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Latronico N, Eikermann M, Ely EW, Needham DM. Improving management of ARDS: uniting acute management and long-term recovery. Crit Care 2024; 28:58. [PMID: 38395902 PMCID: PMC10893724 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04810-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an important global health issue with high in-hospital mortality. Importantly, the impact of ARDS extends beyond the acute phase, with increased mortality and disability for months to years after hospitalization. These findings underscore the importance of extended follow-up to assess and address the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), characterized by persistent impairments in physical, cognitive, and/or mental health status that impair quality of life over the long-term. Persistent muscle weakness is a common physical problem for ARDS survivors, affecting mobility and activities of daily living. Critical illness and related interventions, including prolonged bed rest and overuse of sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents during mechanical ventilation, are important risk factors for ICU-acquired weakness. Deep sedation also increases the risk of delirium in the ICU, and long-term cognitive impairment. Corticosteroids also may be used during management of ARDS, particularly in the setting of COVID-19. Corticosteroids can be associated with myopathy and muscle weakness, as well as prolonged delirium that increases the risk of long-term cognitive impairment. The optimal duration and dosage of corticosteroids remain uncertain, and there's limited long-term data on their effects on muscle weakness and cognition in ARDS survivors. In addition to physical and cognitive issues, mental health challenges, such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, are common in ARDS survivors. Strategies to address these complications emphasize the need for consistent implementation of the evidence-based ABCDEF bundle, which includes daily management of analgesia in concert with early cessation of sedatives, avoidance of benzodiazepines, daily delirium monitoring and management, early mobilization, and incorporation of family at the bedside. In conclusion, ARDS is a complex global health challenge with consequences extending beyond the acute phase. Understanding the links between critical care management and long-term consequences is vital for developing effective therapeutic strategies and improving the quality of life for ARDS survivors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicola Latronico
- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
- Department of Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Piazzale Ospedali Civili, 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
- "Alessandra BONO" Interdepartmental University Research Center on Long-Term Outcome (LOTO) in Critical Illness Survivors, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA
- Klinik fur Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitaet Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Tennessee Valley Veteran's Affairs Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Davies TW, Kelly E, van Gassel RJJ, van de Poll MCG, Gunst J, Casaer MP, Christopher KB, Preiser JC, Hill A, Gundogan K, Reintam-Blaser A, Rousseau AF, Hodgson C, Needham DM, Schaller SJ, McClelland T, Pilkington JJ, Sevin CM, Wischmeyer PE, Lee ZY, Govil D, Chapple L, Denehy L, Montejo-González JC, Taylor B, Bear DE, Pearse RM, McNelly A, Prowle J, Puthucheary ZA. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinimetric properties of the core outcome measurement instruments for clinical effectiveness trials of nutritional and metabolic interventions in critical illness (CONCISE). Crit Care 2023; 27:450. [PMID: 37986015 PMCID: PMC10662687 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04729-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND CONCISE is an internationally agreed minimum set of outcomes for use in nutritional and metabolic clinical research in critically ill adults. Clinicians and researchers need to be aware of the clinimetric properties of these instruments and understand any limitations to ensure valid and reliable research. This systematic review and meta-analysis were undertaken to evaluate the clinimetric properties of the measurement instruments identified in CONCISE. METHODS Four electronic databases were searched from inception to December 2022 (MEDLINE via Ovid, EMBASE via Ovid, CINAHL via Healthcare Databases Advanced Search, CENTRAL via Cochrane). Studies were included if they examined at least one clinimetric property of a CONCISE measurement instrument or recognised variation in adults ≥ 18 years with critical illness or recovering from critical illness in any language. The COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist for systematic reviews of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures was used. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were used in line with COSMIN guidance. The COSMIN checklist was used to evaluate the risk of bias and the quality of clinimetric properties. Overall certainty of the evidence was rated using a modified Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. Narrative synthesis was performed and where possible, meta-analysis was conducted. RESULTS A total of 4316 studies were screened. Forty-seven were included in the review, reporting data for 12308 participants. The Short Form-36 Questionnaire (Physical Component Score and Physical Functioning), sit-to-stand test, 6-m walk test and Barthel Index had the strongest clinimetric properties and certainty of evidence. The Short Physical Performance Battery, Katz Index and handgrip strength had less favourable results. There was limited data for Lawson Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria. The risk of bias ranged from inadequate to very good. The certainty of the evidence ranged from very low to high. CONCLUSIONS Variable evidence exists to support the clinimetric properties of the CONCISE measurement instruments. We suggest using this review alongside CONCISE to guide outcome selection for future trials of nutrition and metabolic interventions in critical illness. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO (CRD42023438187). Registered 21/06/2023.
