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Friberg K, Hofsø K, Rustøen T, Ræder J, Hagen M, Puntillo K, Olsen BF. Patient characteristics associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms in intensive care unit survivors during a one-year follow-up: A multicenter study. Heart Lung 2024; 66:1-8. [PMID: 38492243 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at risk of suffering from posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) after ICU survival. OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence of high levels of PTSS the first year after ICU admission. Further, to identify specific combinations of patient characteristics (latent classes based on pre-ICU data, demographics, and clinical characteristics), and to investigate possible associations among these classes and PTSS at 3, 6, and 12 months after ICU admission. METHODS Self-reported PTSS were measured with Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). PTSS and possible predictive factors (pre-ICU data, demographics, and clinical characteristics) were analyzed using descriptive statistics, latent class analysis, and linear mixed model for repeated measures. RESULTS High PTSS levels (IES-R ≥ 33) were reported by 14.9 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] [10.0; 21.1]), 16.7 % (95 % CI [11.5; 23.1]), and 18.4 % (95 % CI [12.9; 25.0]) of patients (sample 1, n = 174) at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Three latent classes were identified (sample 2, n = 417). PTSS were significantly associated with class 2 (male with longer hospital stay) at 6 months and class 3 (age≥70, lower level of education, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score, being mechanically ventilated) at all three measurement times. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of high levels of PTSS is the greatest 12 months after ICU admission. Health professionals can use this information to be aware of specific groups of ICU patients reporting PTSS during the first year and follow up on these.
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- Klara Friberg
- Østfold Hospital Trust, Intensive and post operative unit, Postbox 300, 1714 Grålum, Norway; University of Oslo, Institute of Health and Society, Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Postbox 0316 Oslo, Norway.
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- Lovisenberg Diaconal University Collage, Oslo, Norway; Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Postbox 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway; Oslo University Hospital, Department of Postoperative and Critical Care Nursing, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Postbox 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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- University of Oslo, Institute of Health and Society, Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Postbox 0316 Oslo, Norway; Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Postbox 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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- University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Postbox 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Postbox 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway; Oslo Metropolitan University, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Postbox 4, St Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway
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- University of California, Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, 2 Koret Way, San Francisco, 94143 California, USA
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- Østfold Hospital Trust, Intensive and post operative unit, Postbox 300, 1714 Grålum, Norway; Østfold University College, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Postbox 700, 1757 Halden, Norway
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de Vlugt R, Spek B, van de Pol I, Rigter S. Quality of life after extra corporeal life support therapy. Perfusion 2023; 38:1189-1195. [PMID: 35656759 DOI: 10.1177/02676591221106148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extra Corporeal Life Support (ECLS) may be a life-saving treatment for patients with reversible cardiac and/or respiratory failure. ECLS is associated with a high risk of complications and mortality. Because only a small number of studies have been conducted into the long-term effects of ECLS, we investigated the difference in quality of life, anxiety and depressive complaints and PTSD 3 months after ICU discharge. METHOD It is a retrospective case-control study covering the period January 2012 to December 2017. The ECLS patient group was compared to a matched similar patient group in the Intensive Care (IC) that did not have ECLS therapy. Quality of life was measured with the Short-Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire, anxiety and depression was measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire and for PTSD the Impact of Events Scale (IES) questionnaire was used, comparing sum scores and cut-off points of scores from both groups. RESULTS Included were 19 patients in the ECLS group and 38 in the control group. The mean sum scores on the sub scales of the SF36 questionnaire were the same for both groups. Only the mean score of 66.2 (scale 0-100) on the domain 'general health experience' was statistically significantly different in the ECLS group than in the control group (56.8, p = .02). There was no significant difference between the sum scores of both groups on anxiety and depressive complaints. In the ECLS group 32% of the patients may have a depressive disorder versus 18% from the control group (p = .32). And 26% of the patients from the ECLS group may have an anxiety disorder versus 7% from the control group (p = .51). The incidence of PTSD was 42% in the ECLS group and 24% in the control group (p = .22). CONCLUSION We found no statistically significant difference in quality of life, anxiety and depressive symptoms and PTSD symptoms between ECLS patients and the matched control group - 3 months after the ICU discharge. The incidence of anxiety and depressive symptoms and PTSD in the ECLS group is higher than in the control group, however, this difference is not significant.
