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Maigrot JLA, Wakefield BJ, Donaldson CM, Weiss AJ. Tailored Approach to Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiogenic Shock: Strategies to Facilitate Patient Mobilization. Curr Cardiol Rep 2025; 27:14. [PMID: 39792281 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02152-0] [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] [Accepted: 12/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2025]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article discusses a tailored approach to managing cardiogenic shock and temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS). We also outline specific mobilization strategies for patients with different tMCS devices and configurations, which can be enabled by this tailored approach to cardiogenic shock management. RECENT FINDINGS Safe and effective mobilization of patients with cardiogenic shock receiving tMCS can be accomplished. Appropriate patient selection, tailored device management, and dynamic multidisciplinary approaches to mobilization are critical to success. Cardiogenic shock is a heterogeneous condition characterized by end-organ dysfunction due to hypoperfusion and low cardiac output. Temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) is an increasingly valuable tool in managing these patients, with various devices and configurations available. Critically ill patients receiving tMCS are at risk for complications and deconditioning associated with prolonged bed rest, making it essential to implement strategies that promote mobility when feasible. We advocate for a tailored approach to the selection and management of tMCS in patients with cardiogenic shock. This approach focuses on the early identification of patients who may benefit from tMCS before further deterioration, alongside the selection of devices that provide ventricular-specific support and facilitate upper-body cannulation to enhance mobilization while also considering patients' potential exit strategies from tMCS. Understanding this approach is vital to appropriately facilitating safe and effective mobilization.
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- Jean-Luc A Maigrot
- Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Integrated Hospital Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Intensive Care & Resuscitation, Integrated Hospital Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care & Resuscitation, Integrated Hospital Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, 300 Community Drive, 1 DSU, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA.
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Miera O, Sandica E, Haas NA, Schweiger M, Stiller B, Kozlik-Feldmann R, Perez MH, Michel-Behnke I, Schmitt KR, Schubert S, Zimpfer D. Quality of life in pediatric patients on a paracorporeal ventricular assist device with a novel mobile driving system. JHLT OPEN 2024; 6:100125. [PMID: 40145033 PMCID: PMC11935330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2024.100125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2025]
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Background EXCOR ventricular assist device (VAD) is the gold standard circulatory support for children with end-stage heart failure. Until recently, the only available driving unit was the stationary Ikus. This study (NCT04634708) investigates the impact of the novel mobile EXCOR Active driving unit on patients' mobility and the quality of life (QoL) of their families. Methods Children on EXCOR VAD support with the Ikus who were mobilizable outside the hospital room were eligible for the prospective study. Patients remained on Ikus for 7 days, then switched to Excor Active, and were observed for another 45 days. The end-points were the rates of clinically relevant device exchanges (i.e., exchanges that could raise safety concerns for the patient) and successful patient outcomes, respectively. QoL of patients' families was recorded through 2 validated questionnaires: the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Family Impact Module and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21. Patients' mobility and activity levels were monitored through diary entries. Results A total of 24 patients were enrolled of which 23 patients completed the study. No clinically relevant device exchanges occurred and there was a successful outcome in 22/23 (95.7%) patients. Changing from the Ikus to the EXCOR Active improved QoL as seen in family impact total score (from 53.8 ± 19.8-66.5 ± 20.8, p = 0.005) and mental health (depression: moderate to mild, stress moderate to normal, both p < 0.05; anxiety: mild to normal, n.s.). Activity levels raised in both, mean time (from 100-300 min/day, p = 0.011) and distance (from 30-1,110 m/day, p = 0.002). Conclusions The EXCOR Active driving unit is safe and performs equivalent to Ikus. This study indicates considerable improvement in patients' mobility. In addition, data suggest that families' QoL is positively affected by means of the novel driving unit.
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- Oliver Miera
- Department of Congenital Heart Disease - Pediatric Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery and Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects, Heart, and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Heart Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Congenital Heart Defects and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Children's Heart Medicine and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, University Heart & Vascular Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Women-Mother-Child Department, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease - Pediatric Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Heart, and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center, Graz, Austria
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Ha TS, Oh DK, Lee HJ, Chang Y, Jeong IS, Sim YS, Hong SK, Park S, Suh GY, Park SY. Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 2024; 87:415-439. [PMID: 38951014 PMCID: PMC11468445 DOI: 10.4046/trd.2024.0039] [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: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation is one of the most crucial processes in critical care, because it is the first step through which a respiratory failure patient begins to transition out of the intensive care unit, and return to normal life. Therefore, when devising appropriate strategies for removing mechanical ventilation, it is essential to consider scientific and systematic approaches, as well as the individual experiences of healthcare professionals. Recently, numerous studies have investigated methods and tools to identify when mechanically ventilated patients are ready to breathe on their own. The Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine therefore provides these recommendations to clinicians for liberation from the ventilator. METHODS Meta-analyses and comprehensive syntheses were used to thoroughly review, compile, and summarize the complete body of relevant evidence. All studies were meticulously assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) method, and the outcomes were presented succinctly as evidence profiles. These evidence syntheses were discussed by a multidisciplinary committee of experts in mechanical ventilation, who then developed and approved the recommendations. RESULTS Recommendations for nine questions on ventilator liberation about Population, Intervention, Comparator, and Outcome (PICO) are presented in this document. This guideline presents seven conditional recommendations, one expert consensus recommendation, and one conditional deferred recommendation. CONCLUSION We developed these clinical guidelines for mechanical ventilation liberation to provide meaningful recommendations. These guidelines reflect the best treatment for patients seeking liberation from mechanical ventilation.
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- Tae Sun Ha
- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology, Dongkang Medical Center, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Lung Research Institute of Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Lung Research Institute of Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Lung Research Institute of Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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Wang L, Lu JY, Ma XX, Ma LO. Study of the intensive care unit activity scale in the early rehabilitation of patients after direct cardiac surgery. World J Clin Cases 2024; 12:5930-5936. [PMID: 39286377 PMCID: PMC11287495 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i26.5930] [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: 05/18/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Direct cardiac surgery often necessitates intensive post-operative care, and the intensive care unit (ICU) activity scale represents a crucial metric in assessing and guiding early rehabilitation efforts to enhance patient recovery. AIM To clarify the clinical application value of the ICU activity scale in the early recovery of patients after cardiac surgery. METHODS One hundred and twenty patients who underwent cardiac surgery between September 2020 and October 2021 were selected and divided into two groups using the random number table method. The observation group was rated using the ICU activity scale and the corresponding graded rehabilitation interventions were conducted based on the ICU activity scale. The control group was assessed in accordance with the routine rehabilitation activities, and the postoperative rehabilitation indexes of the patients in both groups were compared (time of tracheal intubation, time of ICU admission, occurrence of complications, and activity scores before ICU transfer). The two groups were compared according to postoperative rehabilitation indicators (time of tracheal intubation, length of ICU stay, and occurrence of complications) and activity scores before ICU transfer. RESULTS In the observation group, tracheal intubation time lasted for 18.30 ± 3.28 h and ICU admission time was 4.04 ± 0.83 d, which were significantly shorter than the control group (t-values: 2.97 and 2.038, respectively, P < 0.05). The observation group also had a significantly lower number of complications and adverse events compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Before ICU transfer, the observation group (6.7%) had few complications and adverse events than the control group (30.0 %), and this difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Additionally, the activity score was significantly higher in the observation (26.89 ± 0.97) compared to the control groups (22.63 ± 1.12 points) (t-value; -17.83, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Implementation of early goal-directed activities in patients who underwent cardiac surgery using the ICU activity scale can promote the recovery of cardiac function.