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- T W Davies
- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK.
- Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK.
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- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
- Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
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- Clinical Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Medical Direction, Erasme University Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital RWTH, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital RWTH, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Liège, Liege, Belgium
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 3/553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, The Alfred, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Research Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CVK, CCM), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
- Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Centre for Bioscience, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, DUMC, Box 3094 Mail # 41, 2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC, 5692 HAFS27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Cardiac, Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesia, Medanta: The Medicty, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Allied Health, Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Instituto de Investigación I+12, Hospital Universitario, 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Research for Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
- Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
- Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
- Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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Davies TW, van Gassel RJJ, van de Poll M, Gunst J, Casaer MP, Christopher KB, Preiser JC, Hill A, Gundogan K, Reintam-Blaser A, Rousseau AF, Hodgson C, Needham DM, Castro M, Schaller S, McClelland T, Pilkington JJ, Sevin CM, Wischmeyer PE, Lee ZY, Govil D, Li A, Chapple L, Denehy L, Montejo-González JC, Taylor B, Bear DE, Pearse R, McNelly A, Prowle J, Puthucheary ZA. Core outcome measures for clinical effectiveness trials of nutritional and metabolic interventions in critical illness: an international modified Delphi consensus study evaluation (CONCISE). Crit Care 2022; 26:240. [PMID: 35933433 PMCID: PMC9357332 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-04113-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Clinical research on nutritional and metabolic interventions in critically ill patients is heterogenous regarding time points, outcomes and measurement instruments used, impeding intervention development and data syntheses, and ultimately worsening clinical outcomes. We aimed to identify and develop a set of core outcome domains and associated measurement instruments to include in all research in critically ill patients.
Methods An updated systematic review informed a two-stage modified Delphi consensus process (domains followed by instruments). Measurement instruments for domains considered ‘essential’ were taken through the second stage of the Delphi and a subsequent consensus meeting. Results In total, 213 participants (41 patients/caregivers, 50 clinical researchers and 122 healthcare professionals) from 24 countries contributed. Consensus was reached on time points (30 and 90 days post-randomisation). Three domains were considered ‘essential’ at 30 days (survival, physical function and Infection) and five at 90 days (survival, physical function, activities of daily living, nutritional status and muscle/nerve function). Core ‘essential’ measurement instruments reached consensus for survival and activities of daily living, and ‘recommended’ measurement instruments for physical function, nutritional status and muscle/nerve function. No consensus was reached for a measurement instrument for Infection. Four further domains met criteria for ‘recommended,’ but not ‘essential,’ to measure at 30 days post-randomisation (organ dysfunction, muscle/nerve function, nutritional status and wound healing) and three at 90 days (frailty, body composition and organ dysfunction). Conclusion The CONCISE core outcome set is an internationally agreed minimum set of outcomes for use at 30 and 90 days post-randomisation, in nutritional and metabolic clinical research in critically ill adults.
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13054-022-04113-x.
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Affiliation(s)
- T W Davies
- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Medical Direction, Erasme University Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Departments of Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Liège, Liege, Belgium
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 3/553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.,Department of Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, The Alfred, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Research Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Clinical Nutrition, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CVK, CCM), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Centre for Bioscience, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, DUMC, Box 3094 Mail # 41, 2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC, 5692 HAFS27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesia, Medanta: The Medicty, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Woodlands Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, School of Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Allied Health, Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Research for Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Critical Care and Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy´S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. .,Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Adult Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1BB, UK.
