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Wu PY, Lee SY, Wong LT, Chao WC. Early deep sedation was associated with post-hospital one-year mortality in critically ill surgical patients: a propensity-matched retrospective cohort study. BMC Anesthesiol 2025; 25:268. [PMID: 40420270 PMCID: PMC12105271 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-025-03137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2025] [Indexed: 05/28/2025] Open
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OBJECTIVE Sedation is a crucial issue in critical care, but the impact of early deep sedation on post-hospital mortality in critically ill surgical patients remains unclear. METHODS We linked the 2015-2020 critical care database at Taichung Veterans General Hospital with the nationwide death registration in Taiwan. Log-rank test was used to estimate survival curves between patients with and without deep sedation, defined by the average Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) level within the first 3 days equal to or lower than - 3. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to determine hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Furthermore, we used propensity score-matching (PSM) analysis to validate the association. RESULTS A total of 7,135 critically ill surgical patients were enrolled, and 13.7% of them experienced early deep sedation. Independent predictors for post-hospital one-year mortality included old age, male, more comorbidities, high acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score, and low body mass index. We noted that receiving midazolam (aHR 1.368, 95% CI 1.052-1.780) or propofol (aHR 1.459, 95% CI 1.136-1.874) was associated with increased mortality compared with dexmedetomidine. Early deep sedation was independently associated with post-hospital mortality after adjusting for covariates (aHR 1.216, 95% CI 1.019-1.452), and the association remained robust in the PSM analysis (aHR 1.313, 95% CI 1.054-1.636). CONCLUSION We identified the association between early deep sedation and post-hospital mortality, a modifiable factor, in critically ill surgical patients. Further prospective studies are warranted to confirm our findings.
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- Peng-Yen Wu
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital Puli Branch, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Department of post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Big Data Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Sereeyotin J, Yarnell C, Mehta S. Sedation practices in patients intubated in the emergency department compared with those in patients in the intensive care unit. CRITICAL CARE SCIENCE 2025; 37:e20250247. [PMID: 40435028 PMCID: PMC12094695 DOI: 10.62675/2965-2774.20250247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2024] [Accepted: 12/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2025]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare sedation management during and after intubation in the emergency department with that in the intensive care unit. METHODS This was a single-center retrospective cohort study of adults who were intubated in the emergency department or intensive care unit and who received mechanical ventilation between January 2018 and February 2022. We collected data from electronic medical records. The primary outcome was the duration from intubation to the first documentation of light sedation, which was defined as a Sedation Agitation Scale score of 3 - 4. RESULTS This study included 264 patients, 95 (36%) of whom were intubated in the emergency department and 169 (64%) in the intensive care unit. With respect to the anesthetic agents used for intubation, ketamine was the most frequently used drug in the emergency department and was used more frequently than in the intensive care unit (61% versus 40%; p = 0.001). Propofol was the predominant sedative used in the intensive care unit, with a higher prevalence than in the emergency department (50% versus 33%; p = 0.01). Additionally, benzodiazepines and fentanyl were more frequently used in the intensive care unit (39% versus 6%; p < 0.001 and 68% versus 9.5%; p < 0.001, respectively). Within 24 hours after intubation, 68% (65/95) of the emergency department patients and 82% (138/169) of the patients intubated in the intensive care unit achieved light sedation, with median durations of 13.5 hours and 10.5 hours, respectively. Patients who were intubated in the emergency department were less likely to achieve light sedation at 24 hours (adjusted hazard ratio 0.64; p = 0.04; 95%CI, 0.42 - 0.97). CONCLUSION Compared with intensive care unit patients, critically ill patients who were intubated in the emergency department are at risk of deeper sedation and a longer time to achieve light sedation.
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- Jariya Sereeyotin
- Chulalongkorn UniversityKing Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Faculty of MedicineDepartment of AnesthesiologyBangkokThailandDepartment of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University - Bangkok, Thailand.
- University of TorontoInterdepartmental Division of Critical Care MedicineDepartment of MedicineTorontoOntarioCanadaDepartment of Medicine, Sinai Health, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- University of TorontoInterdepartmental Division of Critical Care MedicineDepartment of MedicineTorontoOntarioCanadaDepartment of Medicine, Sinai Health, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Scarborough Health Network Research InstituteTorontoOntarioCanadaScarborough Health Network Research Institute - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- University of TorontoInterdepartmental Division of Critical Care MedicineDepartment of MedicineTorontoOntarioCanadaDepartment of Medicine, Sinai Health, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Al-Hashimi D, Kåberg M, Krifors A, Wanecek M, Blennow O. Antibiotic prophylaxis reduced broad-spectrum antibiotics and length of stay in ICU patients with alcohol withdrawal induced refractory delirium tremens. J Intensive Care Soc 2025; 26:146-153. [PMID: 39600907 PMCID: PMC11586926 DOI: 10.1177/17511437241298518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2024] Open
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Background Pneumonia is a well-known complication in patients with severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome (SAWS). Antibiotic prophylaxis in ICU treated SAWS patients may be beneficial but data is lacking. The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of introduction of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) prophylaxis, on use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and ICU length of stay (LOS) in SAWS patients with refractory delirium tremens (rDT). Methods Retrospective observational cohort study comparing before (control group) and after the introduction of TMP-SMX prophylaxis in patients admitted to a single center ICU because of alcohol withdrawal induced rDT. Results A total of 108 patients were included, 53 patients in the control group and 55 patients in the TMP-SMX group. Baseline characteristics did not differ between the groups (89% male, median age 52 years). The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics was significantly lower in the TMP-SMX group than in the control group (11 vs 70%, p < 0.001). The only variable associated with decreased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in multiple logistic regression analysis was receiving TMP-SMX (0.06, 95% CI 0.02, 0.19, p-value: <0.001). Median LOS was shorter in the TMP-SMX group than in the control group (61 vs 72 h, p = 0.004). In multiple linear regression analysis receiving TMP-SMX SMX was associated with shorter LOS (-22.7, 95% CI: -41.3, -4.1, p-value: 0.02) and having one or more comorbidities with longer LOS (37.4, 95% CI: 10.4, 64.5, p-value: <0.01). Conclusion Prophylaxis with TMP-SMX in ICU-treated rDT patients was associated with reduced use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and reduced ICU LOS.
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Stockholm Centre for Dependency Disorders, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Clinical Research Västmanland, Uppsala University, Hospital of Västmanland, Västerås, Sweden
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology, S:t Göran’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine, S:t Göran’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Vollbrecht H, Patel BK. Management of sedation during weaning from mechanical ventilation. Curr Opin Crit Care 2025; 31:78-85. [PMID: 39526693 DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2024]
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PURPOSES OF REVIEW Critically ill patients frequently require mechanical ventilation and often receive sedation to control pain, reduce anxiety, and facilitate patient-ventilator interactions. Weaning from mechanical ventilation is intertwined with sedation management. In this review, we analyze the current evidence for sedation management during ventilatory weaning, including level of sedation, timing of sedation weaning, analgesic and sedative choices, and sedation management in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). RECENT FINDINGS Despite a large body of evidence from the past 20 years regarding the importance of light sedation and paired spontaneous awakening and spontaneous breathing trials (SATs/SBTs) to promote ventilator weaning, recent studies show that implementation of these strategies lag in practice. The recent WEAN SAFE trial highlights the delay between meeting weaning criteria and first weaning attempt, with level of sedation predicting both delays and weaning failure. Recent studies show that targeted interventions around evidence-based practices for sedation weaning improve outcomes, though long-term sustainability remains a challenge. SUMMARY Light or no sedation strategies that prioritize analgesia prior to sedatives along with paired SATs/SBTs promote ventilator liberation. Dexmedetomidine may have a role in weaning for agitated patients. Further investigation is needed into optimal sedation management for patients with ARDS.
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- Hanna Vollbrecht
- Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Winner RL, Ware LR, Dube KM, Kovacevic MP, Lupi KE, Szumita PM, DeGrado JR. A Retrospective, Single-Center Assessment of Changes in Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Management Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Crit Care Explor 2025; 7:e1202. [PMID: 39813020 PMCID: PMC11737495 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001202] [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] [Indexed: 01/16/2025] Open
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IMPORTANCE Recent studies have found an association between COVID-19 infection and deeper sedation in mechanically ventilated patients, raising concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) management practices overall. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess differences in PAD management in patients without COVID-19 infection in pre- and peri-COVID-19 pandemic timeframes. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This was a single-center, retrospective, pre-/post-cohort analysis of mechanically ventilated adult patients without COVID-19 infection admitted to an ICU in Boston, MA. The "pre" and "post" groups enrolled patients in 2019 and 2021, respectively. All PAD data during the first 7 days of mechanical ventilation (MV) were collected. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was ventilator-free days (VFDs) during the first 28 days. A multivariable linear regression analysis was performed to assess VFD while controlling for confounders. Secondary outcomes included depth of sedation, total dose of sedatives, and in-hospital mortality. RESULTS There were 339 patients included in the final analysis. There was no difference in VFD between the pre- and post-groups (22.2 vs. 22.6 d; p = 0.92); this was confirmed by multivariable linear regression (p = 0.91). Patients in the post-group experienced significantly deeper levels of sedation compared with the pre-group (58% vs. 53%; p < 0.01) within the first 48 hours of MV. The median number of Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale assessments per 24-hour period was greater in the pre-group (13 vs. 12 assessments; p = 0.02) within the first 48 hours of MV. There were no significant differences in total cumulative dose of sedatives or in-hospital mortality between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study suggests that PAD practices, including depth of sedation and frequency of assessment, differed between pre- and post-COVID-19 groups in patients without COVID-19. Outcomes including VFD, mortality, and hospital length of stay were not affected. Further studies are needed to understand the broader impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PAD management practices.
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- Rachel L. Winner
- All authors: Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- All authors: Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- All authors: Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- All authors: Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- All authors: Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- All authors: Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- All authors: Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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Gupta A, Singh O, Juneja D. Clinical prediction scores predicting weaning failure from invasive mechanical ventilation: Role and limitations. World J Crit Care Med 2024; 13:96482. [PMID: 39655298 PMCID: PMC11577531 DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i4.96482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 10/31/2024] Open
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Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) has become integral to modern-day critical care. Even though critically ill patients frequently require IMV support, weaning from IMV remains an arduous task, with the reported weaning failure (WF) rates being as high as 50%. Optimizing the timing for weaning may aid in reducing time spent on the ventilator, associated adverse effects, patient discomfort, and medical care costs. Since weaning is a complex process and WF is often multi-factorial, several weaning scores have been developed to predict WF and aid decision-making. These scores are based on the patient's physiological and ventilatory parameters, but each has limitations. This review highlights the current role and limitations of the various clinical prediction scores available to predict WF.
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- Anish Gupta
- Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Max Hospital, Gurugram 122022, Haryana, India
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- Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi 110017, India
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- Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi 110017, India
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Boncyk C, Rolfsen ML, Richards D, Stollings JL, Mart MF, Hughes CG, Ely EW. Management of pain and sedation in the intensive care unit. BMJ 2024; 387:e079789. [PMID: 39653416 DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-079789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2024]
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Advances in our approach to treating pain and sedation when caring for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) have been propelled by decades of robust trial data, knowledge gained from patient experiences, and our evolving understanding of how pain and sedation strategies affect patient survival and long term outcomes. These data contribute to current practice guidelines prioritizing analgesia-first sedation strategies (analgosedation) that target light sedation when possible, use of short acting sedatives, and avoidance of benzodiazepines. Together, these strategies allow the patient to be more awake and able to participate in early mobilization and family interactions. The covid-19 pandemic introduced unique challenges in the ICU that affected delivery of best practices and patient outcomes. Compliance with best practices has not returned to pre-covid levels. After emerging from the pandemic and refocusing our attention on optimal pain and sedation management in the ICU, it is imperative to revisit the data that contributed to our current recommendations, review the importance of best practices on patient outcomes, and consider new strategies when advancing patient care.