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- Li Wang
- Intensive Care Unit, Dongyang People’s Hospital, Jinhua 322100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Dongyang People’s Hospital, Jinhua 322100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongyang People’s Hospital, Jinhua 322100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Dongyang People’s Hospital, Jinhua 322100, Zhejiang Province, China
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Erbay Dalli Ö, Akça Doğan D, Bayram R, Pehlivan S, Yildiz H. Practices of the ABCDEF care bundle in intensive care units as reported by nurses: A cross-sectional study from Turkey. Nurs Crit Care 2024; 29:974-986. [PMID: 37581265 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12963] [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: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent critical care guidelines recommended the evidence-based ABCDEF care bundle for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, limited information is available on the implementation of the bundle in Turkish ICUs. AIM To assess the current practices of the ABCDEF care bundle as reported by ICU nurses. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study using a web-based survey was conducted. Researchers invited nurses with at least 1 year of ICU experience to participate by sending the link to the research questionnaires they created in Google Forms to the one ICU nurse association and one communication group of which they are members. RESULTS A total of 342 ICU nurses completed the survey. Although 92% of the participants performed pain assessments in their ICUs, 52.7% reported not using protocols. Based on the responses of the nurses, spontaneous awakening and breathing trials are performed in 88.8% and 92.4%, respectively, of ICUs. Fewer than half of the participants reported following a sedation protocol in their ICUs. Only 54.7% of ICU nurses surveyed reported routinely monitoring patients for delirium. It was reported that early mobilization was practised in 68.7% of ICUs, but non-ventilated patients were mobilized more frequently (70.2%), and 9.7% of ICUs had mobilization teams. Family members were actively involved in 95% of ICUs; however, 9.7% used dedicated staff to support families and 3.5% reported that their unit was open 24 h/day for visits. CONCLUSIONS While the implementation of most pain and sedation evaluations in ICUs were reported by nurses, many of them did not use structured delirium assessments. There is a need to encourage early mobilization programs and family participation. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Health institutions can improve patient care and outcomes by establishing and standardizing a protocol for each component of the ABCDEF care bundle in ICUs.
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- Öznur Erbay Dalli
- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Health Sciences, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Health Sciences, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Health Sciences, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Health Sciences, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Health Sciences, Bursa, Turkey
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Pfeiler PP, Rieder P, Kimelman M, Moog P, Dornseifer U. Limitations of Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia Following Abdominoplasty. Ann Plast Surg 2024; 93:283-289. [PMID: 38984655 DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Effective postoperative pain management is essential for patient satisfaction and an uneventful postoperative course, particularly in body contouring procedures. Systemic analgesic regimens can be supported by regional procedures, such as the transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block, but these have a limited duration of action. In contrast, thoracic epidural analgesia offers the possibility of a longer-lasting, individualized regional anesthesia administered by a patient-controlled analgesia pump. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a patient-controlled epidural analgesia to better classify the clinical value of this procedure in abdominoplasties. MATERIALS AND METHODS This work reviewed the digital medical charts of patients who underwent selective abdominoplasty without combined surgical procedures between September 2018 and August 2022. Evaluated data comprise the postoperative analgesia regimen, including on-demand medication, mobilization time, inpatient length of stay, and clinical outcome. The patients were grouped by the presence of a thoracic epidural catheter. This catheter was placed before anesthetic induction and a saturation dose was preoperatively applied. Postoperative PCEA patients received a basal rate and could independently administer boluses. Basal rate was individually adjusted during daily additional pain visits. RESULTS The study cohort included 112 patients. Significant differences in the demand for supportive nonepidural opiate medication were shown between the patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) group (n = 57) and the non-PCEA group (n = 55), depending on the time after surgery. PCEA patients demanded less medication during the early postoperative days (POD 0: PCEA 0.13 (±0.99) mg vs non-PCEA 2.59 (±4.55) mg, P = 0.001; POD 1: PCEA 0.79 mg (±3.06) vs non-PCEA 2.73 (±3.98) mg, P = 0.005), but they required more during the later postoperative phase (POD 3: PCEA 2.76 (±5.60) mg vs non-PCEA 0.61 (±2.01) mg, P = 0.008; POD 4: PCEA 1.64 (±3.82) mg vs non-PCEA 0.07 (±2.01) mg, P = 0.003). In addition, PCEA patients achieved full mobilization later (PCEA 2.67 (±0.82) days vs non-PCEA 1.78 (±1.09) days, P = 0.001) and were discharged later (PCEA 4.84 (±1.23) days vs non-PCEA 4.31 (±1.37) days, P = 0.005). CONCLUSION Because the postoperative benefits of PCEA are limited to potent analgesia immediately after abdominoplasty, less cumbersome, time-limited regional anesthesia procedures (such as TAP block) appear not only adequate but also more effective.
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- Peter Paul Pfeiler
- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum
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- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum
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- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum
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- Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum
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Xu J, Huang X, Karn SK, Feng S, Dong Q, Li X, Ma L, Zhu X. Benefits of early mobilization after atrial fibrillation ablation in geriatrics over 75 years old: A retrospective comparative study. Geriatr Nurs 2024; 59:507-515. [PMID: 39146641 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.08.006] [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: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 07/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Despite early mobilization has been proposed as an effective intervention to improve prognosis of patients in intensive care unit and other clinical settings, the benefits of it in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation is still unknow. METHOD 273 geriatric patients with atrial fibrillation underwent catheter ablation in our center were included in this retrospective cohort study, with 137 in early mobilization group and 136 in routine care group. RESULT After in-hospital observation and 90-day follow-up, we found though patients undergoing early mobilization didn't suffer more post-procedural complications, early mobilization didn't either shorten or extend the length of hospital stay. The average score of EQ-5D visual analogue scale and EHRA symptom scale were significantly improved and less unscheduled outpatient visits were recorded in early mobilization group during 90-day follow-up. CONCLUSION Early mobilization could be a safe and favorable intervention for patients underwent catheter ablation.