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Schmidt K, Gensichen J, Gehrke-Beck S, Kosilek RP, Kühne F, Heintze C, Baldwin LM, Needham DM. Management of COVID-19 ICU-survivors in primary care: - a narrative review. BMC Fam Pract 2021; 22:160. [PMID: 34303344 PMCID: PMC8308076 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-021-01464-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Many survivors of critical illness suffer from long-lasting physical, cognitive, and mental health sequelae. The number of affected patients is expected to markedly increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many ICU survivors receive long-term care from a primary care physician. Hence, awareness and appropriate management of these sequelae is crucial. An interdisciplinary authorship team participated in a narrative literature review to identify key issues in managing COVID-19 ICU-survivors in primary care. The aim of this perspective paper is to synthesize important literature to understand and manage sequelae of critical illness due to COVID-19 in the primary care setting.
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- Kfr Schmidt
- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany. .,Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, University Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, University Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, University Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Hosey MM, Needham DM, Kudchadkar SR. Fatigue in critical care survivors: multidisciplinary and self-management strategies. Anaesthesia 2021; 76:1163-1166. [PMID: 33878209 DOI: 10.1111/anae.15474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- M M Hosey
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery Research Group Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery Research Group Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery Research Group Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Major ME, Kwakman R, Kho ME, Connolly B, McWilliams D, Denehy L, Hanekom S, Patman S, Gosselink R, Jones C, Nollet F, Needham DM, Engelbert RHH, van der Schaaf M. Surviving critical illness: what is next? An expert consensus statement on physical rehabilitation after hospital discharge. Crit Care 2016; 20:354. [PMID: 27793165 PMCID: PMC5086052 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-016-1508-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The study objective was to obtain consensus on physical therapy (PT) in the rehabilitation of critical illness survivors after hospital discharge. Research questions were: what are PT goals, what are recommended measurement tools, and what constitutes an optimal PT intervention for survivors of critical illness? METHODS A Delphi consensus study was conducted. Panelists were included based on relevant fields of expertise, years of clinical experience, and publication record. A literature review determined five themes, forming the basis for Delphi round one, which was aimed at generating ideas. Statements were drafted and ranked on a 5-point Likert scale in two additional rounds with the objective to reach consensus. Results were expressed as median and semi-interquartile range, with the consensus threshold set at ≤0.5. RESULTS Ten internationally established researchers and clinicians participated in this Delphi panel, with a response rate of 80 %, 100 %, and 100 % across three rounds. Consensus was reached on 88.5 % of the statements, resulting in a framework for PT after hospital discharge. Essential handover information should include information on 15 parameters. A core set of outcomes should test exercise capacity, skeletal muscle strength, function in activities of daily living, mobility, quality of life, and pain. PT interventions should include functional exercises, circuit and endurance training, strengthening exercises for limb and respiratory muscles, education on recovery, and a nutritional component. Screening tools to identify impairments in other health domains and referral to specialists are proposed. CONCLUSIONS A consensus-based framework for optimal PT after hospital discharge is proposed. Future research should focus on feasibility testing of this framework, developing risk stratification tools and validating core outcome measures for ICU survivors.
