korea is one of the most rapidly aging countries. Along with the demographic transition, the age structure of intensive care unit (ICU) patients changes as well. Methods The aim of this study was to analyze the change in age distribution of the ICU patients over the last 10 years and its effect on clinical outcomes. Single-center, retrospective analysis of all patients aged ≥18 years admitted to either the medical or surgical ICU at St. Paul’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, between January 2005 and December 2014 was conducted. For clinical outcome, in-hospital mortality, duration of ICU stay, and hospital stay were analyzed. Cost analysis was performed to show the economic burden of each age strata. Results A total of 10,366 ICU patients were admitted to the chosen ICUs during the study period. The proportion of elderly patients aged ≥65 years increased from 47.9% in 2005 to 63.7% in 2014, and the proportion of the very elderly patients aged ≥80 years increased from 12.8% to 20.7%. However, this increased proportion of elderly patients did not lead to increased in-hospital mortality. The percent of ICU treatment days attributable to elderly patients increased from 51.1% in year 2005 to 64.0% in 2014. The elderly ICU patients were associated with higher in-hospital mortality compared to younger age groups. Conclusions The proportion of elderly patients admitted to ICUs increased over the last decade. However, overall in-hospital mortality has not increased during the same period.
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- Jeong Uk Lim
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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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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One-Year Outcome of Geriatric Hip-Fracture Patients following Prolonged ICU Treatment. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:8431213. [PMID: 26881228 PMCID: PMC4737470 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8431213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 12/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Purpose. Incidence of geriatric fractures is increasing. Knowledge of outcome data for hip-fracture patients undergoing intensive-care unit (ICU) treatment, including invasive ventilatory management (IVM) and hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF), is sparse. Methods. Single-center prospective observational study including 402 geriatric hip-fracture patients. Age, gender, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, and the Barthel index (BI) were documented. Underlying reasons for prolonged ICU stay were registered, as well as assessed procedures like IVM and CVVHDF. Outcome parameters were in-hospital, 6-month, and 1-year mortality and need for nursing care. Results. 15% were treated > 3 days and 68% < 3 days in ICU. Both cohorts had similar ASA, BI, and age. In-hospital, 6-month, and 12-month mortality of ICU > 3d cohort were significantly increased (p = 0.001). Most frequent indications were cardiocirculatory pathology followed by respiratory failure, renal impairment, and infection. 18% of patients needed CVVHDF and 41% IVM. In these cohorts, 6-month mortality ranged > 80% and 12-month mortality > 90%. 100% needed nursing care after 6 and 12 months. Conclusions. ICU treatment > 3 days showed considerable difference in mortality and nursing care needed after 6 and 12 months. Particularly, patients requiring CVVHDF or IVM had disastrous long-term results. Our study may add one further element in complex decision making serving this vulnerable patient cohort.
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Bulamu NB, Kaambwa B, Ratcliffe J. A systematic review of instruments for measuring outcomes in economic evaluation within aged care. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2015; 13:179. [PMID: 26553129 PMCID: PMC4640110 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-015-0372-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This paper describes the methods and results of a systematic review to identify instruments used to measure quality of life outcomes in older people. The primary focus of the review was to identify instruments suitable for application with older people within economic evaluations conducted in the aged care sector. METHODS Online databases searched were PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Embase and Informit. Studies that met the following criteria were included: 1) study population exclusively above 65 years of age 2) measured health status, health related quality of life or quality of life outcomes more broadly through use of an instrument developed for this purpose, 3) used a generic preference based instrument or an older person specific preference based or non-preference based instrument or both, and 4) published in journals in the English language after 2000. RESULTS The most commonly applied generic preference based instrument in both the community and residential aged care context was the EuroQol - 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D), followed by the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) and the Health Utilities Index (HUI2/3). The most widely applied older person specific instrument was the ICEpop CAPability measure for Older people (ICECAP-O) in both community and residential aged care. CONCLUSION In the absence of an ideal instrument for incorporating into economic evaluations in the aged care sector, this review recommends the use of a generic preference based measure of health related quality of life such as the EQ-5D to obtain quality adjusted life years, in combination with an instrument that has a broader quality of life focus like the ASCOT, which was designed specifically for evaluating interventions in social care or the ICECAP-O, a capability measure for older people.