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- Roos de Vlugt
- Intensive Care, St. Antonius hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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- Department Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of anesthesiology and ICU, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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Effect of Nurse-Led Consultations on Post-Traumatic Stress and Sense of Coherence in Discharged ICU Patients With Clinically Relevant Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms-A Randomized Controlled Trial. Crit Care Med 2021; 48:e1218-e1225. [PMID: 33048906 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of nurse-led consultations on reducing post-traumatic stress symptoms and increasing sense of coherence in discharged ICU patients with clinically relevant post-traumatic stress symptoms and to identify variables associated with symptoms 12 months later. DESIGN A pragmatic nonblinded randomized controlled trial. SETTINGS Five surgical and medical ICUs at Oslo University Hospital. PATIENTS Adult patients treated in the ICU greater than or equal to 24 hours were screened with Post-Traumatic Stress Scale 10 intensive part B after ICU discharge. Those scoring greater than or equal to 25 were included in the study. INTERVENTION Patients randomized to intervention group were offered three nurse-led consultations within 2 months, and patients in the control group received standard care. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Sense of Coherence Scale 13 and Post-Traumatic Stress Scale 10 intensive part B were completed after inclusion, and reevaluated after 3, 6, and 12 months. Linear mixed model for repeated measures and linear regression analyses were performed. Among 523 screened patients, 111 and 113 were randomized to intervention group and control group, respectively. Mean Post-Traumatic Stress Scale 10 intensive part B score was 37 (±10) before randomization. No differences in post-traumatic stress symptoms or sense of coherence were found between intervention group versus control group, with a mean Post-Traumatic Stress Scale 10 intensive part B score 39 (95% CI, 37-41) versus 37 (95% CI, 35-39), 32 (95% CI, 28-35) versus 32 (95% CI, 29-35), 31 (95% CI, 28-34) versus 30 (95% CI, 27-33), and 31 (95% CI, 28-34) versus 29 (95% CI, 26-33) at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. There was a significantly reduced Post-Traumatic Stress Scale 10 intensive part B score for both groups during the year (p = 0.001). Low sense of coherence, pain, and previous psychiatric problems were associated with increased level of post-traumatic stress symptoms at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS Nurse-led consultations did not reveal any significant effect on post-traumatic stress symptoms or sense of coherence after ICU discharge in patients with clinically relevant symptoms.
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Original Research: Exploring the Effects of a Nurse-Initiated Diary Intervention on Post-Critical Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Am J Nurs 2020; 120:24-33. [PMID: 32332363 DOI: 10.1097/01.naj.0000662804.81454.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Critical illness survivors may develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following critical illness and hospitalization. Left untreated, PTSD may result in poor health outcomes. PURPOSE This study sought to examine the effects of a nurse-initiated diary intervention on PTSD development and symptom severity in critical illness survivors with varying levels of mentation. METHODS The study used a pretest-posttest control group design. Patients who were hospitalized in a critical care unit for more than 24 hours were recruited at a single medical center with two such units. All participants completed a pretest on day 2 of critical care hospitalization; the intervention group participants also received a diary. All participants received a posttest one month after critical care discharge. The variables examined were PTSD severity and symptoms of avoidance, intrusion, and hyperarousal. Variables were measured using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised. Diaries were written by the patient, visitors, and interdisciplinary team members, and kept by the patient. RESULTS A total of 134 participants completed the study. The intervention group participants experienced significantly fewer PTSD symptoms than the control group participants. PTSD was found to be of concern in 35 (26%) of all participants: five in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. CONCLUSIONS For critical illness survivors, a collaborative diary-writing intervention during hospitalization and after discharge can mitigate post-critical care PTSD. Participants who received diaries had a lower incidence of PTSD symptoms than controls; and at follow-up, they indicated that the diary intervention was worthwhile. We recommend the use of collaborative diary writing to help critical illness survivors in working through their experiences.