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- Jiangmei Xu
- Department of Nursery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; School of medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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Dornseifer U, Pfeiler PP, Kargl L, Moog P, Schilling AF, Ninkovic M. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Free Muscle Flaps-Risk or Benefit? J Reconstr Microsurg 2024; 40:197-204. [PMID: 37315931 DOI: 10.1055/a-2110-0421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Application of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on free flaps not only reduces edema but also increases the pressure from outside. The impact of these opposite effects on flap perfusion remains elusive. This study evaluates the NPWT system's influence on macro- and microcirculation of free flaps and edema reduction to better assess the clinical value of this therapy in microsurgical reconstructions. METHODS In this open-label, prospective cohort study, a total of 26 patients with free gracilis muscle flaps for distal lower extremity reconstruction were included. Flaps were covered with an NPWT (13 patients) or a conventional, fatty gauze dressing (13 patients) for 5 postoperative days (PODs). Changes in flap perfusion were analyzed by laser Doppler flowmetry, remission spectroscopy, and an implanted Doppler probe. Flap volume as a surrogate parameter for flap edema was evaluated by three-dimensional (3D) scans. RESULTS No flap showed clinical evidence of circulatory disturbances. The groups showed significant differences in the dynamic of macrocirculatory blood flow velocity with an increase in the NPWT group and a decelerated flow in the control group from PODs 0 to 3 and PODs 3 to 5. No significant differences in microcirculation parameters were observed. 3D scans for estimation of edema development demonstrated significant differences in volume dynamics between the groups. Flap volume of the controls increased, while the volume in the NPWT group decreased during the first 5 PODs. The volume of NPWT-treated flaps decreased even further after NPWT removal from PODs 5 to 14 and significantly more than the flap volume in the control group. CONCLUSION NPWT is a safe form of dressing for free muscle flaps that enhances blood flow and results in a sustainable edema reduction. The use of NPWT dressings for free flaps should therefore be considered not only as a pure wound covering but also as a supportive therapy for free tissue transfer.
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- Ulf Dornseifer
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Isar Klinikum, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Isar Klinikum, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Isar Klinikum, Munich, Germany
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- Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Ha TS, Oh DK, Lee HJ, Chang Y, Jeong IS, Sim YS, Hong SK, Park S, Suh GY, Park SY. Liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines. Acute Crit Care 2024; 39:1-23. [PMID: 38476061 PMCID: PMC11002621 DOI: 10.4266/acc.2024.00052] [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: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation is one of the most crucial processes in critical care because it is the first step by which a respiratory failure patient begins to transition out of the intensive care unit and return to their own life. Therefore, when devising appropriate strategies for removing mechanical ventilation, it is essential to consider not only the individual experiences of healthcare professionals, but also scientific and systematic approaches. Recently, numerous studies have investigated methods and tools for identifying when mechanically ventilated patients are ready to breathe on their own. The Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine therefore provides these recommendations to clinicians about liberation from the ventilator. METHODS Meta-analyses and comprehensive syntheses were used to thoroughly review, compile, and summarize the complete body of relevant evidence. All studies were meticulously assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) method, and the outcomes were presented succinctly as evidence profiles. Those evidence syntheses were discussed by a multidisciplinary committee of experts in mechanical ventilation, who then developed and approved recommendations. RESULTS Recommendations for nine PICO (population, intervention, comparator, and outcome) questions about ventilator liberation are presented in this document. This guideline includes seven conditional recommendations, one expert consensus recommendation, and one conditional deferred recommendation. CONCLUSIONS We developed these clinical guidelines for mechanical ventilation liberation to provide meaningful recommendations. These guidelines reflect the best treatment for patients seeking liberation from mechanical ventilation.
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- Tae Sun Ha
- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology, Dongkang Medical Center, Ulsan, Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Lung Research Institute of Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Lung Research Institute of Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
- Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Lung Research Institute of Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Chicano-Corrales A, Bañeras-Rius J, de Frutos F, Sánchez-Salado JC, Ariza-Solé A, Blasco-Lucas A, Sbraga F, Díez-López C, Calvo-Barriuso E, Castillo García J, Molina-Mazón CS, López-López A, Tinoco-Amorós I, Abellán-García A, González-Costello J. Impact of mobilization in patients with short-term mechanical circulatory support such as Levitronix® CentriMag as a bridge to heart transplantation. ENFERMERIA INTENSIVA 2023; 34:12-18. [PMID: 36774246 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfie.2022.03.002] [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: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Despite the benefits of mobilisation in the critical patient, the evidence in patients with Levitronix® CentriMag as a bridge to heart transplantation (HT) is scarce. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of mobility on these patients. METHODS Retrospective observational study of patients who received a HT with Levitronix® CentriMag admitted between 2010 and 2019 to a tertiary hospital. Degree of mobility and nutritional status were assessed at the time of HT. Outcomes including infections, length of hospital admission and mortality were evaluated. RESULTS 27 patients were included and divided in two groups according to degree of mobility (22 with low mobility and 5 with high mobility). 90-day survival after HT was 63.6% in patients with low mobility and 80% in high mobility group; no statistically significant differences were observed. No differences were observed regarding ICU discharge after HT at 30 days. Nevertheless, lower albumin levels were observed in low mobility group (24,5 g/L (IQR: 23-30) vs 33 g/L (IQR: 26-36); p = .029). Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) post HT was longer in patients with low mobility (p = .014). There were no significant differences in appearance of pressure ulcers, or post HT infections among mobility groups. CONCLUSIONS Patients with high mobility had a shorter time of IMV and a better nutritional status. No complications were observed associated to mobility. No differences were observed between the degree of mobility and 90-day mortality, ICU stay or post HT adverse events.