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- Christina Boncyk
- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Pharmacy Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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Wang HC, Huang CJ, Liao SF, Lee RP. Effects of dexmedetomidine versus propofol on outcomes in critically ill patients with different sedation depths: a propensity score-weighted cohort study. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2024; 43:101425. [PMID: 39293538 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2024.101425] [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: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVE We explored the effects of dexmedetomidine (DEX) versus propofol on outcomes in critically ill patients and to assess whether these effects are dissimilar under different sedation depths. METHODS A stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting cohort study was conducted using data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database from 2008 to 2019. Adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients who were administered DEX or propofol as the primary sedative were identified. Various statistical methods were used to evaluate the effects of DEX versus propofol on outcomes. RESULTS Data on 107 and 2318 patients in DEX and propofol groups, respectively, were analyzed. Compared to the propofol group, the DEX group exhibited longer ventilator-free days on day 28 and a shorter ICU stay. Conversely, it showed null associations of DEX with the risk of 90-day ICU mortality, the odds of persistent organ dysfunction on day 14 and acute kidney injury, and the duration of vasopressor-free days on day 28. Subgroup analyses revealed that DEX positively impacted persistent organ dysfunction on day 14, ventilator-free days on day 28, and ICU stay in the subgroup with a Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) score of ≥-2. However, DEX negatively impacted 90-day ICU mortality, persistent organ dysfunction on day 14, and ventilator-free days on day 28 in the subgroup with a RASS score of <-2. CONCLUSION Our results indicated that, compared with propofol, DEX had beneficial and adverse impacts on certain ICU outcomes in critically ill patients, and these impacts appeared to depend on sedation depths.
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- Hao-Chin Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, No. 707, Sec. 3, Zhongyang Rd., Hualien 970, Taiwan; Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, No. 701, Sec. 3, Zhongyang Rd., Hualien 970, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, No. 701, Sec. 3, Zhongyang Rd., Hualien 970, Taiwan; Integrative Research Center for Critical Care, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No.111, Sec. 3, Xinglong Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei 116, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No.111, Sec. 3, Xinglong Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei 116, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing St., Xinyi Dist., Taipei 110, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing St., Xinyi Dist., Taipei 110, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Research, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No.111, Sec. 3, Xinglong Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei 116, Taiwan; School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing St., Xinyi Dist., Taipei 110, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, No. 701, Sec. 3, Zhongyang Rd., Hualien 970, Taiwan.
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Xu J, He Q, Wang M, Wang Z, Wu W, Li L, Wang W, Sun X. Early deep-to-light sedation versus continuous light sedation for ICU patients with mechanical ventilation: A cohort study. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2024; 43:101441. [PMID: 39395660 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2024.101441] [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: 06/26/2024] [Revised: 09/12/2024] [Accepted: 09/14/2024] [Indexed: 10/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Sedation strategies have not been well established for patients being treated with invasive mechanical ventilation (MV). This study aimed to compare the potential effects of alternative sedation strategies - including early deep-to-light sedation (DTLS), continuous deep sedation (CDS) and continuous light sedation (CLS, the currently recommended strategy) - on ventilator, intensive care unit (ICU) or hospital mortality. METHODS A cohort study was conducted using two large validated ICU databases, including the Registry of Healthcare-associated Infections in ICUs in China (ICU-HAI) and the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC). Patients who received MV for more than 3 days with one of three sedation strategies were included. Multivariable survival analyses with inverse probability-weighted competing risk models were conducted separately for ICU-HAI and MIMIC cohorts. Adjusted estimates were pooled using fixed-effects models. RESULTS In total, 6700 patients (2627 ICU-HAI, 4073 MIMIC) were included in the cohort study, of whom 2689 received CLS, 2079 CDS and 1932 DTLS. Compared to CLS, DTLS was associated with lower ICU mortality (9.3% vs. 11.0%; pooled adjusted HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.66-0.94) and hospital mortality (16.0% vs. 14.1%; 0.86, CI 0.74-1.00); and CDS was associated with higher ventilator mortality (32.8% vs. 7.0%; 4.65, 3.91-5.53), ICU mortality (40.6% vs. 11.0%; 3.39, 2.95-3.90) and hospital mortality (46.8% vs. 14.1%; 3.27, 2.89-3.71) than CLS. All HRs were qualitatively consistent in both cohorts. CONCLUSIONS Compared to the continuous light sedation, early deep-to-light sedation strategy was associated with improved patient outcomes, and continuous deep sedation was confirmed with poorer patient outcomes.
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- Jiayue Xu
- Intensive Care Unit, Chinese Evidence-based Medicine and Cochrane China Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu, 610041, China; Sichuan Center of Technology Innovation for Real World Data, Chengdu, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Chinese Evidence-based Medicine and Cochrane China Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu, 610041, China; Sichuan Center of Technology Innovation for Real World Data, Chengdu, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Chinese Evidence-based Medicine and Cochrane China Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu, 610041, China; Sichuan Center of Technology Innovation for Real World Data, Chengdu, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Chinese Evidence-based Medicine and Cochrane China Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu, 610041, China; Sichuan Center of Technology Innovation for Real World Data, Chengdu, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Chinese Evidence-based Medicine and Cochrane China Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu, 610041, China; Sichuan Center of Technology Innovation for Real World Data, Chengdu, China
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- Information Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Chinese Evidence-based Medicine and Cochrane China Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu, 610041, China; Sichuan Center of Technology Innovation for Real World Data, Chengdu, China.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Chinese Evidence-based Medicine and Cochrane China Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu, 610041, China; Sichuan Center of Technology Innovation for Real World Data, Chengdu, China.
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Dale CR. Nana Korobi, Ya Oki: Deep Sedation and the Peri-COVID ICU. Chest 2024; 166:906-908. [PMID: 39521535 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 11/16/2024] Open
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- Chris R Dale
- Virtual Care and Digital Health, Providence, Seattle, WA.
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Favre E, Bernini A, Miroz JP, Abed-Maillard S, Ramelet AS, Oddo M. Early processed electroencephalography for the monitoring of deeply sedated mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Nurs Crit Care 2024; 29:1781-1787. [PMID: 37997530 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.13009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Deep sedation may be indicated in the intensive care unit (ICU) for the management of acute organ failure, but leads to sedative-induced delirium. Whether processed electroencephalography (p-EEG) is useful in this setting is unclear. AIM To describe the PSI index in deeply sedated critically ill patients with acute organ failure, and to examine a potential association between low PSI values and ICU delirium. [Correction added on 16 October 2024, after first online publication: Aim subsection in Abstract has been added on this version.] METHODS: We conducted a single-centre observational study of non-neurological ICU patients sedated according to a standardized guideline of deep sedation (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale [RASS] between -5 and -4) during the acute phase of respiratory and/or cardio-circulatory failure. The SedLine (Masimo Incorporated, Irvine, California) was used to monitor the Patient State Index (PSI) (ranging from 0 to 100, <25 = very deep sedation and >50 = light sedation to full awareness) during the first 72 h of care. Delirium was assessed with the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU). RESULTS The median duration of PSI monitoring was 43 h. Patients spent 49% in median of the total PSI monitoring duration with a PSI <25. Patients with delirium (n = 41/97, 42%) spent a higher percentage of total monitored time with PSI <25 (median 67% [19-91] vs. 47% [12.2-78.9]) in non-delirious patients (p .047). After adjusting for the cumulative dose of analgesia and sedation, increased time spent with PSI <25 was associated with higher delirium (odds ratio 1.014; 95% CI 1.001-1.027, p = .036). CONCLUSIONS A clinical protocol of deep sedation targeted to RASS at the acute ICU phase may be associated with prolonged EEG suppression and increased delirium. Whether PSI-targeted sedation may help reducing sedative dose and delirium deserves further clinical investigation. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Patients requiring deep sedation are at high risk of being over-sedated and developing delirium despite the application of an evidence-based sedation guideline. Development of early objective measures are essential to improve sedation management in these critically ill patients.
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- Eva Favre
- Department of Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)-Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, CHUV-Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)-Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)-Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)-Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, CHUV-Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Medical Directorate for Research, Education and Innovation, CHUV-Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Huespe I, Giunta D, Acosta K, Avila D, Prado E, Sanghavi D, Bisso IC, Giannasi S, Carini FC. Comparing Bispectral Index Monitoring vs Clinical Assessment for Deep Sedation in the ICU: Effects on Delirium Reduction and Sedative Drug Doses-A Randomized Trial. Chest 2024; 166:733-742. [PMID: 38901489 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Sedative overdoses pose a risk of delirium among patients in the ICU, with potential mitigation through the use of a processed EEG monitor (the bispectral index [BIS]) to guide depth of sedation. RESEARCH QUESTION Can BIS-guided deep sedation (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale [RASS] score, -4 or -5) reduce sedative dosage and increase delirium-free and coma-free (DFCF) days? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a tertiary mixed ICU, enrolling patients requiring deep sedation for > 8 h. Patients were assigned randomly to either the clinical assessment (CA) or BIS groups (BIS range, 40-60). Both groups used a BIS sensor, whereas the CA group's screen remained covered. After deep sedation, BIS sensors were removed, and delirium was assessed twice daily by researchers masked to the randomization. The primary outcome was the number of DFCF days within 14 days after deep sedation. Additionally, we compared doses of sedative drugs and BIS values during deep sedation. RESULTS Ninety-nine patients were included in the study. We found no significant difference in DFCF days (P = .1) between CA and BIS arms, but propofol doses were significantly lower in the BIS group (CA group, 1.77 mg/kg/h [95% CI, 1.60-1.93] vs BIS group, 1.44 mg/kg/h [95% CI, 1.04-1.83]; P = .03). During deep sedation, the CA group spent 46% of the total hours (95% CI, 35%-57%) with BIS values of < 40, whereas the BIS group spent 32% (95% CI, 25%-40%; P = .03). Subgroup analysis focusing on patients sedated for > 24 h revealed an increase in DFCF days in the BIS group (CA group: median, 1 day [interquartile range, 0-9 days] vs BIS group: median, 8 days [interquartile range, 0-13 days]; P = .04). INTERPRETATION In this study, BIS-guided deep sedation did not improve DFCF days, but did reduce sedative drug use. In patients requiring sedation for > 24 h, it showed an improvement in DFCF days. TRIAL REGISTRY ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT03840577; URL: www. CLINICALTRIALS gov.
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- Ivan Huespe
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Barker AK, Valley TS, Kenes MT, Sjoding MW. Early Deep Sedation Practices Worsened During the Pandemic Among Adult Patients Without COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Chest 2024; 166:118-126. [PMID: 38218219 PMCID: PMC11317814 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There is substantial evidence that patients with COVID-19 were treated with sustained deep sedation during the pandemic. However, it is unknown whether such guideline-discordant care had spillover effects to patients without COVID-19. RESEARCH QUESTION Did patterns of early deep sedation change during the pandemic for patients on mechanical ventilation without COVID-19? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We used electronic health record data from 4,237 patients who were intubated without COVID-19. We compared sedation practices in the first 48 h after intubation across prepandemic (February 1, 2018, to January 31, 2020), pandemic (April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021), and late pandemic (April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022) periods. RESULTS In the prepandemic period, patients spent an average of 13.0 h deeply sedated in the first 48 h after intubation. This increased 1.9 h (95% CI, 1.0-2.8) during the pandemic period and 2.9 h (95% CI, 2.0-3.8) in the late pandemic period. The proportion of patients that spent over one-half of the first 48 h deeply sedated was 18.9% in the prepandemic period, 22.3% during the pandemic period, and 25.9% during the late pandemic period. Ventilator-free days decreased during the pandemic, with a subdistribution hazard ratio of being alive without mechanical ventilation at 28 days of 0.87 (95% CI, 0.79-0.95) compared with the prepandemic period. Tracheostomy placement increased during the pandemic period compared with the prepandemic period (OR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.08-1.82). In the medical ICU, early deep sedation increased 2.5 h (95% CI, 0.6-4.4) during the pandemic period and 4.9 h (95% CI, 3.0-6.9) during the late pandemic period, compared with the prepandemic period. INTERPRETATION We found that among patients on mechanical ventilation without COVID-19, sedation use increased during the pandemic. In the subsequent year, these practices did not return to prepandemic standards.