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- Norma B Bulamu
- Flinders Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Flinders University, A Block, Repatriation General Hospital, 202-16 Daws Road, Daw Park, SA, 5041, Australia.
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- Flinders Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Flinders University, A Block, Repatriation General Hospital, 202-16 Daws Road, Daw Park, SA, 5041, Australia.
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- Flinders Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Flinders University, A Block, Repatriation General Hospital, 202-16 Daws Road, Daw Park, SA, 5041, Australia.
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Haas LEM, Karakus A, Holman R, Cihangir S, Reidinga AC, de Keizer NF. Trends in hospital and intensive care admissions in the Netherlands attributable to the very elderly in an ageing population. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2015; 19:353. [PMID: 26423744 PMCID: PMC4588268 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-015-1061-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Introduction The Dutch population is ageing and it is unknown how this is affecting trends in the percentage of hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions attributable to patients aged 80 years or older, the very elderly. Methods We present data on the percentage of the very elderly in the general population and the percentage of hospital admissions attributable to the very elderly. We subsequently performed a longitudinal cross-sectional study on ICU admissions from hospitals participating in the National Intensive Care Evaluation registry for the period 2005 to 2014. We modeled the percentage of adult ICU admissions and treatment days attributable to the very elderly separately for ICU admissions following cardiac surgery and other reasons. Results The percentage of Dutch adults aged 80 years and older, increased from 4.5 % in 2005 to 5.4 % in 2014 (p-value < 0.0001) and with this ageing of the population, the percentage of hospital admissions attributable to very elderly increased from 9.0 % in 2005 to 10.6 % in 2014 (p-value < 0.0001). The percentage of ICU admissions following cardiac surgery attributable to the very elderly increased from 6.7 % in 2005 to 11.0 % in 2014 in nine hospitals (p-value < 0.0001), while the percentage of treatment days attributable to this group rose from 8.6 % in 2005 to 11.7 % in 2014 (p-value = 0.0157). In contrast, the percentage of very elderly patients admitted to the ICU for other reasons than following cardiac surgery remained stable at 13.8 % between 2005 and 2014 in 33 hospitals (p-value = 0.1315). The number of treatment days attributable to the very elderly rose from 11,810 in 2005 to 15,234 in 2014 (p-value = 0.0002), but the percentage of ICU treatment days attributable to this group remained stable at 12.0 % (p-value = 0.1429). Conclusions As in many European countries the Dutch population is ageing and the percentage of hospital admissions attributable to the very elderly rose between 2005 and 2014. However, the percentage of ICU admissions and treatment days attributable to very elderly remained stable. The percentage of ICU admissions following cardiac surgery attributable to this group increased between 2005 and 2014. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13054-015-1061-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lenneke E M Haas
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Diakonessenhuis, PO box 80250, 3508, TG, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Diakonessenhuis, PO box 80250, 3508, TG, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- NICE foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Amsterdam Medical Centre, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- NICE foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Intensive Care, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- NICE foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Amsterdam Medical Centre, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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OBJECTIVE To review how disability can develop in older adults with critical illness and to explore ways to reduce long-term disability following critical illness. DATA SOURCES We searched PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science and Google Scholar for studies reporting disability outcomes (i.e., activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and mobility activities) and/or cognitive outcomes among patients treated in an ICU who were 65 years or older. We also reviewed the bibliographies of relevant citations to identify additional citations. STUDY SELECTION We identified 19 studies evaluating disability outcomes in critically ill patients who were 65 years and older. DATA EXTRACTION Descriptive epidemiologic data on disability after critical illness. DATA SYNTHESIS Newly acquired disability in activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and mobility activities was commonplace among older adults who survived a critical illness. Incident dementia and less severe cognitive impairment were also highly prevalent. Factors related to the acute critical illness, ICU practices, such as heavy sedation, physical restraints, and immobility, as well as aging physiology, and coexisting geriatric conditions can combine to result in these poor outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Older adults who survive critical illness have physical and cognitive declines resulting in disability at greater rates than hospitalized, noncritically ill and community dwelling older adults. Interventions derived from widely available geriatric care models in use outside of the ICU, which address modifiable risk factors including immobility and delirium, are associated with improved functional and cognitive outcomes and can be used to complement ICU-focused models such as the ABCDEs.