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- A Chicano-Corrales
- Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Cardiológicos, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut de Recerca del Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Servicio de Cardiología del Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Cardiovaculares (CIBERCV), Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología del Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología del Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca del Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Servicio de Cardiología del Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Cardiovaculares (CIBERCV), Spain
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- Departamento de Cirugía Cardíaca del Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Cirugía Cardíaca del Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Cardiología del Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hemodinámica, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Perfusionista, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Cardiológicos, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Unidad de Electrofisiología y Arritmias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; GRIN, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Sistema de Emergencias Médicas de Cataluña, Spain
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- Unidad Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Cardiológicos y Hemodinámica, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Cardiológicos, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca del Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Servicio de Cardiología del Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Cardiovaculares (CIBERCV), Spain
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Chicano-Corrales A, Bañeras-Rius J, de Frutos F, Sánchez-Salado J, Ariza-Solé A, Blasco-Lucas A, Sbraga F, Díez-López C, Calvo-Barriuso E, Castillo García J, Molina-Mazón C, López-López A, Tinoco-Amorós I, Abellán-García A, González-Costello J. Impacto de la movilización en pacientes portadores de soporte circulatorio mecánico de corta duración tipo Levitronix® CentriMag como puente a trasplante cardíaco. ENFERMERIA INTENSIVA 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enfi.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Jacob P, Gupta P, Shiju S, Omar AS, Ansari S, Mathew G, Varghese M, Pulimoottil J, Varkey S, Mahinay M, Jesus D, Surendran P. Multidisciplinary, early mobility approach to enhance functional independence in patients admitted to a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a quality improvement programme. BMJ Open Qual 2021. [PMID: 34535456 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001256.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Early mobilisation following cardiac surgery is vital for improved patient outcomes, as it has a positive effect on a patient's physical and psychological recovery following surgery. We observed that patients admitted to the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU) following cardiac surgery had only bed exercises and were confined to bed until the chest tubes were removed, which may have delayed patients achieving functional independence. Therefore, the CTICU team implemented a quality improvement (QI) project aimed at the early mobilisation of patients after cardiac surgery.A retrospective analysis was undertaken to define the current mobilisation practices in the CTICU. The multidisciplinary team identified various practice gaps and tested several changes that led to the implementation of a successful early mobility programme. The tests were carried out and reported using rapid cycle changes. A model for improvement methodology was used to run the project. The outcomes of the project were analysed using standard 'run chart rules' to detect changes in outcomes over time and Welch's t-test to assess the significance of these outcomes.This project was implemented in 2015. Patient compliance with early activity and mobilisation gradually reached 95% in 2016 and was sustained over the next 3 years. After the programme was implemented, the mean hours required for initiating out-of-bed-mobilisation was reduced from 22.77 hours to 11.74 hours. Similarly, functional independence measures and intensive care unit mobility scores also showed a statistically significant (p<0.005) improvement in patient transfers out of the CTICU.Implementing an early mobility programme for post-cardiac surgery patients is both safe and feasible. This QI project allowed for early activity and mobilisation, a substantial reduction in the number of hours required for initiating out-of-bed mobilisation following cardiac surgery, and facilitated the achievement of early ambulation and functional milestones in our patients.
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- Prasobh Jacob
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Performance Improvement Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Nursing Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Senior Consultant, Cardiac Anesthesia Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporaton, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Nursing Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Nursing Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Data Informatics Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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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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Jacob P, Gupta P, Shiju S, Omar AS, Ansari S, Mathew G, Varghese M, Pulimoottil J, Varkey S, Mahinay M, Jesus D, Surendran P. Multidisciplinary, early mobility approach to enhance functional independence in patients admitted to a cardiothoracic intensive care unit: a quality improvement programme. BMJ Open Qual 2021; 10:e001256. [PMID: 34535456 PMCID: PMC8451290 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Early mobilisation following cardiac surgery is vital for improved patient outcomes, as it has a positive effect on a patient's physical and psychological recovery following surgery. We observed that patients admitted to the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU) following cardiac surgery had only bed exercises and were confined to bed until the chest tubes were removed, which may have delayed patients achieving functional independence. Therefore, the CTICU team implemented a quality improvement (QI) project aimed at the early mobilisation of patients after cardiac surgery.A retrospective analysis was undertaken to define the current mobilisation practices in the CTICU. The multidisciplinary team identified various practice gaps and tested several changes that led to the implementation of a successful early mobility programme. The tests were carried out and reported using rapid cycle changes. A model for improvement methodology was used to run the project. The outcomes of the project were analysed using standard 'run chart rules' to detect changes in outcomes over time and Welch's t-test to assess the significance of these outcomes.This project was implemented in 2015. Patient compliance with early activity and mobilisation gradually reached 95% in 2016 and was sustained over the next 3 years. After the programme was implemented, the mean hours required for initiating out-of-bed-mobilisation was reduced from 22.77 hours to 11.74 hours. Similarly, functional independence measures and intensive care unit mobility scores also showed a statistically significant (p<0.005) improvement in patient transfers out of the CTICU.Implementing an early mobility programme for post-cardiac surgery patients is both safe and feasible. This QI project allowed for early activity and mobilisation, a substantial reduction in the number of hours required for initiating out-of-bed mobilisation following cardiac surgery, and facilitated the achievement of early ambulation and functional milestones in our patients.
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- Prasobh Jacob
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Performance Improvement Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Nursing Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Senior Consultant, Cardiac Anesthesia Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporaton, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Nursing Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Nursing Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Data Informatics Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Sharma S, Lupera MA, Chan A, Nurok M, Ansryan LZ, Coleman B. Safety First: An Ambulation Protocol for Patients With Pulmonary Artery Catheters. Crit Care Nurse 2021; 41:45-52. [PMID: 33560433 DOI: 10.4037/ccn2021957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with indwelling pulmonary artery catheters have historically been excluded from participating in early mobility programs because of the concern for catheter-related complications. However, this practice conflicts with the benefits accrued from early mobilization. OBJECTIVE The purposes of this quality improvement project were to develop and implement a standardized ambulation protocol for patients with a pulmonary artery catheter in a cardiac surgery intensive care unit and to assess and support safe ambulation practices while preventing adverse events in patients with pulmonary artery catheters. METHODS From October 2016 through October 2017, this single-center quality improvement project developed and analyzed the implementation of a safe patient ambulation protocol in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit. Frontline nursing staff and the interdisciplinary team were educated on a standardized protocol that facilitated patient ambulation. Data analyzed included distance of ambulation, catheter migration, presence of cardiac dysrhythmias, and adverse events during ambulation. RESULTS During this 1-year project, 41 patients participated in 94 walks for a total distance of 13 676.38 m. There were no reported episodes of cardiac dysrhythmia, accidental occlusion of the pulmonary artery, catheter migration, or pulmonary artery rupture related to ambulation with a pulmonary artery catheter. CONCLUSIONS The use of a standardized ambulation protocol can successfully result in safe mobilization of patients with indwelling pulmonary artery catheters.