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- Anna K Barker
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Paul N, Grunow JJ, Rosenthal M, Spies CD, Page VJ, Hanison J, Patel B, Rosenberg A, von Haken R, Pietsch U, Schrag C, Waydhas C, Schellongowski P, Lobmeyr E, Sander M, Piper SK, Conway D, Totzeck A, Weiss B. Enhancing European Management of Analgesia, Sedation, and Delirium: A Multinational, Prospective, Interventional Before-After Trial. Neurocrit Care 2024; 40:898-908. [PMID: 37697129 PMCID: PMC11147880 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01837-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of a structured educational intervention on the implementation of guideline-recommended pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) assessment. METHODS This was a prospective, multinational, interventional before-after trial conducted at 12 intensive care units from 10 centers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the UK. Intensive care units underwent a 6-week structured educational program, comprising online lectures, instructional videos, educational handouts, and bedside teaching. Patient-level PAD assessment data were collected in three 1-day point-prevalence assessments before (T1), 6 weeks after (T2), and 1 year after (T3) the educational program. RESULTS A total of 430 patients were included. The rate of patients who received all three PAD assessments changed from 55% (107/195) at T1 to 53% (68/129) at T2, but increased to 73% (77/106) at T3 (p = 0.003). The delirium screening rate increased from 64% (124/195) at T1 to 65% (84/129) at T2 and 77% (82/106) at T3 (p = 0.041). The pain assessment rate increased from 87% (170/195) at T1 to 92% (119/129) at T2 and 98% (104/106) at T3 (p = 0.005). The rate of sedation assessment showed no signficiant change. The proportion of patients who received nonpharmacological delirium prevention measures increased from 58% (114/195) at T1 to 80% (103/129) at T2 and 91% (96/106) at T3 (p < 0.001). Multivariable regression revealed that at T3, patients were more likely to receive a delirium assessment (odds ratio [OR] 2.138, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.206-3.790; p = 0.009), sedation assessment (OR 4.131, 95% CI 1.372-12.438; p = 0.012), or all three PAD assessments (OR 2.295, 95% CI 1.349-3.903; p = 0.002) compared with T1. CONCLUSIONS In routine care, many patients were not assessed for PAD. Assessment rates increased significantly 1 year after the intervention. Clinical trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03553719.
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- Nicolas Paul
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Watford General Hospital, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Clinic of Intensive Care Medicine, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of General and Trauma Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany
- Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Giessen, UKGM, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Ceric A, Holgersson J, May TL, Skrifvars MB, Hästbacka J, Saxena M, Aneman A, Delaney A, Reade MC, Delcourt C, Jakobsen JC, Nielsen N. Effect of level of sedation on outcomes in critically ill adult patients: a systematic review of clinical trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2024; 71:102569. [PMID: 38572080 PMCID: PMC10990717 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Background Sedation is routinely administered to critically ill patients to alleviate anxiety, discomfort, and patient-ventilator asynchrony. However, it must be balanced against risks such as delirium and prolonged intensive care stays. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different levels of sedation in critically ill adults. Methods Systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis (TSA) of randomised clinical trials including critically ill adults admitted to the intensive care unit. CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, and Web of Science were searched from their inception to 13 June 2023. Risks of bias were assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Aggregate data were synthesised with meta-analyses and TSA, and the certainty of the evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. This study is registered with PROSPERO: CRD42023386960. Findings Fifteen trials randomising 4352 patients were included, of which 13 were assessed high risk of bias. Meta-analyses comparing lighter to deeper sedation showed no evidence of a difference in all-cause mortality (risk ratio (RR) 0.94, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.83-1.06; p = 0.28; 15 trials; moderate certainty evidence), serious adverse events (RR 0.99, CI 0.92-1.06; p = 0.80; 15 trials; moderate certainty evidence), or delirium (RR 1.01, 95% CI 0.94-1.09; p = 0.78; 11 trials; moderate certainty evidence). TSA showed that when assessing mortality, a relative risk reduction of 16% or more between the compared interventions could be rejected. Interpretation The level of sedation has not been shown to affect the risks of death, delirium, and other serious adverse events in critically ill adult patients. While TSA suggests that additional trials are unlikely to significantly change the conclusion of the meta-analyses, the certainty of evidence was moderate. This suggests a need for future high-quality studies with higher methodological rigor. Funding None.
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- Ameldina Ceric
- Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University, Helsingborg Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Lund, Sweden
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- Maine Medical Center, Department of Critical Care, Portland, Maine, USA
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- Department of Emergency Care and Services, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Division of Critical Care, George Institute for Global Health, Australia
- St. George Hospital, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District, South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Medical School, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit – Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Regional Health Research, The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Lund University, Helsingborg Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Lund, Sweden
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Iavarone IG, Al-Husinat L, Vélez-Páez JL, Robba C, Silva PL, Rocco PRM, Battaglini D. Management of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Critically Ill Patients with Lung Diseases. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1182. [PMID: 38398494 PMCID: PMC10889521 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13041182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The use of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) is common in the intensive care unit (ICU). NMBAs have been used in critically ill patients with lung diseases to optimize mechanical ventilation, prevent spontaneous respiratory efforts, reduce the work of breathing and oxygen consumption, and avoid patient-ventilator asynchrony. In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), NMBAs reduce the risk of barotrauma and improve oxygenation. Nevertheless, current guidelines and evidence are contrasting regarding the routine use of NMBAs. In status asthmaticus and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NMBAs are used in specific conditions to ameliorate patient-ventilator synchronism and oxygenation, although their routine use is controversial. Indeed, the use of NMBAs has decreased over the last decade due to potential adverse effects, such as immobilization, venous thrombosis, patient awareness during paralysis, development of critical illness myopathy, autonomic interactions, ICU-acquired weakness, and residual paralysis after cessation of NMBAs use. The aim of this review is to highlight current knowledge and synthesize the evidence for the effects of NMBAs for critically ill patients with lung diseases, focusing on patient-ventilator asynchrony, ARDS, status asthmaticus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Ida Giorgia Iavarone
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; (I.G.I.); (C.R.)
- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Central de Ecuador, Quito 170129, Ecuador;
- Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Pablo Arturo Suárez, Centro de Investigación Clínica, Quito 170129, Ecuador
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; (I.G.I.); (C.R.)
- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Central de Ecuador, Quito 170129, Ecuador;
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941, Brazil; (P.L.S.); (P.R.M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941, Brazil; (P.L.S.); (P.R.M.R.)
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; (I.G.I.); (C.R.)
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Dolmans RG, Nahed BV, Robertson FC, Peul WC, Rosenthal ES, Broekman ML. Practice-Pattern Variation in Sedation of Neurotrauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: An International Survey. J Intensive Care Med 2023; 38:1143-1150. [PMID: 37415510 PMCID: PMC10616999 DOI: 10.1177/08850666231186563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Background: Analgo-sedation plays an important role during intensive care management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, however, limited evidence is available to guide practice. We sought to quantify practice-pattern variation in neurotrauma sedation management, surveying an international sample of providers. Methods: An electronic survey consisting of 56 questions was distributed internationally to neurocritical care providers utilizing the Research Electronic Data Capture platform. Descriptive statistics were used to quantitatively describe and summarize the responses. Results: Ninety-five providers from 37 countries responded. 56.8% were attending physicians with primary medical training most commonly in intensive care medicine (68.4%) and anesthesiology (26.3%). Institutional sedation guidelines for TBI patients were available in 43.2%. Most common sedative agents for induction and maintenance, respectively, were propofol (87.5% and 88.4%), opioids (60.2% and 70.5%), and benzodiazepines (53.4% and 68.4%). Induction and maintenance sedatives, respectively, are mostly chosen according to provider preference (68.2% and 58.9%) rather than institutional guidelines (26.1% and 35.8%). Sedation duration for patients with intracranial hypertension ranged from 24 h to 14 days. Neurological wake-up testing (NWT) was routinely performed in 70.5%. The most common NWT frequency was every 24 h (47.8%), although 20.8% performed NWT at least every 2 h. Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale targets varied from deep sedation (34.7%) to alert and calm (17.9%). Conclusions: Among critically ill TBI patients, sedation management follows provider preference rather than institutional sedation guidelines. Wide practice-pattern variation exists for the type, duration, and target of sedative management and NWT performance. Future comparative effectiveness research investigating these differences may help optimize sedation strategies to promote recovery.
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- Rianne G.F. Dolmans
- Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Haaglanden Medical Centre, The Hague, the Netherlands
- University Neurosurgical Center Holland, Leiden University Medical Center, Haaglanden Medical Center and Haga Teaching Hospital, Neurosurgery, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Department of Neurosurgery, Haaglanden Medical Centre, The Hague, the Netherlands
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Grensemann J, Gilmour S, Tariparast PA, Petzoldt M, Kluge S. Comparison of nasotracheal versus orotracheal intubation for sedation, assisted spontaneous breathing, mobilization, and outcome in critically ill patients: an exploratory retrospective analysis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12616. [PMID: 37537207 PMCID: PMC10400581 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39768-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Nasotracheal intubation (NTI) may be used for long term ventilation in critically ill patients. Although tracheostomy is often favored, NTI may exhibit potential benefits. Compared to orotracheal intubation (OTI), patients receiving NTI may require less sedation and thus be more alert and with less episodes of depression of respiratory drive. We aimed to study the association of NTI versus OTI with sedation, assisted breathing, mobilization, and outcome in an exploratory analysis. Retrospective data on patients intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) and ventilated for > 48 h were retrieved from electronic records for up to ten days after intubation. Outcome measures were a Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) of 0 or - 1, sedatives, vasopressors, assisted breathing, mobilization on the ICU mobility scale (ICU-MS), and outcome. From January 2018 to December 2020, 988 patients received OTI and 221 NTI. On day 1-3, a RASS of 0 or - 1 was attained in OTI for 4.0 ± 6.1 h/d versus 9.4 ± 8.4 h/d in NTI, p < 0.001. Propofol, sufentanil, and norepinephrine were required less frequently in NTI and doses were lower. The NTI group showed a higher proportion of spontaneous breathing from day 1 to 7 (day 1-6: p < 0.001, day 7: p = 0.002). ICU-MS scores were higher in the NTI group (d1-d9: p < 0.001, d10: p = 0.012). OTI was an independent predictor for mortality (odds ratio 1.602, 95% confidence interval 1.132-2.268, p = 0.008). No difference in the rate of tracheostomy was found. NTI was associated with less sedation, more spontaneous breathing, and a higher degree of mobilization during physiotherapy. OTI was identified as an independent predictor for mortality. Due to these findings a new prospective evaluation of NTI versus OTI should be conducted to study risks and benefits in current critical care medicine.