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Valsø Å, Rustøen T, Skogstad L, Schou-Bredal I, Ekeberg Ø, Småstuen MC, Myhren H, Sunde K, Tøien K. Post-traumatic stress symptoms and sense of coherence in proximity to intensive care unit discharge. Nurs Crit Care 2019; 25:117-125. [PMID: 31418993 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms following intensive care unit (ICU) treatment can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder and represent a severe health burden. In trauma patients, a strong sense of coherence (SOC) is associated with fewer PTS symptoms. However, this association has not been investigated in a general ICU sample. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine the occurrence of PTS symptoms in general ICU patients early after ICU discharge and to assess possible associations between PTS symptoms and SOC, ICU memory, pain, and demographic and clinical characteristics. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study. METHODS Adult patients aged ≥18 years admitted for ≥24 hours to five ICUs between 2014 and 2016 were recruited. PTS symptoms and SOC were measured at the ward within the first week after discharge from the ICU using the Posttraumatic Stress Scale-10 and Sense of Coherence Scale-13. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify associations between PTS symptoms and SOC and the selected independent variables. RESULTS A total of 523 patients were included (17.8% trauma patients; median age 57 years [range 18-94]; 53.3% male). The prevalence of clinically significant PTS symptoms was 32%. After adjustments for gender and age, lower SOC (P < 0.001), more ICU delusional memories (P < 0.001), greater pain interference (P < 0.001), not being a trauma patient (P = 0.02), and younger age (P = 0.03) were significantly associated with more PTS symptoms. CONCLUSIONS One third of patients experienced clinically relevant PTS symptoms early after discharge from the ICU. In the present study, SOC, delusional memory, pain interference, younger age, and not being a trauma patient were factors associated with more PTS symptoms. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Early individual follow up after ICU discharge focusing on pain relief and delusional memory may reduce PTS symptoms, with a potential of improving rehabilitation.
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- Åse Valsø
- Department of Postoperative and Intensive Care, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Prehospital Trauma Care - Bachelor paramedics, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Unit for Breast- and Endocrine Surgery, Division of Cancer, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Public Health, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Acute medicine, Division of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Postoperative and Intensive Care, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Grover S, Sahoo S, Chakrabarti S, Avasthi A. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related symptoms following an experience of delirium. J Psychosom Res 2019; 123:109725. [PMID: 31376870 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the prevalence of symptoms of PTSD and its correlates after 2 weeks of recovery, among patients, who developed delirium. METHODOLOGY A prospective study designed was followed, in which subjects diagnosed with delirium were evaluated 2 weeks after resolution of symptoms of delirium, for PTSD symptoms by using Impact of Events Scale-Revised version (IES-R). RESULTS 59 patients were evaluated for PTSD 2 weeks after resolution of delirium and the total mean IES-R score was 27.81 (SD-11.41). Based on the IES-cut-off scores of the scale, 30.5% of the patients (n = 18) were considered to have substantial symptoms of PTSD, 22% (n = 13) had probable symptoms of PTSD and 15.3% were considered to have partial symptoms of PTSD after resolution of delirium. None of the demographic or clinical factors were associated with development of PTSD. Those with PTSD symptoms had significantly higher prevalence of fluctuation of symptoms, while experiencing delirium and had significantly higher mean scores for the items of motor agitation, attentional deficits, higher total severity score on the Delirium Rating Scale-revised-98 version (DRS-R98) and higher DRS-R-98 total score. Higher severity of delirium as indicated by the total DRS-R98 score and the total DRS-R98 severity score were associated with higher severity of PTSD symptoms. The IES-R total score did not have any significant correlation with duration of illness, duration of delirium or Charlson Co-morbidity index. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that about one-third of patients who develop delirium go on to develop symptoms of PTSD, after recovery from delirium. Development of PTSD symptoms is associated with severity of delirium. Hence, it is important to treat the delirium adequately and provide psychological support to the patients who develop delirium, after recovery from delirium.