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- Stephanie Sharma
- Stephanie Sharma is a nurse practitioner in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Ma Andrea Lupera is a registered nurse in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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- Alice Chan is an associate nursing director in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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- Michael Nurok is medical director of the cardiac surgery intensive care unit and a professor of cardiac surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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- Lianna Z. Ansryan is a clinical nurse specialist in the Nursing Research Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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- Bernice Coleman is director of the Nursing Research Department, research scientist III, nurse practitioner, and assistant professor of biomedical sciences and medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Surkan M, Rajabali N, Bagshaw SM, Wang X, Rolfson D. Interrater Reliability of the Clinical Frailty Scale by Geriatrician and Intensivist in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Can Geriatr J 2020; 23:235-241. [PMID: 32904800 PMCID: PMC7458598 DOI: 10.5770/cgj.23.398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a commonly used frailty measure in intensive care unit (ICU) settings. We are interested in the test characteristics, especially interrater reliability, of the CFS in ICU by comparing the scores of intensivists to geriatricians. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study on a convenience sample of newly admitted patients to an ICU in Edmonton, Canada. An intensivist and a resident in Geriatric Medicine (GM) independently assigned a CFS score on 158 adults within 72 hours of admission. A specialist in Geriatric Medicine assigned a CFS score independently of 20 of the 158 patients to assess agreement between the two raters trained in geriatrics. Predictive validity was captured using mortality and length of stay. Results Agreement on CFS score was fair for intensivists vs. GM resident (kappa 0.32) and for intensivists vs. GM specialist (0.29), but substantial for GM resident vs. staff (0.79). Despite this, the CFS remained prognostically relevant, regardless of rater background. Frailty (CFS ≥ 5) as assessed by either intensivist or GM resident was a strong predictor of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio [OR] 3.6; 95% CI, 1.6–8.4, p = .003 and OR 3.0; 95% CI 1.3–6.9; p = .01, respectively). Frailty was also positively correlated with age, illness severity measured by APACHE II score, and length of hospital stay. Conclusions The interrater reliability of the CFS in ICU settings is fair for intensivists vs. geriatricians.
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- Megan Surkan
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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- Research Facilitation, Data Integration, Management and Reporting (DIMR), Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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Therapeutic options for agitation in the intensive care unit. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2020; 39:639-646. [PMID: 32777434 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Agitation is common in the intensive care unit (ICU). There are numerous contributing factors, including pain, underlying disease, withdrawal syndrome, delirium and some medication. Agitation can compromise patient safety through accidental removal of tubes and catheters, prolong the duration of stay in the ICU, and may be related to various complications. This review aims to analyse evidence-based medical literature to improve management of agitation and to consider pharmacological strategies. The non-pharmacological approach is considered to reduce the risk of agitation. Pharmacological treatment of agitated patients is detailed and is based on a judicious choice of neuroleptics, benzodiazepines and α2 agonists, and on whether a withdrawal syndrome is identified. Specific management of agitation in elderly patients, brain-injured patients and patients with sleep deprivation are also discussed. This review proposes a practical approach for managing agitation in the ICU.
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Walking While Dialyzing: A Retrospective Observation of Early Mobility and Ambulation for Patients on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Crit Care Explor 2020; 2:e0131. [PMID: 32695996 PMCID: PMC7314322 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objectives To describe the practice of physical therapy for patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy and assess data related to the safety and feasibility of physical therapy interventions. Design A retrospective observational cohort study. Patients Surgical and cardiovascular patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy during a 2-year period from December 2016 to November 2018. Setting Two ICUs at a single academic medical center. Intervention Physical mobility and ambulation while on continuous renal replacement therapy. Measurements and Main Results Therapy data including ICU Mobility Scale score, number of physical therapy sessions with and without ambulation and gait distance, along with safety data including filter life, safety events, and mortality were analyzed. The cohort of patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy during the 2-year period was 206. Of these, 172 (83.49%) received simultaneous physical therapy. The median ICU Mobility Scale was 5 (interquartile range, 4-7) over a total of 1,517 physical therapy sessions. Ambulation with concomitant continuous renal replacement therapy connected was achieved in 78 patients (37.86%). There were 377 ambulation sessions (24.85% of all sessions) with a mean of 4.83 (sds 4.94) ambulation sessions per ambulatory patient. Patients walked an average of 888.53 feet (sd 1,365.50) while on continuous renal replacement therapy and a daily average of 150.61 feet (sd 133.50). In-hospital mortality was lowest for patients who ambulated (17.95%) and highest for patients who received no therapy (73.53%). Continuous renal replacement therapy filter life was longest for patients who ambulated (2,047.20 min [sd 1,086.50 min]), and shortest in patients who received no therapy (1,682.20 min [sd 1,343.80 min]). One safety event was reported during this time (0.0007% of all physical therapy sessions). Conclusions Ambulation while on continuous renal replacement therapy was not associated with an increased risk of safety events and was feasible with the use of nonfemoral catheters and dialysis equipment with internal batteries.
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The clinical approach to the critically ill patient has changed dramatically over the last several decades from one of deep sedation to that of mobilizing patients on mechanical ventilation and limiting sedation. The ABCDEF bundle is a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to the holistic management of critically ill patients that aims to optimize patient recovery, minimize iatrogenesis, and engage and empower the patient and family during their hospitalization. To achieve this goal, the bundle includes assessments for pain, delirium, and readiness to stop sedation and to start spontaneous breathing trials. It also encourages early mobilization of the patient, avoidance of restraints, and engagement with the family in bedside rounds to improve communication. Performance of this bundle reduces mortality, ventilator days, intensive care readmissions, delirium, coma, restraint use, and discharge to facilities in a dose-dependent manner. The respiratory therapist, as a key member of the critical care team, is essential to the implementation, performance, and success of the ABCDEF bundle. This review aims to describe each component of the ABCDEF bundle, provide evidence for both the impact of individual interventions as well as the entire bundle, and detail the importance of this multidisciplinary approach to the care of the critically ill patient.
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- Matthew F Mart
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, and the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, and the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. Tennessee
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, and the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Center for Health Services Research, The Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers (GRECC), Nashville, Tennessee
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Young DL, Seltzer J, Glover M, Outten C, Lavezza A, Mantheiy E, Parker AM, Needham DM. Identifying Barriers to Nurse-Facilitated Patient Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit. Am J Crit Care 2019; 27:186-193. [PMID: 29716904 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2018368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nurse-facilitated mobility of patients in the intensive care unit can improve outcomes. However, a gap exists between research findings and their implementation as part of routine clinical practice. Such a gap is often attributed, in part, to the barrier of lack of time. The Translating Evidence Into Practice model provides a framework for research implementation, including recommendations for identifying barriers to implementation via direct observation of clinical care. OBJECTIVES To report on design, implementation, and outcomes of an approach to identify and understand lack of time as a barrier to nurse-facilitated mobility in the intensive care unit. METHODS An interprofessional team designed the observational process and evaluated the resulting data by using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS During three 4-hour observations of 2 nurses and 1 nursing technician, 194 distinct tasks were performed (ie, events). A total of 4 categories of nurses' work were identified: patient care (47% of observation time), provider communication (25%), documentation (18%), and down time (10%). In addition, 3 types of potential mobility events were identified: in bed, edge of bed, and out of bed. The 194 observed events included 34 instances (18%) of potential mobility events that could be implemented: in bed (53%), edge of bed (6%), and out of bed (41%). CONCLUSIONS Nurses have limited time for additional clinical activities but may miss potentially important opportunities for facilitating patient mobility during existing patient care. The proposed method is feasible and helpful in empirically investigating barriers to nurse-facilitated patient mobility in the intensive care unit.