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Andersen FH, Flaatten H, Klepstad P, Romild U, Kvåle R. Long-term survival and quality of life after intensive care for patients 80 years of age or older. Ann Intensive Care 2015; 5:53. [PMID: 26055187 PMCID: PMC4456598 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-015-0053-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Comparison of survival and quality of life in a mixed ICU population of patients 80 years of age or older with a matched segment of the general population. Methods We retrospectively analyzed survival of ICU patients ≥80 years admitted to the Haukeland University Hospital in 2000–2012. We prospectively used the EuroQol-5D to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between survivors at follow-up and an age- and gender-matched general population. Follow-up was 1–13.8 years. Results The included 395 patients (mean age 83.8 years, 61.0 % males) showed an overall survival of 75.9 (ICU), 59.5 (hospital), and 42.0 % 1 year after the ICU. High ICU mortality was predicted by age, mechanical ventilator support, SAPS II, maximum SOFA, and multitrauma with head injury. High hospital mortality was predicted by an unplanned surgical admission. One-year mortality was predicted by respiratory failure and isolated head injury. We found no differences in HRQOL at follow-up between survivors (n = 58) and control subjects (n = 179) or between admission categories. Of the ICU non-survivors, 63.2 % died within 2 days after ICU admission (n = 60), and 68.3 % of these had life-sustaining treatment (LST) limitations. LST limitations were applied for 71.3 % (n = 114) of the hospital non-survivors (ICU 70.5 % (n = 67); post-ICU 72.3 % (n = 47)). Conclusions Overall 1-year survival was 42.0 %. Survival rates beyond that were comparable to those of the general octogenarian population. Among survivors at follow-up, HRQOL was comparable to that of the age- and sex-matched general population. Patients admitted for planned surgery had better short- and long-term survival rates than those admitted for medical reasons or unplanned surgery for 3 years after ICU admittance. The majority of the ICU non-survivors died within 2 days, and most of these had LST limitation decisions. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13613-015-0053-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Finn H Andersen
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Møre and Romsdal Health Trust, Ålesund Hospital, 6026, Ålesund, Norway,
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Gibson AA, Hay AW, Ray DC. Patients with hip fracture admitted to critical care: epidemiology, interventions and outcome. Injury 2014; 45:1066-70. [PMID: 24680801 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Although there is much current debate about the use of critical care to enhance peri-operative care of patients with hip fracture there are limited supporting data. We investigated the epidemiology, critical care interventions and outcomes of patients with hip fracture admitted to a large UK critical care unit. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed all patients with hip fracture (excluding those with multiple trauma, and those with femoral shaft or peri-prosthetic fracture) who were admitted to our critical care unit during a four year period. We recorded patient characteristics, reason for admission to critical care, interventions and organ support performed, and patient outcome. RESULTS We identified 99 patients with a mean age of 81 years; this represented 1% of patients admitted to critical care, and 2.4% of patients with hip fracture admitted to hospital during the study period. Fifty-two patients required no organ support; 19 received only respiratory support, 13 only cardiovascular support, 12 received both respiratory and cardiovascular support, and 3 received respiratory, cardiovascular and renal support. Outcome worsened as the level of organ support increased (p=0.01). Fifteen patients died in critical care, acute hospital mortality was 33% and 1-year mortality was 54%. No patient for whom admission was planned before surgery died in critical care and the 30-day mortality for this group was 13%. Outcome was related to the time between surgery and critical care admission: patients admitted before surgery or longer than 2 days after surgery had worse outcomes (p=0.001). The reason for admission to critical care also influenced outcome: patients with sepsis had poor outcome with one-third dying in critical care and a further one-third not surviving to hospital discharge. CONCLUSIONS The major determinants of outcome in this population were reason for admission, and timing of admission to critical care. One year survival was better than that for unselected patients aged >80 years admitted to critical care. Admission to critical care and use of enhanced peri-operative care for selected hip fracture patients is entirely appropriate and beneficial.
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- Alistair A Gibson
- Department of Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Critical Care, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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- R T Keays
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
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