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- Sandeep Grover
- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
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Dalle Ore CL, Rennert RC, Schupper AJ, Gabel BC, Gonda D, Peterson B, Marshall LF, Levy M, Meltzer HS. The identification of a subgroup of children with traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage at low risk of neuroworsening. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018; 22:559-566. [PMID: 30095347 DOI: 10.3171/2018.5.peds18140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVEPediatric traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (tSAH) often results in intensive care unit (ICU) admission, the performance of additional diagnostic studies, and ICU-level therapeutic interventions to identify and prevent episodes of neuroworsening.METHODSData prospectively collected in an institutionally specific trauma registry between 2006 and 2015 were supplemented with a retrospective chart review of children admitted with isolated traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (tSAH) and an admission Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13-15. Risk of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) was calculated using the BCVI clinical prediction score.RESULTSThree hundred seventeen of 10,395 pediatric trauma patients were admitted with tSAH. Of the 317 patients with tSAH, 51 children (16%, 23 female, 28 male) were identified with isolated tSAH without midline shift on neuroimaging and a GCS score of 13-15 at presentation. The median patient age was 4 years (range 18 days to 15 years). Seven had modified Fisher grade 3 tSAH; the remainder had grade 1 tSAH. Twenty-six patients (51%) had associated skull fractures; 4 involved the petrous temporal bone and 1 the carotid canal. Thirty-nine (76.5%) were admitted to the ICU and 12 (23.5%) to the surgical ward. Four had an elevated BCVI score. Eight underwent CT angiography; no vascular injuries were identified. Nine patients received an imaging-associated general anesthetic. Five received hypertonic saline in the ICU. Patients with a modified Fisher grade 1 tSAH had a significantly shorter ICU stay as compared to modified Fisher grade 3 tSAH (1.1 vs 2.5 days, p = 0.029). Neuroworsening was not observed in any child.CONCLUSIONSChildren with isolated tSAH without midline shift and a GCS score of 13-15 at presentation appear to have minimal risk of neuroworsening despite the findings in some children of skull fractures, elevated modified Fisher grade, and elevated BCVI score. In this subgroup of children with tSAH, routine ICU-level care and additional diagnostic imaging may not be necessary for all patients. Children with modified Fisher grade 1 tSAH may be particularly unlikely to require ICU-level admission. Benefits to identifying a subgroup of children at low risk of neuroworsening include improvement in healthcare efficiency as well as decreased utilization of unnecessary and potentially morbid interventions, including exposure to ionizing radiation and general anesthesia.
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- Cecilia L Dalle Ore
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; and.,Divisions of2Neurosurgery and
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- 3Pediatric Critical Care, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; and.,Divisions of2Neurosurgery and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine; and.,Divisions of2Neurosurgery and
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Mascarenhas M, Beattie M, Roxburgh M, MacKintosh J, Clarke N, Srivastava D. Using the Model for Improvement to implement the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool in an adult intensive care unit. BMJ Open Qual 2018; 7:e000304. [PMID: 30515466 PMCID: PMC6231094 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Managing pain is challenging in the intensive care unit (ICU) as often patients are unable to self-report due to the effects of sedation required for mechanical ventilation. Minimal sedative use and the utilisation of analgesia-first approaches are advocated as best practice to reduce unwanted effects of oversedation and poorly managed pain. Despite evidence-based recommendations, behavioural pain assessment tools are not readily implemented in many critical care units. A local telephone audit conducted in April 2017 found that only 30% of Scottish ICUs are using these validated pain instruments. The intensive care unit (ICU) at Raigmore Hospital, NHS Highland, initiated a quality improvement (QI) project using the Model for Improvement (MFI) to implement an analgesia-first approach utilising a validated and reliable behavioural pain assessment tool, namely the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT). Over a six-month period, the project deployed QI tools and techniques to test and implement the CPOT. The process measures related to (i) the nursing staff's reliability to assess and document pain scores at least every four hours and (ii) to treat behavioural signs of pain or CPOT scores ≥ 3 with a rescue bolus of opioid analgesia. The findings from this project confirm that the observed trends in both process measures had reduced over time. Four hourly assessments of pain had increased to 89% and the treatment of CPOT scores ≥3 had increased to 100%.