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- Daniel L Young
- Daniel L. Young is an associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and a visiting scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jason Seltzer is intensive care unit rehabilitation team coordinator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Annette Lavezza is therapy manager, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Glover is a nurse clinician, medical intensive care unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Caroline Outten is a nurse clinician, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Earl Mantheiy is senior clinical coordinator, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Ann M. Parker is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Dale M. Needham is a professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University
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- Daniel L. Young is an associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and a visiting scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jason Seltzer is intensive care unit rehabilitation team coordinator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Annette Lavezza is therapy manager, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Glover is a nurse clinician, medical intensive care unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Caroline Outten is a nurse clinician, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Earl Mantheiy is senior clinical coordinator, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Ann M. Parker is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Dale M. Needham is a professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University
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- Daniel L. Young is an associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and a visiting scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jason Seltzer is intensive care unit rehabilitation team coordinator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Annette Lavezza is therapy manager, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Glover is a nurse clinician, medical intensive care unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Caroline Outten is a nurse clinician, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Earl Mantheiy is senior clinical coordinator, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Ann M. Parker is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Dale M. Needham is a professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University
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- Daniel L. Young is an associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and a visiting scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jason Seltzer is intensive care unit rehabilitation team coordinator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Annette Lavezza is therapy manager, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Glover is a nurse clinician, medical intensive care unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Caroline Outten is a nurse clinician, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Earl Mantheiy is senior clinical coordinator, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Ann M. Parker is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Dale M. Needham is a professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University
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- Daniel L. Young is an associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and a visiting scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jason Seltzer is intensive care unit rehabilitation team coordinator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Annette Lavezza is therapy manager, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Glover is a nurse clinician, medical intensive care unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Caroline Outten is a nurse clinician, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Earl Mantheiy is senior clinical coordinator, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Ann M. Parker is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Dale M. Needham is a professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University
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- Daniel L. Young is an associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and a visiting scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jason Seltzer is intensive care unit rehabilitation team coordinator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Annette Lavezza is therapy manager, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Glover is a nurse clinician, medical intensive care unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Caroline Outten is a nurse clinician, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Earl Mantheiy is senior clinical coordinator, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Ann M. Parker is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Dale M. Needham is a professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University
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- Daniel L. Young is an associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and a visiting scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jason Seltzer is intensive care unit rehabilitation team coordinator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Annette Lavezza is therapy manager, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Glover is a nurse clinician, medical intensive care unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Caroline Outten is a nurse clinician, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Earl Mantheiy is senior clinical coordinator, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Ann M. Parker is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Dale M. Needham is a professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University
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- Daniel L. Young is an associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and a visiting scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jason Seltzer is intensive care unit rehabilitation team coordinator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Annette Lavezza is therapy manager, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mary Glover is a nurse clinician, medical intensive care unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Caroline Outten is a nurse clinician, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Earl Mantheiy is senior clinical coordinator, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Ann M. Parker is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University. Dale M. Needham is a professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and OACIS Group, Johns Hopkins University.
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Yayla A, Özer N. Effects of early mobilization protocol performed after cardiac surgery on patient care outcomes. Int J Nurs Pract 2019; 25:e12784. [PMID: 31617651 DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to determine the effects of an early mobilization protocol performed in patients who underwent cardiac surgery on post-operative outcomes. BACKGROUND Post-operative complications are common in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Early mobilization is recommended for patients who undergo cardiac surgery to prevent complications and achieve successful outcomes in post-operative care. DESIGN The study design was quasi-experimental with a control group. METHODS Participants were patients who underwent cardiac surgery between January and October 2015. The study included 102 patients (51 patients each in the experimental and control groups). The introductory characteristics form, the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ), duration of hospital stay (post-operatively), and development of a post-operative late complications form were used to collect data. RESULTS The study results revealed that patients in the experimental group had better improvement in RCSQ scores, shorter duration of hospitalization, and fewer late complications after surgery than patients in the control group. CONCLUSION Early mobilization is feasible in adult cardiac surgery patients and has significant benefits. More research is recommended into the effectiveness of early mobilization in different patient groups.
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- Ayşegül Yayla
- Department of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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Yagi M, DBA, Yasunaga H, Matsui H, Fushimi K, Fujimoto M, Koyama T, Fujitani J. Association Between Early Rehabilitation and Mobility Status in Elderly Inpatients with Heart Failure: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study. Prog Rehabil Med 2018; 3:20180017. [PMID: 32789242 PMCID: PMC7365251 DOI: 10.2490/prm.20180017] [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: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 03/30/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE We set out to examine the effectiveness of early rehabilitation for maintaining mobility status during hospitalization in elderly patients with heart failure. METHODS Using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database, we retrospectively examined the eligibility of 527,440 consecutive patients aged ≥60 years who were diagnosed with heart failure with New York Heart Association class ≥ II at admission between July 2010 and March 2014. Of the 146,735 eligible subjects, 39,357 underwent early rehabilitation and 107,378 underwent non-early rehabilitation. Early rehabilitation was defined as rehabilitation starting within 3 days after admission. A multivariable logistic regression analysis and an instrumental variable analysis were carried out to examine the association of early rehabilitation with changes in mobility status during hospitalization. RESULTS The proportion of heart failure patients with maintained or improved mobility status during hospitalization was higher in the early rehabilitation group. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that the early rehabilitation group had a significantly higher proportion with maintained or improved mobility status (odds ratio, 1.32; 95% confidence interval, 1.21-1.43; P<0.001). The instrumental variable analysis showed that early rehabilitation was associated with an increased proportion of patients with maintained or improved mobility status (risk difference, 0.8%; 95% confidence interval, 0.4%-1.1%; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The present study suggests that early rehabilitation is associated with an increase in the proportion of patients with maintained or improved mobility status compared with non-early rehabilitation in elderly inpatients with heart failure.
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- Maiko Yagi
- Department of Rehabilitation, St Marianna University School
of Medicine, Toyoko Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, St Marianna University School
of Medicine, Toyoko Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics,
School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics,
School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical
and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, National Center for Global
Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric
Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, National Center for Global
Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Early, routine mobilization of critically ill patients is safe and reduces hospital length of stay, shortens the duration of mechanical ventilation, and improves muscle strength and functional independence. At the University of Michigan, we have turned the tides by creating a structured process to get our patients moving while keeping them and our staff safe through the use of a standardized mobility protocol that incorporates the components of safe patient handling. Our protocol is simple and can easily be adapted for all patient populations by simply modifying some of the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The protocol incorporates safe patient handling and mobility preassessment guidelines, mobility standards, equipment guidelines, and documentation tools. The activities are grounded in the evidence and well thought out to prevent complications, promote mobilization, and prevent patient and staff injuries. This article will discuss a how a tertiary care facility incorporated a safe patient-handling initiative into an existing mobility program and operationalized it across a health care system to keep our patients and staff safe.