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- M. E. Major
- ACHIEVE—Centre of Applied Research, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- European School of Physiotherapy, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ACHIEVE—Centre of Applied Research, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- McMaster University, School of Rehabilitation Science, Hamilton, Canada
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- Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, Lane Fox Clinical Respiratory Physiology Research Unit, London, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Therapy Services, Birmingham, UK
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Physiotherapy, Melbourne, Australia
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- Stellenbosch University, Physiotherapy Division, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
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- The University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Physiotherapy, Fremantle, Australia
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- KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Liverpool, Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Ageing & Chronic Disease, Liverpool, UK
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- Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of rehabilitation medicine, PO Box 22660, 1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Outcomes after Critical Illness and Surgery Group, Baltimore, USA
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, USA
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baltimore, USA
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- ACHIEVE—Centre of Applied Research, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of rehabilitation medicine, PO Box 22660, 1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ACHIEVE—Centre of Applied Research, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of rehabilitation medicine, PO Box 22660, 1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Reid DB, Chapple LS, O'Connor SN, Bellomo R, Buhr H, Chapman MJ, Davies AR, Eastwood GM, Ferrie S, Lange K, McIntyre J, Needham DM, Peake SL, Rai S, Ridley EJ, Rodgers H, Deane AM. The effect of augmenting early nutritional energy delivery on quality of life and employment status one year after ICU admission. Anaesth Intensive Care 2016; 44:406-12. [PMID: 27246942 DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1604400309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Augmenting energy delivery during the acute phase of critical illness may reduce mortality and improve functional outcomes. The objective of this sub-study was to evaluate the effect of early augmented enteral nutrition (EN) during critical illness, on outcomes one year later. We performed prospective longitudinal evaluation of study participants, initially enrolled in The Augmented versus Routine approach to Giving Energy Trial (TARGET), a feasibility study that randomised critically ill patients to 1.5 kcal/ml (augmented) or 1.0 kcal/ml (routine) EN administered at the same rate for up to ten days, who were alive at one year. One year after randomisation Short Form-36 version 2 (SF-36v2) and EuroQol-5D-5L quality of life surveys, and employment status were assessed via telephone survey. At one year there were 71 survivors (1.5 kcal/ml 38 versus 1.0 kcal/ml 33; P=0.55). Thirty-nine (55%) patients consented to this follow-up study and completed the surveys (n = 23 and 16, respectively). The SF-36v2 physical and mental component summary scores were below normal population means but were similar in 1.5 kcal/ml and 1.0 kcal/ml groups (P=0.90 and P=0.71). EuroQol-5D-5L data were also comparable between groups (P=0.70). However, at one-year follow-up, more patients who received 1.5 kcal/ml were employed (7 versus 2; P=0.022). The delivery of 1.5 kcal/ml for a maximum of ten days did not affect self-rated quality of life one year later.
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- D B Reid
- Intensive Care Registrar, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
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- Research Manager, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
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- Intensive Care Consultant, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
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- Research Manager, Intensive Care Service, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales
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- Director of Research, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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- Research Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria
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- Research Manager, Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
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- Critical Care Dietitian, Intensive Care Service, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales
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- Biostatistician, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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- Research Coordinator, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
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- Medical Director, Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Senior Intensive Care Clinician, Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
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- Intensive Care Specialist, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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- Nutrition Program Manager, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria
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- Research Coordinator, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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Neufeld KJ, Nelliot A, Inouye SK, Ely EW, Bienvenu OJ, Lee HB, Needham DM. Delirium diagnosis methodology used in research: a survey-based study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2014; 22:1513-21. [PMID: 24745562 PMCID: PMC4164600 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe methodology used to diagnose delirium in research studies evaluating delirium detection tools. METHODS The authors used a survey to address reference rater methodology for delirium diagnosis, including rater characteristics, sources of patient information, and diagnostic process, completed via web or telephone interview according to respondent preference. Participants were authors of 39 studies included in three recent systematic reviews of delirium detection instruments in hospitalized patients. RESULTS Authors from 85% (N = 33) of the 39 eligible studies responded to the survey. The median number of raters per study was 2.5 (interquartile range: 2-3); 79% were physicians. The raters' median duration of clinical experience with delirium diagnosis was 7 years (interquartile range: 4-10), with 5% having no prior clinical experience. Inter-rater reliability was evaluated in 70% of studies. Cognitive tests and delirium detection tools were used in the delirium reference rating process in 61% (N = 21) and 45% (N = 15) of studies, respectively, with 33% (N = 11) using both and 27% (N = 9) using neither. When patients were too drowsy or declined to participate in delirium evaluation, 70% of studies (N = 23) used all available information for delirium diagnosis, whereas 15% excluded such patients. CONCLUSION Significant variability exists in reference standard methods for delirium diagnosis in published research. Increasing standardization by documenting inter-rater reliability, using standardized cognitive and delirium detection tools, incorporating diagnostic expert consensus panels, and using all available information in patients declining or unable to participate with formal testing may help advance delirium research by increasing consistency of case detection and improving generalizability of research results.