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- Jörn Grensemann
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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Hyun DG, Ahn JH, Gil HY, Nam CM, Yun C, Lim CM. Longitudinal trajectories of sedation level and clinical outcomes in patients who are mechanically ventilated based on a group-based trajectory model: a prospective, multicentre, longitudinal and observational study in Korea. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e072628. [PMID: 37369420 PMCID: PMC10410862 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Changes in sedation levels over a long time in patients who are mechanically ventilated are unknown. Therefore, we investigated the long-term sedation levels of these patients by classifying them into different longitudinal patterns. DESIGN This was a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal, and observational study. SETTING Twenty intensive care units (ICUs) spanning several medical institutions in Korea. PARTICIPANTS Patients who received mechanical ventilation and sedatives in ICU within 48 hours of admission between April 2020 and July 2021. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The primary objective of this study was to identify the pattern of sedation practice. Additionally, we analysed the associations of trajectory groups with clinical outcomes as the secondary outcome. RESULTS Sedation depth was monitored using Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS). A group-based trajectory model was used to classify 631 patients into four trajectories based on sedation depth: persistent suboptimal (13.2%, RASS ≤ -3 throughout the first 30 days), delayed lightening (13.9%, RASS ≥ -2 after the first 15 days), early lightening (38.4%, RASS ≥ -2 after the first 7 days) and persistent optimal (34.6%, RASS ≥ -2 during the first 30 days). 'Persistent suboptimal' trajectory was associated with delayed extubation (HR: 0.23, 95% CI: 0.16 to 0.32, p<0.001), longer ICU stay (HR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.26 to 0.51, p<0.001) and hospital mortality (HR: 13.62, 95% CI: 5.99 to 30.95, p<0.001) compared with 'persistent optimal'. The 'delayed lightening' and 'early lightening' trajectories showed lower extubation probability (HR: 0.30, 95% CI: 0.23 to 0.41, p<0.001; HR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.59 to 0.87, p<0.001, respectively) and ICU discharge (HR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.33 to 0.59, p<0.001 and HR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.65 to 0.97, p=0.024) compared with 'persistently optimal'. CONCLUSIONS Among the four trajectories, 'persistent suboptimal' trajectory was associated with higher mortality.
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- Dong-Gon Hyun
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Research Project Team, Pfizer Korea Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyun DG, Ahn JH, Gil HY, Nam CM, Yun C, Lee JM, Kim JH, Lee DH, Kim KH, Kim DJ, Lee SM, Ryu HG, Hong SK, Kim JB, Choi EY, Baek J, Kim J, Kim EJ, Park TY, Kim JH, Park S, Park CM, Jung WJ, Choi NJ, Jang HJ, Lee SH, Lee YS, Suh GY, Choi WS, Lee KS, Kim HW, Min YG, Lee SJ, Lim CM. The Profile of Early Sedation Depth and Clinical Outcomes of Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2023; 38:e141. [PMID: 37191845 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Current international guidelines recommend against deep sedation as it is associated with worse outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, in Korea the prevalence of deep sedation and its impact on patients in the ICU are not well known. METHODS From April 2020 to July 2021, a multicenter, prospective, longitudinal, noninterventional cohort study was performed in 20 Korean ICUs. Sedation depth extent was divided into light and deep using a mean Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale value within the first 48 hours. Propensity score matching was used to balance covariables; the outcomes were compared between the two groups. RESULTS Overall, 631 patients (418 [66.2%] and 213 [33.8%] in the deep and light sedation groups, respectively) were included. Mortality rates were 14.1% and 8.4% in the deep and light sedation groups (P = 0.039), respectively. Kaplan-Meier estimates showed that time to extubation (P < 0.001), ICU length of stay (P = 0.005), and death (P = 0.041) differed between the groups. After adjusting for confounders, early deep sedation was only associated with delayed time to extubation (hazard ratio [HR], 0.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.55-0.80; P < 0.001). In the matched cohort, deep sedation remained significantly associated with delayed time to extubation (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.56-0.83; P < 0.001) but was not associated with ICU length of stay (HR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.79-1.13; P = 0.500) and in-hospital mortality (HR, 1.19; 95% CI, 0.65-2.17; P = 0.582). CONCLUSION In many Korean ICUs, early deep sedation was highly prevalent in mechanically ventilated patients and was associated with delayed extubation, but not prolonged ICU stay or in-hospital death.
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- Dong-Gon Hyun
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Medical Research Project Team, IM Medical, Pfizer Korea Pharmaceuticals Limited Company, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Acute Care Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Regional Center for Respiratory Diseases, Yeungnam University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Teixeira C. High mortality in Brazilian intensive care units can be a problem of laws rather than a technical one: focus on sedation practices. CRITICAL CARE SCIENCE 2023; 35:230-232. [PMID: 37712814 PMCID: PMC10406400 DOI: 10.5935/2965-2774.20230337-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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- Cassiano Teixeira
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidade
Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre (RS),
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Application of Neuromuscular Blockers in Patients with ARDS in ICU: A Retrospective Study Based on the MIMIC-III Database. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12051878. [PMID: 36902664 PMCID: PMC10003530 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12051878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although neuromuscular blocker agents (NMBAs) are recommended by guidelines as a treatment for ARDS patients, the efficacy of NMBAs is still controversial. Our study aimed to investigate the association between cisatracurium infusion and the medium- and long-term outcomes of critically ill patients with moderate and severe ARDS. METHODS We performed a single-center, retrospective study of 485 critically ill adult patients with ARDS based on the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) database. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to match patients receiving NMBA administration with those not receiving NMBAs. The Cox proportional hazards model, Kaplan-Meier method, and subgroup analysis were used to evaluate the relationship between NMBA therapy and 28-day mortality. RESULTS A total of 485 moderate and severe patients with ARDS were reviewed and 86 pairs of patients were matched after PSM. NMBAs were not associated with reduced 28-day mortality (hazard ratio (HR) 1.44; 95% CI: 0.85~2.46; p = 0.20), 90-day mortality (HR = 1.49; 95% CI: 0.92~2.41; p = 0.10), 1-year mortality (HR = 1.34; 95% CI: 0.86~2.09; p = 0.20), or hospital mortality (HR = 1.34; 95% CI: 0.81~2.24; p = 0.30). However, NMBAs were associated with a prolonged duration of ventilation and the length of ICU stay. CONCLUSIONS NMBAs were not associated with improved medium- and long-term survival and may result in some adverse clinical outcomes.
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Sakulthai A, Sawangrat C, Pichpol D, Kongkapan J, Srikanchai T, Charoensook R, Sojithamporn P, Boonyawan D. Improving the efficiency of crossbred Pradu Hang Dam chicken production for meat consumption using cold plasma technology on eggs. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2836. [PMID: 36801899 PMCID: PMC9938122 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29471-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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The Pradu Hang Dam chicken, a Thai Native Chicken (TNCs) breed, plays an important role in many regions of Thailand because of its chewiness. However, there are some challenges with Thai Native Chicken, such as low production and slow growth rates. Therefore, this research investigates the efficiency of cold plasma technology in enhancing the production and growth rates of TNCs. First, this paper presents the embryonic development and hatch of fertile (HoF) values of treated fertilized eggs. Chicken performance indices, such as feed intake, average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion ratio (FCR), and serum growth hormone measurement, were calculated to assess chicken development. Furthermore, the potential of cost reduction was evaluated by calculating return over feed cost (ROFC). Finally, the quality aspects of chicken breast meat, including color, pH value, weight loss, cooking loss, shear force, and texture profile analysis, were investigated to evaluate cold plasma technology's impact on chicken meat. The results demonstrated that the production rate of male Pradu Hang Dam chickens (53.20%) was higher than females (46.80%). Moreover, cold plasma technology did not significantly affect chicken meat quality. According to the average return over feed cost calculation, the livestock industry could reduce feeding costs by approximately 17.42% in male chickens. Therefore, cold plasma technology is beneficial to the poultry industry to improve production and growth rates and reduce costs while being safe and environmentally friendly.
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- Apichaya Sakulthai
- Department of Agro-Industry Technology Management, Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Nonthaburi, 11120 Thailand
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. .,Agriculture and Bio Plasma Technology Center (ABPlas), Thai-Korean Research Collaboration Center (TKRCC), Science and Technology Park, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- grid.7132.70000 0000 9039 7662Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Veterinary Public Health, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200 Thailand
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- Department of Agro-Industry Technology Management, Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Nonthaburi, 11120 Thailand
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- Department of Agro-Industry Technology Management, Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Nonthaburi, 11120 Thailand
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- grid.412029.c0000 0000 9211 2704Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment, Naresuan University, Phisanulok, 65000 Thailand
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- grid.7132.70000 0000 9039 7662Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200 Thailand ,grid.7132.70000 0000 9039 7662Agriculture and Bio Plasma Technology Center (ABPlas), Thai-Korean Research Collaboration Center (TKRCC), Science and Technology Park, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200 Thailand
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- grid.7132.70000 0000 9039 7662Department of Physics and Materials Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200 Thailand
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Hwang JM, Choi SJ. Early Sedation Depth and Clinical Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in a Hospital: Retrospective Cohort Study. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci) 2023; 17:15-22. [PMID: 36592887 DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2022.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to identify the early sedation depth in the first 48 hours of mechanical ventilation and its relationship to clinical outcomes to promote the transition to light sedation. METHODS This retrospective single-center cohort study was conducted in two medical intensive care units (MICUs) at a general tertiary hospital, using a standardized sedation protocol. To investigate the early sedation depth, the Sedation Index was used, which can indicate changes over the first 48 hours. Patients were divided into three groups based on tertiles of Sedation Index. The primary outcome was mortality at 30, 90, and 180 days. The secondary outcomes included length of stay in the ICU and ventilator-free days. Kaplan-Meier analysis and multivariable Cox regression were conducted to compare factors influencing mortality. RESULTS This study included 394 patients. The deepest sedation group showed more severe illness, delirium, and deeper sedation at admission (p < .001). The survival curve decreased as sedation increased, even within the light sedation levels. In the deepest sedation group, 30-day mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 2.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.33-3.34), 90-day mortality (HR 2.00, 95% CI 1.31-3.06), and 180-day mortality (HR 1.77, 95% CI 1.17-2.67) increased. The length of stay in the ICU and ventilator-free days did not show statistical differences. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that early deep sedation is a modifiable factor that can potentially affect mortality. The protocol for inducing the transition into light sedation must comply with recommendations to improve clinical outcomes.
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- Jeong Mi Hwang
- Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Clinical Nursing Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea.
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Baek MS, Kim JH, Lim Y, Kwon YS. Neuromuscular blockade in mechanically ventilated pneumonia patients with moderate to severe hypoxemia: A multicenter retrospective study. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0277503. [PMID: 36520923 PMCID: PMC9754162 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The benefit of neuromuscular blockades (NMBs) in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation remains uncertain. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether NMB use is associated with improved survival of mechanically ventilated pneumonia patients with moderate to severe hypoxemia. METHODS This retrospective multicenter study was conducted at five university-affiliated hospitals. Data of pneumonia patients aged 18 years and older who received mechanical ventilation between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2020, were analyzed. RESULTS In a total of 1,130 patients, the mean patient age was 73.1 years (SD±12.6), and the overall mortality rate at 30 d was 29.5% (n = 333). NMB users had a higher 30 d mortality rate than NMB nonusers (33.9% vs. 26.8%, P = 0.014). After PS matching, the 30 d mortality rate was not significantly different between NMB users and nonusers (33.4% vs. 27.8%, p = 0.089). However, 90 d mortality rate was significantly increased in NMB users (39.7% vs. 31.9%, p = 0.021). Univariable Cox proportional hazard regression analyses showed that NMB use ≥ 3 d was significant risk factor for the 90 d mortality than those with < 3 d use (90 d mortality HR 1.39 [95% CI: 1.01-1.91], P = 0.045). CONCLUSIONS NMB use was not associated with lower 30 d mortality among mechanically ventilated pneumonia patients with moderate to severe hypoxemia. Rather, NMB users had higher 90 d mortality, furthermore, and NMB use ≥ 3 d was associated with a higher risk of long-term mortality compared to NMB use < 3 d. Therefore, care should be taken to avoid extended use of NMB in critically ill pneumonia patients during mechanical ventilation.