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- Department of Nursing, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, UK
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- Department of Nursing, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, UK
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- Quality Improvement - Patient Safety, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit patients undergoing mechanical ventilation have traditionally been sedated to make them comfortable and to avoid pain and anxiety. However, this may lead to prolonged mechanical ventilation and a longer length of stay. OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study was to explore whether different sedation regimens influence the course and duration of the weaning process. PATIENTS AND METHODS Intubated adult patients (n = 152) from 15 general intensive care units in Sweden were mechanically ventilated for ≥ 24 h. Patients were divided into three groups according to the sedative(s) received during the weaning period (i.e. from being assessed as 'fit for weaning' until extubation): dexmedetomidine alone (DEX group, n = 32); standard of care with midazolam and/or propofol (SOC group, n = 67); or SOC plus dexmedetomidine (SOCDEX group, n = 53). RESULTS Patients receiving dexmedetomidine alone were weaned more rapidly than those in the other groups despite spending longer time on mechanical ventilation prior to weaning. Anxiety during weaning was present in 0, 9 and 24% patients in the DEX, SOC and SOCDEX groups, respectively. Anxiety after extubation was present in 41, 20 and 34% in the DEX, SOC and SOCDEX groups, respectively. Delirium during weaning was present in 1, 2 and 1 patient in the DEX, SOC and SOCDEX groups, respectively. Delirium at ICU discharge was present in 1, 0 and 3 patients in the DEX, SOC and SOCDEX groups, respectively. Few patients fulfilled criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder. CONCLUSION Dexmedetomidine, used as a single sedative, may have contributed to a shorter weaning period than SOC or SOCDEX. Patients who received dexmedetomidine-only sedation tended to report better health-related quality of life than those receiving other forms of sedation.
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Kendrick D, Baker R, Hill T, Beckett K, Coupland C, Kellezi B, Joseph S, Barnes J, Sleney J, Christie N, Morriss R. Early risk factors for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic distress after hospital admission for unintentional injury: Multicentre cohort study. J Psychosom Res 2018; 112:15-24. [PMID: 30097131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify psychological morbidity and identify baseline factors associated with depression, anxiety and post-traumatic distress symptoms up to 12 months post-injury. METHODS Multicentre cohort study of 668 adults, aged 16 to 70, admitted to 4 UK NHS hospital trusts. Data on injury, socio-demographic characteristics and health status was collected at recruitment. Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic distress were measured at 1, 2, 4 and 12 months post-injury. Multilevel linear regression assessed associations between patient and injury characteristics and psychological outcomes over 12 months follow-up. RESULTS Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic distress scores were highest 1 month post-injury, and remained above baseline at 2, 4 and 12 months post-injury. Moderate or severe injuries, previous psychiatric diagnoses, higher pre-injury depression and anxiety scores, middle age (45-64 years), greater deprivation and lower pre-injury quality of life (QoL) were associated with higher depression scores post-injury. Previous psychiatric diagnoses, higher pre-injury depression and anxiety scores, middle age, greater deprivation and lower pre-injury QoL were associated with higher anxiety scores post-injury. Traffic injuries or injuries from being struck by objects, multiple injures (≥3), being female, previous psychiatric diagnoses, higher pre-injury anxiety scores and greater deprivation were associated with higher post-traumatic distress scores post-injury. CONCLUSION A range of risk factors, identifiable shortly after injury, are associated with psychological morbidity occurring up to 12 months post-injury in a general trauma population. Further research is required to explore the utility of these, and other risk factors in predicting psychological morbidity on an individual patient basis.
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- D Kendrick
- Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Centre for Health & Clinical Research, University of the West of England, BS16 1DD, UK
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- Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, NG1 4BU, UK
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- School of Education, University of Nottingham, NG8 1BB, UK
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- Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University, LE11 3TU, UK
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- Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK
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- Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, University of Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK
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Langerud AK, Rustøen T, Småstuen MC, Kongsgaard U, Stubhaug A. Health-related quality of life in intensive care survivors: Associations with social support, comorbidity, and pain interference. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199656. [PMID: 29940026 PMCID: PMC6016908 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Experiences during a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), including pain, delirium, physical deterioration, and the critical illness itself, may all influence survivors' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, few studies have examined the influence of social support, comorbidity, and pain interference on ICU survivors' HRQOL. OBJECTIVES To investigate possible associations between social support, number of comorbidities, and pain interference on HRQOL in ICU survivors. METHODS ICU survivors responded to a survey 3 months (n = 118) and 1 year (n = 89) after ICU discharge. HRQOL was measured using the Short Form Health Survey-12 (v1), social support using the revised Social Provision Scale, pain interference using the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form, and comorbidities using the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire. RESULTS Physical and mental HRQOL were reduced at both 3 months and 1 year in ICU survivors compared with the general population. This reduction was more pronounced at 3 months for physical HRQOL, while a small reduction in mental HRQOL was not clinically relevant. Social support was statistical significantly positively associated with mental HRQOL at 3 months, while number of comorbidities was statistical significantly associated with a reduction in physical HRQOL at 3 months and 1 year and mental HRQOL at 1 year. Lastly pain interference was significantly associated with a reduction in physical HRQOL at 3 months and 1 year. CONCLUSIONS ICU survivors primarily report reduced physical HRQOL. Social support was positively associated with mental HRQOL, while number of comorbidities, and pain interference were all significantly associated with a reduction in HRQOL. Pain interference was associated with the largest reduction in HRQOL.