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- KJ Neufeld
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA,Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee USA,Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, (GRECC) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland USA
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- Psychological Medicine Service, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland USA,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland USA
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- B B Kamdar
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Bienvenu OJ, Gellar J, Althouse BM, Colantuoni E, Sricharoenchai T, Mendez-Tellez PA, Shanholtz C, Dennison CR, Pronovost PJ, Needham DM. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms after acute lung injury: a 2-year prospective longitudinal study. Psychol Med 2013; 43:2657-71. [PMID: 23438256 PMCID: PMC10885773 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291713000214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Survivors of critical illnesses often have clinically significant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. This study describes the 2-year prevalence and duration of PTSD symptoms after acute lung injury (ALI), and examines patient baseline and critical illness/intensive care-related risk factors. METHOD This prospective, longitudinal cohort study recruited patients from 13 intensive care units (ICUs) in four hospitals, with follow-up 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after ALI onset. The outcome of interest was an Impact of Events Scale - Revised (IES-R) mean score ≥1.6 ('PTSD symptoms'). RESULTS During the 2-year follow-up, 66/186 patients (35%) had PTSD symptoms, with the greatest prevalence by the 3-month follow-up. Fifty-six patients with post-ALI PTSD symptoms survived to the 24-month follow-up, and 35 (62%) of these had PTSD symptoms at the 24-month follow-up; 50% had taken psychiatric medications and 40% had seen a psychiatrist since hospital discharge. Risk/protective factors for PTSD symptoms were pre-ALI depression [hazard odds ratio (OR) 1.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-3.64], ICU length of stay (for a doubling of days, OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.06-1.83), proportion of ICU days with sepsis (per decile, OR 1.08, 95% CI 1.00-1.16), high ICU opiate doses (mean morphine equivalent ≥100 mg/day, OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.02-4.42) and proportion of ICU days on opiates (per decile, OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.74-0.94) or corticosteroids (per decile, OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84-0.99). CONCLUSIONS PTSD symptoms are common, long-lasting and associated with psychiatric treatment during the first 2 years after ALI. Risk factors include pre-ALI depression, durations of stay and sepsis in the ICU, and administration of high-dose opiates in the ICU. Protective factors include durations of opiate and corticosteroid administration in the ICU.
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- O J Bienvenu
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Neufeld KJ, Leoutsakos JS, Sieber FE, Joshi D, Wanamaker BL, Rios-Robles J, Needham DM. Evaluation of two delirium screening tools for detecting post-operative delirium in the elderly. Br J Anaesth 2013; 111:612-8. [PMID: 23657522 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Postoperative delirium in the elderly is common and associated with poor outcomes, but often goes unrecognized. Delirium screening tools, validated in postoperative settings are lacking. This study compares two screening tools [Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) and Nursing Delirium Symptom Checklist (NuDESC)] with a DSM-IV-based diagnosis of delirium, conducted by neuropsychiatric examination in postoperative settings. METHODS Consecutive English-speaking patients, ≥70 yr, undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia and capable of providing informed consent, were recruited. Diagnostic test characteristics were compared for each screening tool vs neuropsychiatric examination, both in the Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and daily during inpatient hospitalization, adjusting for repeated measures. RESULTS Neuropsychiatric examination identified delirium in 45% of 91 patients evaluated in the PACU and in 32% of 166 subsequent delirium assessments on the ward in the 58 admitted patients. The sensitivity [95% confidence interval (CI)] of delirium detection of the CAM-ICU in the PACU, and in all repeated assessments was 28% (16-45%) and 28% (17-42%), respectively; for the NuDESC (scoring threshold ≥2), 32% (19-48%) and 29% (19-42%), respectively, and the NuDESC (threshold ≥1), 80% (65-91%) and 72% (60-82%), respectively. Specificity was >90% for both the CAM-ICU and the NuDESC (threshold ≥2); specificity for the NuDESC (threshold ≥1), in the PACU was 69% (54-80%) and 80% (73-85%) for all assessments. CONCLUSIONS While highly specific, neither CAM-ICU nor NuDESC (threshold ≥2) are adequately sensitive to identify delirium post-operatively; NuDESC (threshold ≥1) increases sensitivity, but reduces specificity.