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- Moon Seong Baek
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
- Institute of New Frontier Research Team, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Statistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
- Institute of New Frontier Research Team, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Papadopoulou S, Lavrentieva A. Sedation With Dexmedetomidine in Critically Ill Burn Patients Reduced Delirium During Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation. Cureus 2022; 14:e31813. [PMID: 36579227 PMCID: PMC9782418 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.31813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Weaning of mechanical ventilation while maintaining appropriate pain control and preventing delirium is one of the most challenging aspects of burn care. Dexmedetomidine, an α2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for sedation may improve intensive care unit (ICU) patients' arousal status and enhance patient comfort. OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy of dexmedetomidine vs. standardized usual care (midazolam or propofol) in maintaining sedation and reducing delirium in burn patients while weaning off mechanical ventilation. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 56 mechanically ventilated patients who fulfilled the criteria for weaning were enrolled in the study. Group 1 (26 patients) received dexmedetomidine 1 mcg/kg over 15 minutes as a loading dose, followed by 0.4-0.1 mcg/kg/h. Group 2 (30 patients) received usual sedation with midazolam 0.08 mg/kg/h or propofol 15- 30 mcg /kg/min). RESULTS Dexmedetomidine was not associated with a significantly shorter duration of mechanical ventilation (Mean {IQR}: 9.3 {4,12} versus 7.5 {4,10}, p=0.3). Patients who received dexmedetomidine had a lower delirium rate (38,4% on Day 1 to 7,7% on Day 5) in comparison with patients from the usual care group (53,3% on Day 1 to 20% on Day 5) during the five days after the onset of weaning process (p=0.02) and had less need for supplemental use of analgesia (23.1% versus 53.3%, p=0.045) and antipsychotic agents (15.4% versus 53.3%, p=0.01). The most notable adverse effect of dexmedetomidine was bradycardia. CONCLUSIONS Dexmedetomidine may provide effective light sedation and is associated with fewer sedation-related adverse effects in burn patients. Sedation with dexmedetomidine during the weaning process in adult burn patients was associated with lower delirium rates, a trend towards the earlier withdrawal of mechanical ventilation but did not seem to improve the total duration of mechanical ventilation.
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Gu S, Wang Y, Ke K, Tong X, Gu J, Zhang Y. Development and validation of a RASS-related nomogram to predict the in-hospital mortality of neurocritical patients: a retrospective analysis based on the MIMIC-IV clinical database. Curr Med Res Opin 2022; 38:1923-1933. [PMID: 35972210 DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2113690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Richmond agitation-sedation scale (RASS) is a simple and widely used tool for evaluating sedation and agitation in adult ICU patients. Early deep sedation has been shown to be an important independent predictor of death, however, studies on the role of RASS in the prognostic assessment of neurocritical patients are lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between RASS and in-hospital mortality in neurocritical patients, and to develop and validate an effective predictive model based on this. METHODS This was a retrospective study of neurocritical patients from a large clinical database. A total of 2651 patients were collected, including general demographic characteristics, past medical history, biochemical test data and physical examination within 24 h of admission, and related medical records. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to screen out significant variables. Finally, 11 significant predictors were included into the logistic regression to establish the nomogram. RESULTS The area under the curve (AUC) of the nomogram was 0.9087(0.8950-0.9224) and the corrected c index was 0.9043, which gave the model better discriminatory ability compared with critical care related scales, such as SOFA and SAPSII scores. Besides, tools including calibration curve, decision curve analysis (DCA), and clinical impact curve (CIC) were used to verify that the model had good discrimination, calibration, and clinical applicability. CONCLUSIONS RASS score was an independent prognostic predictor of in-hospital death in neurocritical patients, and patients who are deeply sedated have a worse prognosis. RASS-related nomogram could be applied to predict the prognosis of neurocritical patients and to take effective intervention measures in early stage.
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- Shenyan Gu
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Bose S, Kelly L, Shahn Z, Novack L, Banner‐Goodspeed V, Subramaniam B. Sedative polypharmacy mediates the effect of mechanical ventilation on delirium in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2022; 66:1099-1106. [PMID: 35900078 PMCID: PMC9353360 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Polypharmacy of sedatives (PP) is a potentially modifiable, iatrogenic risk factor for ICU delirium. The extent to which sedative PP influenced development of high rates of delirium among critically ill COVID-19 patients is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that PP, defined as the use of four or more classes of intravenous agents, is a mediator in the causal pathway of mechanical ventilation and delirium. METHODS Retrospective cohort study of adults admitted with a primary diagnosis of RT-PCR+ for SARS-CoV2 to ICUs of a tertiary-level academic medical center between February 2020 and April 2021. Mediation analysis was conducted with bootstrap estimation to assess whether an association between mechanical ventilation and delirium was mediated by PP. Analyses were adjusted for potential confounders related to mechanical ventilation, mediator, and outcome, including age, gender, vasopressor use, median RASS scores, SOFA score within 24 h of admission, and maximum CRP levels. RESULTS A total of 212 patients were included in the analysis. Of total patients, 72.6%(154/212) of patients had delirium (CAM-ICU+) during ICU stay. 54.7%(116/212) patients received PP. Mechanical ventilation (OR 3.81 [1.16-12.52]) and PP (OR 7.38 [2.4-22.68]) were identified as risk factors for development of ICU delirium after adjusting for prespecified confounders. PP acts as a mediator in the causal pathway between mechanical ventilation and delirium. 39% (95% CI: 17%-94%) of the effect of mechanical ventilation on delirium was mediated through PP. CONCLUSION PP mediates approximately 39% of the effect of mechanical ventilation on delirium, which is clinically and statistically significant. Studies should assess whether mitigating PP could lead to reduction in ICU delirium. IMPLICATION STATEMENT PP of sedatives (defined as use of four or more intravenous agents) mediates approximately 39% of the effect of mechanical ventilation on development of ICU delirium. Avoidance of sedative PP may represent a viable strategy for reduction of ICU delirium.
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- Somnath Bose
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Center for Anesthesia Research Excellence (CARE), Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Center for Anesthesia Research Excellence (CARE), Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsCUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Public PolicyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Center for Anesthesia Research Excellence (CARE), Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Soroka University Medical CenterBeer‐ShevaIsrael
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Center for Anesthesia Research Excellence (CARE), Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet‐Enhancing ConsciousnessCognition, and CompassionBostonMassachusettsUSA
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Wojnar-Gruszka K, Sega A, Płaszewska-Żywko L, Wojtan S, Potocka M, Kózka M. Pain Assessment with the BPS and CCPOT Behavioral Pain Scales in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Requiring Analgesia and Sedation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:10894. [PMID: 36078609 PMCID: PMC9517797 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients often experience pain, especially during diagnostic, nursing, and therapeutic interventions. Pain assessment using the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) and Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CCPOT) are recommended, but they are difficult to do in patients undergoing deep sedation. This study analyzed the usefulness of the BPS and CCPOT scales in assessing pain among patients with varying degrees of sedation. METHODS In 81 mechanically ventilated and sedated ICU patients, 1005 measurements were performed using the BPS and CCPOT scales. The study was conducted by 3 trained observers 3 times a day (each measurement at rest, during painful nursing interventions, and after the intervention). The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS), the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II), and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) were also analyzed from medical records as well as information on the length of hospitalization and treatment. RESULTS It was shown that signs of pain increased significantly (p < 0.001) during interventions in patients on both scales (BPS and CCPOT), and then returned to values close to the resting period. RASS results correlated significantly (p < 0.05) and positively with the results of the BPS and CCPOT. A strong correlation was found between the results of both scales at each stage of the study (R = 0.622-0.907). CONCLUSIONS Nursing procedures are a source of pain in analgosedated patients. The BPS and CCPOT scales are useful tools for assessing the occurrence of pain in mechanically ventilated patients, including those in deep sedation.
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- Katarzyna Wojnar-Gruszka
- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, 31-501 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, 31-501 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, 31-501 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, 31-501 Kraków, Poland
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University Hospital in Kraków, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, 31-501 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, 31-501 Kraków, Poland
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Palakshappa JA, Russell GB, Gibbs KW, Kloefkorn C, Hayden D, Moss M, Hough CL, Files DC. Association of early sedation level with patient outcomes in moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: Propensity-score matched analysis. J Crit Care 2022; 71:154118. [PMID: 35905586 PMCID: PMC9419605 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2022.154118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Purpose Studies of early depth of sedation in mixed critically ill populations have suggested benefit to light sedation; however, the relationship of early depth of sedation with outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is unknown. Materials and methods We performed a propensity-score matched analysis of early light sedation (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale Score, RASS 0 to −1 or equivalent) versus deep sedation (RASS −2 or lower) in patients enrolled in the non-intervention group of The Reevaluation of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade trial. Primary outcome was 90 day mortality. Secondary outcomes included days free of mechanical ventilation, days not in ICU, days not in hospital at day 28. Results 137 of 486 participants (28.2%) received early light sedation. Vasopressor usage and Apache III scores significantly differed between groups. Prior to matching, 90-day mortality was higher in the early deep sedation (45.3%) compared to light sedation (34.2%) group. In the propensity score matched cohort, there was no difference in 90-day mortality (Odds Ratio (OR) 0.72, 95% CI 0.41, 1.27, p = 0.26) or secondary outcomes between the groups. Conclusions We did not find an association between early depth of sedation and clinical outcomes in this cohort of patients with moderate-to-severe ARDS.
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- Jessica A Palakshappa
- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America.
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States of America
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America
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Ma P, Wang T, Gong Y, Liu J, Shi W, Zeng L. Factors Associated With Deep Sedation Practice in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Post hoc Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Survey Combined With a Questionnaire for Physicians on Sedation Practices. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:839637. [PMID: 35755030 PMCID: PMC9218424 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.839637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Purpose The study aimed to explore factors associated with deep sedation practice in intensive care units (ICUs). Materials and Methods A post hoc analysis was conducted for a cross–sectional survey on sedation practices in mechanically ventilated (MV) patients, combined with a questionnaire for physicians regarding their preferences for light sedation (P–pls Score) in 92 Chinese ICUs. Results There were 457 and 127 eligible MV patients in the light and deep sedation groups respectively. A multivariable logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the control mode of mechanical ventilation, plasma lactate level, and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score were independent risk factors for deep sedation practice (p <0.01). Notably, the adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) of the average P–pls score in the ICU ≤ 2 for deep sedation practice was 1.861 (1.163, 2.978, p = 0.01). In addition, the areas under curves of receiver operating characteristics (AUC–ROC) of the model to predict the probability of deep sedation practice were 0.753 (0.699, 0.806) and 0.772 (0.64, 0.905) in the training set and the validation set, respectively. The 28–day mortality was increased in patients with exposure to deep sedation practice but not significantly. Conclusion Both factors related to stressful stimuli and the ICU physicians' perception of patient tolerability in mechanical ventilation were likely associated with deep sedation practice in MV patients.