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The complexity of ambulation increases when patients are challenged with acute illness in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU). The difficulties in this setting entailed limited ancillary assistance, proper equipment, and complex medical devices. It was imperative that mobility was made a priority in the CVICU despite multiple barriers. To improve mobility functionality, mobility aids were obtained. To evaluate the effectiveness of the mobility aids, data were collected, including staff surveys, time studies, and chart audits. The outcomes from implementing the mobility aids revealed a reduction in the number of staff required to ambulate medically complex patients from an average of 2.3 to 1.9 staff members and in medically noncomplex patients remained unchanged from 1.4 to 1.6 staff members. Preparation time for ambulation was reduced from 12.8 to 8.3 minutes on average for medically noncomplex patients and from 14 to 9.7 minutes for the medically complex patients. Ambulation sessions for medically noncomplex patients increased on average from 1.5 to 2.8 sessions per day and for medically complex patients decreased from 1.2 to 0.5 sessions per day. Overall, clinically significant improvements were noted with both preparation time for ambulation and the number of mobility sessions that support the use of a standardized mobility aid.
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Surkan MJ, Gibson W. Interventions to Mobilize Elderly Patients and Reduce Length of Hospital Stay. Can J Cardiol 2018; 34:881-888. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Evaluation of a Progressive Mobility Protocol in Postoperative Cardiothoracic Surgical Patients. Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2018; 35:277-82. [PMID: 27487753 DOI: 10.1097/dcc.0000000000000197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cardiothoracic surgical patients are at high risk for complications related to immobility, such as increased intensive care and hospital length of stay, intensive care unit readmission, pressure ulcer development, and deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolus. A progressive mobility protocol was started in the thoracic cardiovascular intensive care unit in a rural academic medical center. The purpose of the progressive mobility protocol was to increase mobilization of postoperative patients and decrease complications related to immobility in this unique patient population. A matched-pairs design was used to compare a randomly selected sample of the preintervention group (n = 30) to a matched postintervention group (n = 30). The analysis compared outcomes including intensive care unit and hospital length of stay, intensive care unit readmission occurrence, pressure ulcer prevalence, and deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism prevalence between the 2 groups. Although this comparison does not achieve statistical significance (P < .05) for any of the outcomes measured, it does show clinical significance in a reduction in hospital length of stay, intensive care unit days, in intensive care unit readmission rate, and a decline in pressure ulcer prevalence, which is the overall goal of progressive mobility. This study has implications for nursing, hospital administration, and therapy services with regard to staffing and cost savings related to fewer complications of immobility. Future studies with a larger sample size and other populations are warranted.
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Kozek-Langenecker S, Fenger-Eriksen C, Thienpont E, Barauskas G. European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Surgery in the elderly. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2018; 35:116-122. [PMID: 28901992 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000000705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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: The risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increased in patients aged more than 70 years and in elderly patients presenting with co-morbidities, for example cardiovascular disorders, malignancy or renal insufficiency. Therefore, risk stratification, correction of modifiable risks and sustained perioperative thromboprophylaxis are essential in this patient population. Timing and dosing of pharmacoprophylaxis may be adopted from the non-aged population. Direct oral anti-coagulants are effective and well tolerated in the elderly; statins may not replace pharmacological thromboprophylaxis. Early mobilisation and use of non-pharmacological means of thromboprophylaxis should be exploited. In elderly patients, we suggest identification of co-morbidities increasing the risk for VTE (e.g. congestive heart failure, pulmonary circulation disorder, renal failure, lymphoma, metastatic cancer, obesity, arthritis, post-menopausal oestrogen therapy) and correction if present (e.g. anaemia, coagulopathy) (Grade 2C). We suggest against bilateral knee replacement in elderly and frail patients (Grade 2C). We suggest timing and dosing of pharmacological VTE prophylaxis as in the non-aged population (Grade 2C). In elderly patients with renal failure, low-dose unfractionated heparin (UFH) may be used or weight-adjusted dosing of low molecular weight heparin (Grade 2C). In the elderly, we recommend careful prescription of postoperative VTE prophylaxis and early postoperative mobilisation (Grade 1C). We recommend multi-faceted interventions for VTE prophylaxis in elderly and frail patients, including pneumatic compression devices, low molecular weight heparin (and/or direct oral anti-coagulants after knee or hip replacement) (Grade 1C). : This article is part of the European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. For details concerning background, methods, and members of the ESA VTE Guidelines Task Force, please, refer to:Samama CM, Afshari A, for the ESA VTE Guidelines Task Force. European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2018; 35:73-76.A synopsis of all recommendations can be found in the following accompanying article: Afshari A, Ageno W, Ahmed A, et al., for the ESA VTE Guidelines Task Force. European Guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Executive summary. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2018; 35:77-83.
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- Sibylle Kozek-Langenecker
- From the Sigmund Freud Private University and Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria (SK-L), Department of Anaesthesiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (CF-E), Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium (ET), and Department of Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania (GB)
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The ABCDEF bundle represents an evidence-based guide for clinicians to approach the organizational changes needed for optimizing intensive care unit patient recovery and outcomes. This article reviews the core evidence and features behind the ABCDEF bundle. The bundle has individual components that are clearly defined, flexible to implement, and help empower multidisciplinary clinicians and families in the shared care of the critically ill. The ABCDEF bundle helps guide well-rounded patient care and optimal resource utilization resulting in more interactive intensive care unit patients with better controlled pain, who can safely participate in higher-order physical and cognitive activities at the earliest point in their critical illness.