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- K J Neufeld
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and
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Dainty M, Kleinzeller A, Lawrence AS, Miall M, Needham J, Needham DM, Shen SC. STUDIES ON THE ANOMALOUS VISCOSITY AND FLOW-BIREFRINGENCE OF PROTEIN SOLUTIONS : III. CHANGES IN THESE PROPERTIES OF MYOSIN SOLUTIONS IN RELATION TO ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE AND MUSCULAR CONTRACTION. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 27:355-99. [PMID: 19873391 PMCID: PMC2238015 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.27.4.355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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1. An investigation of the physicochemical properties of myosin has been carried out. Prepared under standard conditions, the ratio of flow-birefringence to protein concentration is uniform. The effect of electrolytes, pH, and urea on the flow-birefringence and viscosity (relative and anomalous) of myosin has been examined. 2. Decrease or abolition of flow-birefringence does not necessarily imply far reaching denaturation, since such effects can be reversed by a variety of means. 3. When a myosin solution is treated with adenosinetriphosphate, its flow-birefringence is decreased (average 48 per cent), its anomalous viscosity is retained, and its relative viscosity is decreased (average 14 per cent). The full effect of adenosinetriphosphate is obtained at 0.004 M; a molarity very much less than that of other substances which decrease the flow-birefringence of myosin. 4. The changes in the physicochemical properties of myosin brought about by adenosinetriphosphate are spontaneously reversible, and are connected with the enzymatic action of the protein as adenosinetriphosphatase. 5. Effects similar to those of adenosinetriphosphate on the physicochemical properties of purified myosin have been obtained so far only with inosinetriphosphate. 6. Inorganic phosphate is split off by myosin from inosinetriphosphate as well as from adenosinetriphosphate. Inorganic triphosphate is split by 1 to 2 per cent solution of three times precipitated myosin. 7. Adenosinediphosphate and inorganic triphosphate act as competitive inhibitors with adenosinetriphosphate, blocking the fall of flow-birefringence. 8. The implications of the results, and the conception of active enzymic groups attached to proteins participating in cell structure, whether contractile or non-contractile, are discussed in relation to present views on muscle physiology and other biological problems.
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- M Dainty
- Biochemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge
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- Biochemical and Pathological Laboratories, Cambridge
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Lu GD, Needham DM. Studies on the metabolism of pyruvic acid in normal and vitamin B(1)-deficient states: The fate of injected pyruvate in the normal rabbit. Biochem J 2006; 33:1544-8. [PMID: 16747064 PMCID: PMC1264612 DOI: 10.1042/bj0331544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- G D Lu
- The Biochemical Laboratory, Cambridge, and the Henry Lester Institute for Medical Research, Shanghai
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- The Biochemical Laboratory, Cambridge
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Chiu CY, Needham DM. The effect of adrenal cortical preparations added in vitro upon the carbohydrate metabolism of liver slices. 1. The effect of adrenal cortical extract (eschatin) upon synthesis of glycogen and of total carbohydrate. Biochem J 2006; 46:114-20. [PMID: 16748626 PMCID: PMC1275091 DOI: 10.1042/bj0460114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- C Y Chiu
- Biochemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge
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- The Biochemical Laboratory, Cambridge
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- The Biochemical Laboratory, Cambridge
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Needham DM, Foster SD, Tomlinson G, Godfrey-Faussett P. Socio-economic, gender and health services factors affecting diagnostic delay for tuberculosis patients in urban Zambia. Trop Med Int Health 2001; 6:256-9. [PMID: 11348515 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00709.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In-depth interviews regarding health seeking behaviour were conducted with 202 adults registered with pulmonary tuberculosis at the centralized Chest Clinic in Lusaka, Zambia. The median (mean) diagnostic delay was 8.6 (9) weeks, and was significantly associated with the following factors: female sex, lower education, more than six instances of health-seeking encounters, outpatient diagnosis of tuberculosis, and visiting a private doctor or traditional healer. More effective tuberculosis control interventions require novel methods of accessing women and less educated people. Decentralization of public tuberculosis care and improved integration with private sector health providers may also reduce diagnostic delay.