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- Penglin Ma
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Guiqian International General Hospital, Guiyang, China.,Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), The 8th Medical Center of General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Guiqian International General Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), The 8th Medical Center of General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), The 8th Medical Center of General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Guiqian International General Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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The Feasibility of Implementing Targeted SEDation in Mechanically Ventilated Emergency Department Patients: The ED-SED Pilot Trial. Crit Care Med 2022; 50:1224-1235. [PMID: 35404327 PMCID: PMC9288529 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Deep sedation in the emergency department (ED) is common, increases deep sedation in the ICU, and is negatively associated with outcome. Limiting ED deep sedation may, therefore, be a high-yield intervention to improve outcome. However, the feasibility of conducting an adequately powered ED-based clinical sedation trial is unknown. Our objectives were to assess trial feasibility in terms of: 1) recruitment, 2) protocol implementation and practice change, and 3) safety. Patient-centered clinical outcomes were assessed to better plan for a future large-scale clinical trial. DESIGN Pragmatic, multicenter (n = 3), prospective before-after pilot and feasibility trial. SETTING The ED and ICUs at three medical centers. PATIENTS Consecutive, adult mechanically ventilation ED patients. INTERVENTIONS An educational initiative aimed at reliable ED sedation depth documentation and reducing the proportion of deeply sedated patients (primary outcome). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Sedation-related data in the ED and the first 48 ICU hours were recorded. Deep sedation was defined as a Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale of -3 to -5 or a Sedation-Agitation Scale of 1-3. One thousand three hundred fifty-six patients were screened; 415 comprised the final population. Lighter ED sedation was achieved in the intervention group, and the proportion of deeply sedated patients was reduced from 60.2% to 38.8% (p < 0.01). There were no concerning trends in adverse events (i.e., inadvertent extubation, device removal, and awareness with paralysis). Mortality was 10.0% in the intervention group and 20.4% in the preintervention group (p < 0.01). Compared with preintervention, the intervention group experienced more ventilator-free days [22.0 (9.0) vs 19.9 (10.6)] and ICU-free days [20.8 (8.7) vs 18.1 (10.4)], p < 0.05 for both. CONCLUSIONS This pilot trial confirmed the feasibility of targeting the ED in order to improve sedation practices and reduce deep sedation. These findings justify an appropriately powered clinical trial regarding ED-based sedation to improve clinical outcomes.
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Hardel TT, Braune S, Boenisch O, Kluge S. [Analgesia for ventilation - what's new?]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2022; 147:319-325. [PMID: 35291037 DOI: 10.1055/a-1664-1594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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MONITORING OF ANALGESIA, SEDATION AND DELIRIUM The prerequisite for monitoring goal-oriented analgesia and screening for the presence of delirium is the use of validated measuring instruments such as the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale as well as an adequate medical and intensive care staffing ratio. IMPLEMENTATION OF ANALGESIA AND SEDATION The goal, if possible, is an awake, oriented, cooperative patient who is free of pain. In this regard, multimodal analgesic treatment is of great importance. The lowest possible sedation should also be aimed for in COVID-19 patients, although deep sedation is recommended for invasively ventilated COVID-19 patients in the prone position.
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Mayer KP, Pastva AM, Du G, Hatchett SP, Chang M, Henning AN, Maher B, Morris PE, Zwischenberger JB. Mobility Levels With Physical Rehabilitation Delivered During and After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Marker of Illness Severity or an Indication of Recovery? Phys Ther 2022; 102:6481187. [PMID: 34972871 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzab301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to determine whether physical rehabilitation intervention for individuals who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is associated with clinical outcomes and to assess whether the patient mobility response over initial rehabilitation sessions early in the intensive care unit (ICU) course predicts or is associated with survival, lengths of stay, discharge disposition, and 30-day readmissions. METHODS This study was a 10-year retrospective practice analysis of adults who were critically ill and required ECMO for >72 hours in the cardiothoracic ICU at an academic medical center. Physical rehabilitation implemented during or following the initiation of ECMO was quantified on the basis of timing, frequency, and change in mobility level in response to the intervention over the first 4 consecutive sessions. The primary dependent outcome was in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included 30-day readmission and discharge disposition ranked on an ordinal scale. RESULTS Three hundred fifteen individuals (mean age = 50 years [SD = 15 years]; 63% men; mean Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score = 11.6 [SD = 3.3]) met the inclusion criteria. Two hundred eighteen individuals (69%) received at least 1 physical rehabilitation session while requiring ECMO, 70 (22%) received rehabilitation after ECMO was discontinued, and 27 (9%) never received rehabilitation. Individuals discharged alive achieved higher mobility levels and had a steeper, more positive rate of change in mobility over the first 4 sessions than individuals who died in the hospital (2.8 vs 0.38; degrees of freedom = 199, t = 8.24). Those who received rehabilitation and achieved the milestones of sitting on the edge of the bed and walking for >45 m were more likely to survive (47% vs 13%; χ2 = 156) than those who did not (26% vs 3.5%; χ2 = 80). CONCLUSION A positive rate of change in mobility and the ability to achieve mobility milestones with rehabilitation were associated with improved clinical outcomes. IMPACT An individual's mobility response to physical rehabilitation early in the ICU course is an important indicator of illness and should be used with clinical presentation to guide clinical decision-making and predict outcomes.
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- Kirby P Mayer
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.,Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.,Center for Muscle Biology, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Medicine, Cell Biology, and Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Center for Health Services Reseach, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Performance Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE), University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Inpatient Rehabilitation Department, Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.,Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Performance Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE), University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Luz M, Brandão Barreto B, de Castro REV, Salluh J, Dal-Pizzol F, Araujo C, De Jong A, Chanques G, Myatra SN, Tobar E, Gimenez-Esparza Vich C, Carini F, Ely EW, Stollings JL, Drumright K, Kress J, Povoa P, Shehabi Y, Mphandi W, Gusmao-Flores D. Practices in sedation, analgesia, mobilization, delirium, and sleep deprivation in adult intensive care units (SAMDS-ICU): an international survey before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ann Intensive Care 2022; 12:9. [PMID: 35122204 PMCID: PMC8815719 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-022-00985-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Since the publication of the 2018 Clinical Guidelines about sedation, analgesia, delirium, mobilization, and sleep deprivation in critically ill patients, no evaluation and adequacy assessment of these recommendations were studied in an international context. This survey aimed to investigate these current practices and if the COVID-19 pandemic has changed them. Methods This study was an open multinational electronic survey directed to physicians working in adult intensive care units (ICUs), which was performed in two steps: before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results We analyzed 1768 questionnaires and 1539 (87%) were complete. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we received 1476 questionnaires and 292 were submitted later. The following practices were observed before the pandemic: the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (61.5%), the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) (48.2%), the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) (76.6%), and the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) (66.6%) were the most frequently tools used to assess pain, sedation level, and delirium, respectively; midazolam and fentanyl were the most frequently used drugs for inducing sedation and analgesia (84.8% and 78.3%, respectively), whereas haloperidol (68.8%) and atypical antipsychotics (69.4%) were the most prescribed drugs for delirium treatment; some physicians regularly prescribed drugs to induce sleep (19.1%) or ordered mechanical restraints as part of their routine (6.2%) for patients on mechanical ventilation; non-pharmacological strategies were frequently applied for pain, delirium, and sleep deprivation management. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the intensive care specialty was independently associated with best practices. Moreover, the mechanical ventilation rate was higher, patients received sedation more often (94% versus 86.1%, p < 0.001) and sedation goals were discussed more frequently in daily rounds. Morphine was the main drug used for analgesia (77.2%), and some sedative drugs, such as midazolam, propofol, ketamine and quetiapine, were used more frequently. Conclusions Most sedation, analgesia and delirium practices were comparable before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, the intensive care specialty was a variable that was independently associated with the best practices. Although many findings are in accordance with evidence-based recommendations, some practices still need improvement. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13613-022-00985-y.
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- Mariana Luz
- Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital da Mulher, Rua Barão de Cotegipe, 1153, Roma, Salvador, BA, CEP: 40411-900, Brazil. .,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. .,Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Salvador, Brazil.
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- Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital da Mulher, Rua Barão de Cotegipe, 1153, Roma, Salvador, BA, CEP: 40411-900, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade Do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Critical Care and Postgraduate Program in Translational Medicine, D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Experimental, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Regional University Hospital of Montpellier, St-Eloi Hospital, University of Montpellier, PhyMedExp, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR, 9214, Montpellier, CEDEX 5, France
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Regional University Hospital of Montpellier, St-Eloi Hospital, University of Montpellier, PhyMedExp, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR, 9214, Montpellier, CEDEX 5, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Internal Medicine Department, Critical Care Unit, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA.,Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System VA Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, CHLO, Lisbon, Portugal.,CHRC, CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.,Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, OUH Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda, Angola
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- Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital da Mulher, Rua Barão de Cotegipe, 1153, Roma, Salvador, BA, CEP: 40411-900, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Schick B, Schmid S, Mayer B, Wagner D, Walter S, Gruss S, Jungwirth B, Barth E. [Potential effect of the stimulus threshold level of the nociceptive flexion reflex (NFRT) on mortality and delirium incidence in the critically ill patient: a retrospective cohort analysis]. DIE ANAESTHESIOLOGIE 2022; 71:921-929. [PMID: 36166064 PMCID: PMC9514181 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-022-01206-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mortality and delirium in critically ill patients are affected by the provided analgesics and sedatives. The deeper the sedation and the higher the dose of analgesics applied, the more difficult it is to assess pain and the depth of sedation. Therefore, instrumental measurement methods, such as the measurement of the stimulus threshold of the nociceptive flexion reflex (NFRT), are becoming increasingly more important. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to investigate a potential association between the level of the nociceptive flexion reflex, mortality, and the occurrence of delirium. MATERIAL AND METHODS By retrospectively analyzing a pilot data set of 57 ICU patients from the interdisciplinary surgical ICU of Ulm University Hospital surveyed between 11/2018 and 03/2020, a possible association between the NFRT, mortality, and the occurrence of delirium was calculated in an adjusted logistic regression model. Depending on the cut-off value, the stimulus threshold corridors result in the following comparison pairs: < 20 mA vs. 20-40 mA/20-50 mA/20-60 mA, > 40 mA vs. 20-40 mA, > 50 mA vs. 20-50 mA and > 60 mA vs. 20-60 mA. Results are presented as odds ratios (OR) adjusted for age, sex, height, TISS-28, SAPS II, RASS, BPS, and applied analgesics. Pain assessment was performed, in addition to the Behavioral Pain scale, ≥ 3 times daily by measuring NFRT. RESULTS A statistically nonsignificant tendency for an increase in mortality incidence occurred with an NFRT > 50 mA, versus a stimulus threshold corridor of 20-50 mA (OR 3.3, CI: 0.89-12.43, p = 0.07). A trend toward a reduction in delirium incidence occurred at an NFRT < 20 mA, versus a stimulus threshold corridor of 20-40 mA (OR 0.40, CI: 0.18-0.92, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION Based on the level of the NFRT, no recommendation can be made at this point to adjust the analgesic regimen of critically ill patients, who are unable to communicate. The observation of a tendency towards an increase in mortality at high stimulus thresholds or a reduction in the occurrence of delirium at low stimulus thresholds of the NFRT must be verified in standardized studies.