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- Anne Kathrine Langerud
- Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Post-operative and Critical Care, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Health and Society, Department of Nursing science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pain Management and Research, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Langerud AK, Rustøen T, Brunborg C, Kongsgaard U, Stubhaug A. Prevalence, Location, and Characteristics of Chronic Pain in Intensive Care Survivors. Pain Manag Nurs 2018; 19:366-376. [PMID: 29455923 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND A growing number of studies have addressed the long-term consequences of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment, but few have studied the prevalence of chronic pain and pain characteristics longitudinally. AIMS The goal of the work described here was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain in ICU survivors 3 months and 1 year after ICU discharge and to identify risk factors for chronic pain 1 year after ICU discharge. DESIGN The design used was an explorative and longitudinal study. SETTING/PATIENTS The patients in this work had stayed >48 hours in two mixed ICUs in Oslo University Hospital, a tertiary referral hospital. METHODS Patients completed a survey questionnaire 3 months and 1 year after ICU discharge. Pain was assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form. RESULTS At 3 months after discharge, 58 of 118 ICU survivors (49.2%) reported pain, and at 1 year after discharge, 34 of 89 survivors (38.2%) reported pain. The most common sites of pain at 3 months were the shoulder and abdomen; the shoulder remained the second most common site at 1 year. There was an increase in the interference of pain with daily life at 1 year. Possible risk factors for chronic pain at 1 year were increased severity of illness, organ failure, ventilator time >12 days, and ICU length of stay >15 days. The most common sites of pain were not linked to the admission diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS These findings may enable health care providers to improve care and rehabilitation for this patient group.
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- Anne Kathrine Langerud
- Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Pain Management and Research, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Health and Society, Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pain Management and Research, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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Wood D, Geoghegan S, Ramnarayan P, Davis PJ, Pappachan JV, Goodwin S, Wray J. Eliciting the experiences of the adolescent-parent dyad following critical care admission: a pilot study. Eur J Pediatr 2018; 177:747-752. [PMID: 29468417 PMCID: PMC5899104 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-018-3117-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED Critically ill adolescents are usually treated on intensive care units optimised for much older adults or younger children. The way they access and experience health services may be very different to most adolescent service users, and existing quality criteria may not apply to them. The objectives of this pilot study were, firstly, to determine whether adolescents and their families were able to articulate their experiences of their critical care admission and secondly, to identify the factors that are important to them during their intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) stay. Participants were 14-17 year olds who had previously had an emergency admission to an adult or paediatric ICU/HDU in one of four UK hospitals (two adult, two paediatric) and their parents. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight mother-adolescent dyads and one mother. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using framework analysis. CONCLUSION The main reported determinant of high-quality care was the quality of interaction with staff. The significance of these interactions and their environment depended on adolescents' awareness of their surroundings, which was often limited in ICU and changed significantly over the course of their illness. Qualitative interview methodology would be difficult to scale up for this group. What is known • Critically ill adolescents are usually treated on intensive care units optimised for older adults or younger children. • The way they access and experience health services may be different to most adolescent patients; existing quality criteria may not apply. What is new • Reported determinants of high-quality care were age-appropriateness of the environment, respectfulness and friendliness of staff, communication and inclusion in healthcare decisions. • The significance of these depended on adolescents' awareness of their surroundings, which was often limited and changed over the course of their illness.
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- Dora Wood
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK.