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- D M Needham
- Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- D M Needham
- Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Osborne C, Needham DM. An experiment with problem-based learning at the University of Zambia. S Afr Med J 2000; 90:49-50. [PMID: 10721391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Needham DM, Godfrey-Faussett P, Foster SD. Barriers to tuberculosis control in urban Zambia: the economic impact and burden on patients prior to diagnosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1998; 2:811-7. [PMID: 9783528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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SETTING Chest Clinic, University Teaching Hospital, Zambia. OBJECTIVE To study the pre-diagnosis economic impact, burden, and barriers to care-seeking for tuberculosis patients in urban Zambia. DESIGN In-depth interviews conducted over a 9-week period with adult in-patients and out-patients registering with new pulmonary tuberculosis; data analysis using Epi Info. RESULTS Interviews were completed by 202 patients: 64% normally worked, but 31% stopped due to their tuberculosis, with an average of 48 days off. The mean duration of illness prior to their tuberculosis registration was 63 days, with 64% of patients delaying in presenting to the Chest Clinic. Of these, 38% blamed money shortages for their delay. In seeking diagnosis, patients incurred a mean total cost equivalent to 127% of their mean monthly income (pounds sterling UK 40 [$US 59]); direct expenditures represented 60% of this cost. In addition, patients lost, on average, 18 work days prior to diagnosis. Care-givers incurred costs equivalent to 31% of the mean monthly income (pounds sterling UK 10 [$US 15]). CONCLUSION The economic burden of tuberculosis on patients creates barriers to prompt diagnosis which may lead to continuing transmission of the infection. Important economic barriers include transportation expenditure, cost of 'special food', and lost income. These barriers may be reduced through interventions that reduce the number of health encounters, travel distances and duration of illness before diagnosis.
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- D M Needham
- MD Programme, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
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Needham DM, Hogg RS, Yip B, O'Shaughnessy M, Schechter MT, Montaner JS. The impact of antiretroviral therapy on AIDS survival observed in a province-wide drug treatment programme. Int J STD AIDS 1998; 9:370-2. [PMID: 9671257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Needham DM. Sharing the benefits of HIV/AIDS research with resource-poor countries: AZT for pregnant women in Africa? Hum Health Care Int 1997; 13:E11. [PMID: 14986616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- D M Needham
- 18 Ilderbrook Circle, PO Box 266, Ilderton, Ontartio N0M 2A0, Canada
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Needham DM. The mechanism of contraction. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 1973; 265:167. [PMID: 4144685 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1973.0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Our programme this afternoon is in two parts. We first welcome Professor Hamoir and Dr Kendrick-Jones to describe the several ways in which smooth muscle myosin differs from skeletal muscle myosin. It was in this biochemical field that my own work, with Dr Jennifer Williams, lay some twelve years ago. We were impressed at that time by the very low ATPase activity of the uterus actomyosin, and by the fact that on trypsin treatment meromyosins were obtained in some ways similar to those of skeletal muscle. Speakers this afternoon will have far more to tell us of the nature, behaviour and structure of the myosins concerned. We were also interested in the properties and possible function of certain soluble proteins, including tropomyosin, which figure so largely in smooth muscle constitution. This subject also will come up today.
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Boursnell JC, Cohen JA, Dixon M, Francis GE, Greville GD, Needham DM, Wormall A. Studies on mustard gas (betabeta'-dichlorodiethyl sulphide) and some related compounds: 5. The fate of injected mustard gas (containing radioactive sulphur) in the animal body. Biochem J 1946; 40:756-64. [PMID: 16748083 PMCID: PMC1270036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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- J C Boursnell
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital, and Sir William Dunn Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
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Needham DM, Needham J, Baldwin E, Yudkin J. Bemerkungen zu der Arbeit von O. Riesser und A. Hansen „Chemisch-analytische Untersuchungen an Muskeln von marinen Avertebraten.“. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1933. [DOI: 10.1515/bchm2.1933.222.1-2.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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