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- B. Schick
- grid.410712.10000 0004 0473 882XKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Sektion Interdisziplinäre Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Deutschland
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- grid.410712.10000 0004 0473 882XKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Sektion Interdisziplinäre Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Deutschland
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- grid.6582.90000 0004 1936 9748Institut für Epidemiologie und Medizinische Biometrie, Universität Ulm, Schwabstr. 13, 89075 Ulm, Deutschland
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- grid.410712.10000 0004 0473 882XKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Sektion Interdisziplinäre Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Deutschland
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- grid.6582.90000 0004 1936 9748Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Sektion medizinische Psychologie, Universität Ulm, Frauensteige 6, 89075 Ulm, Deutschland
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- grid.6582.90000 0004 1936 9748Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Sektion medizinische Psychologie, Universität Ulm, Frauensteige 6, 89075 Ulm, Deutschland
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- grid.410712.10000 0004 0473 882XKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Sektion Interdisziplinäre Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Deutschland
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- grid.410712.10000 0004 0473 882XKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Sektion Interdisziplinäre Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Deutschland
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Laehn SJ, LoGuidice JA, Hettinger PC, Rein LE, Peppard WJ. Postoperative depth of sedation and associated outcomes in free flap transfers to the head and neck. Head Neck 2021; 44:391-398. [PMID: 34799940 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the impact of postoperative depth of sedation in free flap transfers to the head and neck. METHODS A single center, retrospective cohort of 92 patients were stratified by depth of sedation, light sedation (RASS -1 or greater) or deep sedation (RASS less than -1), and analyzed for postoperative flap and medical complications. RESULTS Of the 92 patients 45 were included in the light sedation and 47 in the deep sedation group. Flap complication requiring return to the operating room occurred in 8 (22.2%) patients in light sedation compared to 12 (27.7%) (p = 0.450) patients in deep sedation. A composite outcome of flap and medical complications occurred less frequently in the light sedation group 14 (31.8%) compared to deep sedation 32 (69.6%) (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION There was no difference in return to the operating room between the two groups. Light sedation had reduced incidence of medical complications compared to deep.
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.,Department of Pharmacy, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Wang T, Zhou D, Zhang Z, Ma P. Tools Are Needed to Promote Sedation Practices for Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:744297. [PMID: 34869436 PMCID: PMC8632766 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.744297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Suboptimal sedation practices continue to be frequent, although the updated guidelines for management of pain, agitation, and delirium in mechanically ventilated (MV) patients have been published for several years. Causes of low adherence to the recommended minimal sedation protocol are multifactorial. However, the barriers to translation of these protocols into standard care for MV patients have yet to be analyzed. In our view, it is necessary to develop fresh insights into the interaction between the patients' responses to nociceptive stimuli and individualized regulation of patients' tolerance when using analgesics and sedatives. By better understanding this interaction, development of novel tools to assess patient pain tolerance and to define and predict oversedation or delirium may promote better sedation practices in the future.
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- Tao Wang
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Guiqian International General Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Guiqian International General Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Guiqian International General Hospital, Guiyang, China
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Ramnarain D, Aupers E, den Oudsten B, Oldenbeuving A, de Vries J, Pouwels S. Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS): an overview of the definition, etiology, risk factors, and possible counseling and treatment strategies. Expert Rev Neurother 2021; 21:1159-1177. [PMID: 34519235 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2021.1981289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) has only recently been recognized as a new clinical entity in patients surviving their intensive care unit (ICU) stay due to critical illness. With increasing survival rates of ICU patients worldwide, there is a rising interest regarding post-ICU recovery. AREAS COVERED First, based on the current literature a definition is provided of PICS, including the domains of impairments that comprise PICS along with the etiology and risk factors. Second, preventive measures and possible treatment strategies integrated in the follow-up care are described. Third, the authors will discuss the current SARS-Cov-2 pandemic and the increased risk of PICS in these post-ICU patients and their families. EXPERT OPINION PICS is a relatively new entity, which not only encompasses various physical, cognitive, and psychological impairments but also impacts global health due to long-lasting detrimental socioeconomic burdens. Importantly, PICS also relates to caregivers of post-ICU patients. Strategies to reduce this burden will not only be needed within the ICU setting but will also have to take place in an interdisciplinary, multifaceted approach in primary care settings. Additionally, the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has a high burden on post-ICU patients and their relatives.
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- Dharmanand Ramnarain
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.,Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disease (Corps), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Saxenburg Medisch Centrum Hardenberg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disease (Corps), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disease (Corps), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.,Board, ADRZ (Admiraal De Ruyter Ziekenhuis), Goes, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Weiss B, Hilfrich D, Vorderwülbecke G, Heinrich M, Grunow JJ, Paul N, Kruppa J, Neuner B, Drexler B, Balzer F, Spies CD. Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Sedated with Intravenous Lormetazepam or Midazolam: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10184091. [PMID: 34575204 PMCID: PMC8465285 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10184091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The benzodiazepine, midazolam, is one of the most frequently used sedatives in intensive care medicine, but it has an unfavorable pharmacokinetic profile when continuously applied. As a consequence, patients are frequently prolonged and more deeply sedated than intended. Due to its distinct pharmacological features, including a cytochrome P450-independent metabolization, intravenous lormetazepam might be clinically advantageous compared to midazolam. In this retrospective cohort study, we compared patients who received either intravenous lormetazepam or midazolam with respect to their survival and sedation characteristics. The cohort included 3314 mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients that received one of the two drugs in a tertiary medical center in Germany between 2006 and 2018. A Cox proportional hazards model with mortality as outcome and APACHE II, age, gender, and admission mode as covariates revealed a hazard ratio of 1.75 [95% CI 1.46–2.09; p < 0.001] for in-hospital mortality associated with the use of midazolam. After additionally adjusting for sedation intensity, the HR became 1.04 [95% CI 0.83–1.31; p = 0.97]. Thus, we concluded that excessive sedation occurs more frequently in critically ill patients treated with midazolam than in patients treated with lormetazepam. These findings require further investigation in prospective trials to assess if lormetazepam, due to its ability to maintain light sedation, might be favorable over other benzodiazepines for sedation in the ICU.
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- Björn Weiss
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (D.H.); (G.V.); (M.H.); (J.J.G.); (N.P.); (B.N.); (C.D.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-30-450-551002
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (D.H.); (G.V.); (M.H.); (J.J.G.); (N.P.); (B.N.); (C.D.S.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (D.H.); (G.V.); (M.H.); (J.J.G.); (N.P.); (B.N.); (C.D.S.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (D.H.); (G.V.); (M.H.); (J.J.G.); (N.P.); (B.N.); (C.D.S.)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (D.H.); (G.V.); (M.H.); (J.J.G.); (N.P.); (B.N.); (C.D.S.)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (D.H.); (G.V.); (M.H.); (J.J.G.); (N.P.); (B.N.); (C.D.S.)
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (J.K.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (D.H.); (G.V.); (M.H.); (J.J.G.); (N.P.); (B.N.); (C.D.S.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Experimental Anesthesiology Section, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany;
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (J.K.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (D.H.); (G.V.); (M.H.); (J.J.G.); (N.P.); (B.N.); (C.D.S.)
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Saitov G, Müller A, Bastian B, Michalski D. [Pharmacotherapy and intensive care aspects of status epilepticus: update 2020/2021]. Anaesthesist 2021; 70:874-887. [PMID: 34212230 PMCID: PMC8492596 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-021-01000-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Die gezielte Therapie epileptischer Ereignisse und im Speziellen des Status epilepticus (SE) setzt das sichere Erkennen der Krankheitsbilder voraus, wofür gerade bei Formen mit vorwiegend nichtmotorischen Symptomen klinische und elektroenzephalographische Expertise notwendig ist. Die im Jahr 2020 erfolgte Fortschreibung der deutschen Leitlinie zur Behandlung des SE hält an der streng stufengerechten Therapie fest, die eskalierend die Anwendung von Benzodiazepinen, spezifischen Antiepileptika und Anästhetika vorsieht. Bisher ist die Eingrenzung eines in den allermeisten Fällen wirksamen sowie zugleich sicheren und interaktionsfreien Antiepileptikums nicht gelungen. Individuelle Vorerkrankungen und aktuelle Begleitumstände gehen daher genauso wie Erfahrungen des Behandlerteams in die differenzierte Behandlung des SE ein. Insbesondere bei therapierefraktären Formen des SE erweist sich die Therapie als durchaus kompliziert und hat regelhaft intensivmedizinische Implikationen. Mithin ergeben sich im Zuge der modernen SE-Behandlung zahlreiche interdisziplinäre Schnittstellen. Zukünftige wissenschaftliche Fragstellungen werden sich u. a. mit der optimalen Therapie des nonkonvulsiven SE und hier v. a. dem Ausmaß und dem Zeitpunkt von adäquaten Therapieschritten sowie mit assoziierten ethischen Fragen einer Therapieeskalation beschäftigen.
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- Gabrielė Saitov
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
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Nilius G, Richter M, Schroeder M. Updated Perspectives on the Management of Sleep Disorders in the Intensive Care Unit. Nat Sci Sleep 2021; 13:751-762. [PMID: 34135650 PMCID: PMC8200142 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s284846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Sleep disorders and circadian dysrhythmias are extremely prevalent in critically ill patients. Impaired sleep has a variety of etiologies, exhibits a wide range of negative effects and, moreover, might deteriorate the patient's prognosis. Despite a number of scientific findings and increased awareness, the importance of sleep optimization is still lower on the list of priories in the intensive care unit (ICU). The techniques of measuring and the evaluation of sleep quantity and quality are a great challenge in the ICU setting. The subjective and objective tools of sleep validation continue to suffer from deficiencies. Treatment approaches to improve the critically ill patient's sleep have focused on non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic strategies with some promising results. But pharmacological interventions alone could not provide sufficient patient benefit. Being aware and knowing of sleep problems and the beneficial effect of the necessary therapies in ICU patients requires greater acceptance. The application of available methods and the development of new methods to prevent sleep disorders in the ICU offer the potential to improve the critically ill patient's outcome.
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- Georg Nilius
- Kliniken Essen Mitte, Department of Pneumology, Essen, Germany
- Witten/Herdecke University, Department of Internal Medicine, Witten, Germany
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- Kliniken Essen Mitte, Department of Pneumology, Essen, Germany
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Kalbhenn J, Knörlein J, Posch MJ. "Do no further harm" - Why shall we sedate unresponsive patients? Intensive Care Med 2021; 47:807-808. [PMID: 33954840 PMCID: PMC8257529 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-021-06422-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Johannes Kalbhenn
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University ECMO Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University ECMO Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University ECMO Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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Aitken LM, Kydonaki K, Blackwood B, Trahair LG, Purssell E, Sekhon M, Walsh TS. Inconsistent relationship between depth of sedation and intensive care outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax 2021; 76:1089-1098. [PMID: 33859048 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the effect of depth of sedation on intensive care mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, and other clinically important outcomes. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO from 2000 to 2020. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies that examined the effect of sedation depth were included. Two reviewers independently screened, selected articles, extracted data and appraised quality. Data on study design, population, setting, patient characteristics, study interventions, depth of sedation and relevant outcomes were extracted. Quality was assessed using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tools. RESULTS We included data from 26 studies (n=7865 patients): 8 RCTs and 18 cohort studies. Heterogeneity of studies was substantial. There was no significant effect of lighter sedation on intensive care mortality. Lighter sedation did not affect duration of mechanical ventilation in RCTs (mean difference (MD): -1.44 days (95% CI -3.79 to 0.91)) but did in cohort studies (MD: -1.52 days (95% CI -2.71 to -0.34)). No statistically significant benefit of lighter sedation was identified in RCTs. In cohort studies, lighter sedation improved time to extubation, intensive care and hospital length of stay and ventilator-associated pneumonia. We found no significant effects for hospital mortality, delirium or adverse events. CONCLUSION Evidence of benefit from lighter sedation is limited, with inconsistency between observational and randomised studies. Positive effects were mainly limited to low quality evidence from observational studies, which could be attributable to bias and confounding factors.