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- Centre for Outcomes and Experience Research in Children’s Health, Illness and Disability, Great Ormond Street Hospital, WC1N 3JH, London, UK
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, BS2 8HW UK
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- Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD UK
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, BS2 8HW UK
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- Critical Care and Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital, WC1N 3JH, London, UK
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Langerud AK, Rustøen T, Småstuen MC, Kongsgaard U, Stubhaug A. Intensive care survivor-reported symptoms: a longitudinal study of survivors' symptoms. Nurs Crit Care 2017; 23:48-54. [PMID: 29243344 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is growing interest in potential long-term outcomes following intensive care, but few researchers have studied the prevalence of multiple symptoms or the association between pain and other symptoms. AIMS To investigate the prevalence of anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among intensive care survivors 3 months and 1 year after being discharged from an intensive care unit (ICU) and to determine whether pain is associated with higher prevalence of these symptoms 3 months and 1 year after ICU stay. STUDY DESIGN Exploratory, longitudinal cohort of intensive care survivors from two mixed ICUs in a tertiary referral hospital in Norway. METHODS Intensive care survivors completed surveys at 3 months (n = 118) and 1 year (n = 89) after ICU discharge. Clinical Trials: NCT02279212. RESULTS Prevalence rates of intensive care survivors' symptoms were pain 58 (49·2%), anxiety/depression 24/118 (20·8%), fatigue 18/118(15·3%), PTSS 15 (12·8%) and sleep disturbance 58/118 (49·2%) at 3 months after ICU discharge (n = 118). Prevalence rates at 1 year (n = 89) changed only slightly to pain 34 (38·2%), anxiety/depression 17 (20·0%), fatigue 12 (13·8%), PTSS 13 (15·1%) and sleep disturbance 40/89 (46·5%). Associations were strong between pain and presence of sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression, PTSS and fatigue. CONCLUSIONS Intensive care survivors have multiple symptoms and the prevalence rates of these symptoms remained almost unchanged from 3 months to 1 year after ICU discharge. The presence of pain was associated with high odds for the presence of sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression, PTSS and fatigue, compared to a no-pain group. ICU survivors may benefit from targeted interventions designed to alleviate the symptom burden. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Knowledge about ICU survivor's prevalence and risk for having multiple symptoms may help health care professionals to give better care, if needed, to the ICU survivors.
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- Anne Kathrine Langerud
- Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Post-operative and Critical Care, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Health and Society, Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pain Management and Reserch, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- James A. Levine
- Health Solutions, Mayo Clinic Arizona and Arizona State University, Suite 200 CRB, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
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Ettenberger M. Music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit: Putting the families at the centre of care. BRITISH JOURNAL OF MUSIC THERAPY 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1359457516685881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In this article, the core concepts of family-centred care will be discussed in relation to family-centred Music Therapy with preterm babies and their parents in the neonatal intensive care unit. Then, the basic pillars of a family-centred Music Therapy programme at the neonatal intensive care unit of the Hospital Centro Policlínico del Olaya in Bogotá, Colombia, will be illustrated by selected case vignettes. Parents are considered to be an important ally in caring for their baby in the neonatal intensive care unit and family-centred Music Therapy actively seeks to provide early relational and communicative experiences between parents and their babies. However, family-centred Music Therapy goes beyond the integration of parents and needs to carefully balance out the fluctuating needs of the babies, parents and the emerging relationship between them.
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- Mark Ettenberger
- SONO – Centro de Musicoterapia, and Hospital Centro Policlínico del Olaya, and Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
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A recovery program to improve quality of life, sense of coherence and psychological health in ICU survivors: a multicenter randomized controlled trial, the RAPIT study. Intensive Care Med 2016; 42:1733-1743. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-016-4522-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gabel BC, Martin J, Crawford JR, Levy M. Questioning the need for ICU level of care in pediatric patients following elective uncomplicated craniotomy for brain tumors. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2016; 17:564-8. [PMID: 26722960 DOI: 10.3171/2015.8.peds15191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The object of this study is to address what factors may necessitate the need for intensive care monitoring after elective uncomplicated craniotomy in pediatric patients who are initially managed in a non-intensive care unit setting postoperatively. METHODS A retrospective chart review was undertaken for all patients who underwent elective craniotomy for brain tumor between April of 2007 and April of 2012 and who were directly admitted to the floor postoperatively. Factors such as age, tumor type, craniotomy location, neurological comorbidities, reason for transfer to intensive care unit (ICU) level of care (if applicable), time between admittance to floor and transfer to ICU level of care, and reason for transfer to ICU level of care were assessed. RESULTS Adjusted logistic regression found 2 significant positive predictors of postoperative transfer to the ICU after initial admission to the floor: primitive neuroectodermal tumor pathology (OR 44.10, 95% CI 1.24-1572.16, p = 0.04), and repeat craniotomy during the same hospitalization (OR 13.97, 95% CI 1.21-160.66, p = 0.03). Conversely, 1 negative factor was found: low-grade glioma pathology (OR 0.05, 95% CI 0.00-0.87, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Select pediatric patients may not require ICU level of care after elective uncomplicated pediatric craniotomy. Additional studies are needed to adequately address which patients would benefit from initial ICU admittance following elective craniotomies for brain tumors.
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- Brandon C Gabel
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego
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- Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, and Rady Children's Hospital; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego;,Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, and Rady Children's Hospital; and.,Department of Neurosurgery, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
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Impact of Sedation on Cognitive Function in Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Lung 2015; 194:43-52. [PMID: 26559680 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-015-9820-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The practice of sedation dosing strategy in mechanically ventilated patient has a profound effect on cognitive function. We conducted a comprehensive review of outcome of sedation on mental health function in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU). We specifically evaluated current sedative dosing strategy and the development of delirium, post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSDs) and agitation. Based on this review, heavy dosing sedation strategy with benzodiazepines contributes to cognitive dysfunction. However, outcome for mental health dysfunction is mixed in regard to newer sedatives agents such as dexmedetomidine and propofol. Moreover, studies that examine the impact of sedatives for persistence of PTSD/delirium and its long-term cognitive and functional outcomes for post-ICU patients are frequently underpowered. Most studies suffer from low sample sizes and methodological variations. Therefore, larger randomized controlled trials are needed to properly assess the impact of sedation dosing strategy on cognitive function.
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Sadat Z, Abdi M, Aghajani M. Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Factors Among Patients Discharged From Critical Care Units in Kashan, Iran. ARCHIVES OF TRAUMA RESEARCH 2015; 4:e28466. [PMID: 26848472 PMCID: PMC4733532 DOI: 10.5812/atr.28466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Background Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder occurred due to past adverse experiences. Several researches have demonstrated that PTSD is quite common among patients discharged from critical care unit. Objectives This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PTSD and its related factors among patients discharged from critical care units in Kashan, Iran, during 2014. Patients and Methods A descriptive prospective study was performed on 332 patients admitted to critical care units of Kashan Shahid Beheshti Hospital using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected in wards during hospitalization and one month after their discharge from hospital using questionnaires on demographic, medical information and PTSD Checklist (PCL). The PCL scores of 45 or more were considered as PTSD. Data were analyzed using chi-square, t-test, Mann-Whitney U and logistic regression. Results From a total of 332 patients, 160 cases (48.2%) had PTSD and the mean total PCL score in participants was 44.24 ± 19.89. There was a significant difference between the total score of PTSD and its domains in patients with and without PTSD. the univariate analysis showed a significant association between PTSD and increasing age, increased length of hospital stay, more children, having additional comorbidities, unemployed, use of mechanical ventilation (P < 0.001), drug abuse (P = 0.003) and single patients (P = 0.028). However, there was no significant association between PTSD and gender, type of the critical care unit, level of education and admission due to trauma. However, in multivariate analysis using logistic regression, factors associated with PTSD were older age of the participants, use of mechanical ventilation having additional comorbidities, unemployed (P<0.001) and being single (P=0.04) Conclusions Prevalence of PTSD is high among patients discharged from ICUs and some medical individual factors such as elderly, unemployed, being single, using mechanical ventilation and pre-existing diseases are risk factors. Therefore, it is recommended to perform appropriative educational plan for these patients to reduce the risk of PTSD.
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- Zohreh Sadat
- Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Mohammad Abdi, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran. Tel: +98-36155540021, Fax: +98-36155546633, E-mail:
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- Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran
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