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- Leanne M Aitken
- School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, UK
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- School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast Faculty of Medicine Health and Life Sciences, Belfast, UK
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, UK
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- School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine and Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Patel MK, Muir J. Part I: Anesthesia and ventilator management in critical care patients. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jac5.1402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Prevent deterioration and long-term ventilation: intensive care following thoracic surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2021; 34:20-24. [PMID: 33315639 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Patients with indication for lung surgery besides the pulmonary pathology often suffer from independent comorbidities affecting several other organ systems. Preventing patients from harmful complications due to decompensation of underlying organ insufficiencies perioperatively is pivotal. This review draws attention to the peri- and postoperative responsibility of the anaesthetist and intensivist to prevent patients undergoing lung surgery deterioration. RECENT FINDINGS During the last decades we had to accept that 'traditional' intensive care medicine implying deep sedation, controlled ventilation, liberal fluid therapy, and broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy because of several side-effects resulted in prolongation of hospital length of stay and a decline in quality of life. Modern therapy therefore should focus on the convalescence of the patient and earliest possible reintegration in the 'life-before.' Avoidance of sedative and anticholinergic drugs, early extubation, prophylactic noninvasive ventilation and high-flow nasal oxygen therapy, early mobilization, well-adjusted fluid balance and reasonable use of antibiotics are the keystones of success. SUMMARY A perioperative interprofessional approach and a change in paradigms are the prerequisites to improve outcome and provide treatment for elder and comorbid patients with an indication for thoracic surgery.
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Schönhofer B, Geiseler J, Dellweg D, Fuchs H, Moerer O, Weber-Carstens S, Westhoff M, Windisch W. Prolonged Weaning: S2k Guideline Published by the German Respiratory Society. Respiration 2020; 99:1-102. [PMID: 33302267 DOI: 10.1159/000510085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Mechanical ventilation (MV) is an essential part of modern intensive care medicine. MV is performed in patients with severe respiratory failure caused by respiratory muscle insufficiency and/or lung parenchymal disease; that is, when other treatments such as medication, oxygen administration, secretion management, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), or nasal high-flow therapy have failed. MV is required for maintaining gas exchange and allows more time to curatively treat the underlying cause of respiratory failure. In the majority of ventilated patients, liberation or "weaning" from MV is routine, without the occurrence of any major problems. However, approximately 20% of patients require ongoing MV, despite amelioration of the conditions that precipitated the need for it in the first place. Approximately 40-50% of the time spent on MV is required to liberate the patient from the ventilator, a process called "weaning". In addition to acute respiratory failure, numerous factors can influence the duration and success rate of the weaning process; these include age, comorbidities, and conditions and complications acquired during the ICU stay. According to international consensus, "prolonged weaning" is defined as the weaning process in patients who have failed at least 3 weaning attempts, or require more than 7 days of weaning after the first spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). Given that prolonged weaning is a complex process, an interdisciplinary approach is essential for it to be successful. In specialised weaning centres, approximately 50% of patients with initial weaning failure can be liberated from MV after prolonged weaning. However, the heterogeneity of patients undergoing prolonged weaning precludes the direct comparison of individual centres. Patients with persistent weaning failure either die during the weaning process, or are discharged back to their home or to a long-term care facility with ongoing MV. Urged by the growing importance of prolonged weaning, this Sk2 Guideline was first published in 2014 as an initiative of the German Respiratory Society (DGP), in conjunction with other scientific societies involved in prolonged weaning. The emergence of new research, clinical study findings and registry data, as well as the accumulation of experience in daily practice, have made the revision of this guideline necessary. The following topics are dealt with in the present guideline: Definitions, epidemiology, weaning categories, underlying pathophysiology, prevention of prolonged weaning, treatment strategies in prolonged weaning, the weaning unit, discharge from hospital on MV, and recommendations for end-of-life decisions. Special emphasis was placed on the following themes: (1) A new classification of patient sub-groups in prolonged weaning. (2) Important aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation and neurorehabilitation in prolonged weaning. (3) Infrastructure and process organisation in the care of patients in prolonged weaning based on a continuous treatment concept. (4) Changes in therapeutic goals and communication with relatives. Aspects of paediatric weaning are addressed separately within individual chapters. The main aim of the revised guideline was to summarize both current evidence and expert-based knowledge on the topic of "prolonged weaning", and to use this information as a foundation for formulating recommendations related to "prolonged weaning", not only in acute medicine but also in the field of chronic intensive care medicine. The following professionals served as important addressees for this guideline: intensivists, pulmonary medicine specialists, anaesthesiologists, internists, cardiologists, surgeons, neurologists, paediatricians, geriatricians, palliative care clinicians, rehabilitation physicians, intensive/chronic care nurses, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, speech therapists, medical service of health insurance, and associated ventilator manufacturers.
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- Bernd Schönhofer
- Klinikum Agnes Karll Krankenhaus, Klinikum Region Hannover, Laatzen, Germany,
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- Klinikum Vest, Medizinische Klinik IV: Pneumologie, Beatmungs- und Schlafmedizin, Marl, Germany
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- Fachkrankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft GmbH, Abteilung Pneumologie II, Schmallenberg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin, Freiburg, Germany
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- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Göttingen, Germany
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- Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Anästhesiologie mit Schwerpunkt operative Intensivmedizin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum und Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Lungenklinik Hemer, Hemer, Germany
- Universität Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany
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- Lungenklinik, Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany
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Actualización de la Declaración de consenso en medicina critica para la atención multidisciplinaria del paciente con sospecha o confirmación diagnóstica de COVID-19. ACTA COLOMBIANA DE CUIDADO INTENSIVO 2020; 20:1-112. [PMCID: PMC7538086 DOI: 10.1016/j.acci.2020.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2025]
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Antecedentes y objetivos La enfermedad por coronavirus de 2019 (COVID-19) es una enfermedad ocasionada por el nuevo coronavirus del síndrome respiratorio agudo grave (SARS-CoV-2). Se identificó por primera vez en diciembre de 2019 en la ciudad de Wuhan, en los meses siguientes se expandió rápidamente a todos los continentes y la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) la reconoció como una pandemia global el 11 de marzo de 2020. La mayoría de los individuos son asintomáticos pero una baja proporción ingresan a cuidados intensivos con una alta morbimortalidad. Este consenso tiene como objetivo actualizar la declaratoria inicial emitida por la Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Crítica (AMCI) para el manejo del paciente críticamente enfermo con COVID-19, dentro de las áreas críticas de las instituciones de salud. Métodos Este estudio utilizó dos técnicas de consenso formal para construir las recomendaciones finales: Delphi modificada y grupos nominales. Se construyeron preguntas por la estrategia PICO. 10 grupos nominales desarrollaron recomendaciones para cada unidad temática. El producto del consenso fue evaluado y calificado en una ronda Delphi y se discutió de forma virtual por los relatores de cada núcleo y los representantes de sociedades médicas científicas afines al manejo del paciente con COVID-19. Resultados 80 expertos nacionales participaron en la actualización del consenso AMCI, especialistas en Medicina Critica y Cuidados Intensivos, Nefrología, Neurología, Neumología, bioeticistas, Medicina interna, Anestesia, Cirugía General, Cirugía de cabeza y cuello, Cuidados Paliativos, Enfermeras Especialistas en Medicina crítica, Terapeutas respiratorias especialistas en medicina crítica y Fisioterapia, con experiencia clínica en la atención del paciente críticamente enfermo. La declaratoria emite recomendaciones en los ámbitos más relevantes para la atención en salud de los casos de COVID-19, al interior de las unidades de cuidados intensivos, en el contexto nacional de Colombia. Conclusiones Un grupo significativo multidisciplinario de profesionales expertos en medicina crítica emiten, mediante técnicas de consenso formal, recomendaciones sobre la mejor práctica para la atención del paciente críticamente enfermo con COVID-19. Las recomendaciones deben ser adaptadas a las condiciones específicas, administrativas y estructurales de las distintas unidades de cuidados intensivos del país.
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Caronna E, Vilaseca A, Maria Gràcia Gozalo R, Sanchez Corral A, Santafé M, Sueiras M, Guzmán L, Quintana M, Toledo‐Argany M, Santamarina E. Long-term prognosis related to deep sedation in refractory status Epilepticus. Acta Neurol Scand 2020; 142:555-562. [PMID: 32614067 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate long-term prognosis in patients with refractory status epilepticus according to the level of sedation reached during drug-induced coma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Longitudinal study of patients with status epilepticus who received anesthetics to induce therapeutic coma. Demographic data, clinical, and electroencephalographic characteristics were collected, as well as variables related to sedation. We considered as deep sedation the EEG burst-suppression patterns (suppression ratio > 50%). A GOSE (Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended) score of 7 or 8 was considered as good prognosis. A comparative study was carried out to identify predictors of good or poor prognosis at discharge, at 1 and 2 years of follow-up. RESULTS We included 61 patients: 63.9% were men; mean age 53.5 ± 16.8 years (range 16-86 years), 39.3% reached deep sedation; 62.3% had > 48 h induced coma. The median hospital stay was 21 days, while 10 days in the intensive care unit (ICU). In the multiple regression analysis, an ICU length of stay ≥ 7 days was associated with poor prognosis at discharge and at long-term (P < .05), while deep sedation was associated only with poor long-term prognosis (1 and 2 years, P < .05). The Kaplan-Meier curve showed higher survival in the group that did not undergo deep sedation (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS In refractory status epilepticus, deep sedation is associated with poor prognosis at long-term.
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- Edoardo Caronna
- Epilepsy Unit Neurology Department Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Epilepsy Unit Neurology Department Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Intensive Care Unit Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Neurophysiology Department Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Neurophysiology Department Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Epilepsy Unit Neurology Department Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Epilepsy Unit Neurology Department Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Epilepsy Unit Neurology Department Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Spain
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Legros V, Mourvillier B, Floch T, Candelier Q, Rosman J, Lafont B, Farkas JC, Bard M, Kanagaratnam L, Mateu P. Use of BRASS in sedated critically-ill patients as a predictable mortality factor: BRASS-ICU. Neurol Res 2020; 43:283-290. [PMID: 33208055 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2020.1849901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Objectives: To demonstrate that a BRASS score≥ 3 at admission of intubated, ventilated and sedated patients is predictive of mortalityMethods: we have realized an Observational prospective multicenter study.All Major patients without neurological history, admitted to ICU for a non-neurological cause, sedated and admitted under mechanical ventilation were included.Results: One hundred and ten patients were included, the BRASS score as well as the FOUR and RASS scores were collected.At day 28, patients with a BRASS score ≥ 3 had an excess mortality (OR 3.29 - CI 95% [1.42-7.63], p = 0.005) as well as day 90 (OR 2.65 - CI 95% [1.19-5.88], p = 0.02), without impact on the delirium measured by CAM-ICU (OR 1.8 - CI 95% [0.68-4.77], p = 0.023). After adjustment with SAPS II, FOUR and RASS, difference in mortality was not any more different.It is also noted that patients with BRASS ≥ 3 are more sedated (RASS: -5 [-5 - -5] vs -4 [-5 - -3], p < 0.0001) and more comatose (FOUR: 2 [1-4] vs 6 [4-9], p < 0.0001), and have higher doses of midazolam (10 mg/h [5-15] vs 7.5 mg/h [5-10], p = 0.02) and sufentanil (20 μg/h [15-22.5] vs 10 [10-12.5], p = 0.01).Conclusions: The early alteration of brainstem reflexes measured by the BRASS score was not independently predictable in terms of mortality in the non-neurological ICU patients, admitted under sedation and mechanical ventilation.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03835091,Registered 8 February 2019 - prospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03835091.
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- Vincent Legros
- Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Reims, Reims Cedex, France.,University of Médecine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims Cedex, France
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- University of Médecine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims Cedex, France.,Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Reims, Reims Cedex, France
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- Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Reims, Reims Cedex, France
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University Hospital of Reims, Reims Cedex, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Charleville-Mézières, Charleville-Mézières, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Private Clinic of Reims, Bezannes, France
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- University of Médecine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims Cedex, France.,Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University Hospital of Reims, Reims Cedex, France
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- University of Médecine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims Cedex, France.,Clinical Research Unit, University Hospital of Reims, Reims Cedex, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Charleville-Mézières, Charleville-Mézières, France
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