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- Annachiara Marra
- Center for Health Services Research, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Naples Federico II, 1215 21st Avenue South, Medical Center East, Suite 6100, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA
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- VA GRECC, Center for Health Services Research, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Avenue South, Medical Center East, Suite 6109, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA
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- Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 21st Avenue South, Medical Arts Building, Suite 526, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 21st Avenue South, Medical Arts Building, Suite 404, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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Effects of early mobilisation in patients after cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Physiotherapy 2017; 103:1-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Physical Therapist-Led Ambulatory Rehabilitation for Patients Receiving CentriMag Short-Term Ventricular Assist Device Support: Retrospective Case Series. Phys Ther 2016; 96:1865-1873. [PMID: 27256069 DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Short-term ventricular assist device (VAD) support is used in the intensive care unit (ICU) to support individuals in end-stage heart failure prior to heart transplantation or implantation of a long-term left VAD. The literature investigating the feasibility, safety, and content of rehabilitation for this patient group is lacking. This report retrospectively describes the rehabilitation strategy, safety measures used, and nature of any adverse events and, therefore, the feasibility of this practice. CASE SERIES DESCRIPTION Ten individuals (80% male) admitted to the ICU in critical cardiogenic shock required support via a short-term VAD. A prerehabilitation risk assessment was used to reduce the risk of cannula dislodgement. The therapeutic strategy was a stepwise progression of exercises, mobilization, and ambulation. OUTCOMES Retrospective inspection of the case notes showed 330 rehabilitation sessions (X̅=33, SD=18.1, range=16-72) were performed and progressed to ambulation on 71 occasions (X̅=7.1, SD=7.7, range=1-27). Distance ambulated ranged from 7 to 1,200 m (X̅=157.7, SD=367.3). The Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool (CPAx) score for 7 patients improved from a median of 0 (interquartile range=0-1) on day 1 to a median peak score of 39 (interquartile range=37-42). There were 8 episodes of minor adverse events (2.4% incidence rate), including 7 of transient low VAD flows. There were no major adverse events. DISCUSSION Early rehabilitation and ambulation of recipients of short-term VAD support was safe and feasible. Recipients demonstrated improvements in physical function (CPAx score) while the VAD was in situ.
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Hartrick CT, Abraham J, Ding L. Ease-of-care from the physical therapists’ perspective comparing fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system versus morphine intravenous patient-controlled analgesia in postoperative pain management. J Comp Eff Res 2016; 5:529-537. [DOI: 10.2217/cer-2016-0038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Aim: To compare the ease-of-care (EOC) examining time efficiency, convenience and satisfaction of fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system ([ITS] IONSYS®) and morphine intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (iv. PCA) in postoperative pain management using a validated physical therapist (PT) EOC questionnaire. Materials & methods: This meta-analysis assessed EOC of fentanyl ITS versus morphine iv. PCA using data from two randomized, active-comparator studies (fentanyl ITS: n = 720 and morphine iv. PCA: n = 739) which used the PT EOC questionnaire (22 items grouped into three subscales; time efficiency, convenience and satisfaction). Each item was scored on a 6-point Likert scale. For time efficiency, PT whose average scores were ≤2 on all items of the time efficiency and convenience subscales or ≥4 on both satisfaction items were considered responders. Results: There were EOC questionnaires from 264 (fentanyl ITS) and 254 (morphine iv. PCA) PTs. There were significantly greater proportions of PTs classified as responders for fentanyl ITS than morphine iv. PCA for overall EOC (81.0 vs 55.7%, respectively), time efficiency (83.1 vs 59.5%, respectively), convenience (87.4 vs 72.0%, respectively) and satisfaction (51.9 vs 30.0%, respectively), all p < 0.0001. Conclusion: In this meta-analysis, fentanyl ITS is associated with a superior EOC profile (overall, time efficiency, convenience and satisfaction) from the PTs’ perspective when compared with morphine iv. PCA.
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- The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ, USA
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Lau ET, Thompson EA, Burr RL, Dougherty CM. Safety and Efficacy of an Early Home-Based Walking Program After Receipt of an Initial Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2016; 97:1228-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Hauffe T, Krüger B, Bettex D, Rudiger A. Shock Management for Cardio-surgical Intensive Care Unit Patient: The Silver Days. Card Fail Rev 2016; 2:56-62. [PMID: 28785454 DOI: 10.15420/cfr.2015:27:2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Shock in cardio-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients requires prompt identification of the underlying condition and timely therapeutic interventions. Management during the first 6 hours, also referred to as "the golden hours", is of paramount importance to reverse the shock state and improve the patient's outcome. The authors have previously described a state-of-the-art diagnostic work-up and discussed how to optimise preload, vascular tone, contractility, heart rate and oxygen delivery during this phase. Ideally, shock can be reversed during this initial period. However, some patients might have developed multiple organ dysfunction, which persists beyond the first 6 hours despite the early haemodynamic treatment goals having been accomplished. This period, also referred to as "the silver days", is the focus of this review. The authors discuss how to reduce vasopressor load and how to minimise adrenergic stress by using alternative inotropes, extracorporeal life-support and short acting beta-blockers. The review incorporates data on fluid weaning, safe ventilation, daily interruption of sedation, delirium management and early rehabilitation. It includes practical recommendations in areas where the evidence is scarce or controversial. Although the focus is on cardio-surgery ICU patients, most of the considerations apply to critical ill patients in general.
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- Till Hauffe
- Cardiosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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Lipford MC, Ramar K, Surani SR. Obstructive sleep apnea in the perioperative setting: complications and management strategies. Hosp Pract (1995) 2015; 43:56-63. [PMID: 25559851 DOI: 10.1080/21548331.2015.1001709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is frequently encountered in an undiagnosed, untreated state in perioperative patients. It increases the risk of respiratory, cardiac, and infectious complications following surgical procedures. Patients with OSA may require additional monitoring, unplanned escalations in care, and prolonged hospitalization. It is important to identify patients at risk for OSA during the preoperative assessment so that appropriate anesthesia, postsurgical monitoring, and pain control can be planned. Herein, we discuss data regarding perioperative outcomes in patients with OSA, methods to quickly identify patients at high risk for OSA, and implementation of clinical safeguards to minimize OSA-associated complications. An algorithm is provided to guide the perioperative management of patients with OSA.
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- Melissa C Lipford
- Center for Sleep Medicine and Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, MN
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Epstein NE. A review article on the benefits of early mobilization following spinal surgery and other medical/surgical procedures. Surg Neurol Int 2014; 5:S66-73. [PMID: 24843814 PMCID: PMC4023009 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.130674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background: The impact of early mobilization on perioperative comorbidities and length of stay (LOS) has shown benefits in other medical/surgical subspecialties. However, few spinal series have specifically focused on the “pros” of early mobilization for spinal surgery, other than in acute spinal cord injury. Here we reviewed how early mobilization and other adjunctive measures reduced morbidity and LOS in both medical and/or surgical series, and focused on how their treatment strategies could be applied to spinal patients. Methods: We reviewed studies citing protocols for early mobilization of hospitalized patients (day of surgery, first postoperative day/other) in various subspecialties, and correlated these with patients’ perioperative morbidity and LOS. As anticipated, multiple comorbid factors (e.g. hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, hypothyroidism, obesity/elevated body mass index hypothyroidism, osteoporosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease and other factors) contribute to the risks and complications of immobilization for any medical/surgical patient, including those undergoing spinal procedures. Some studies additionally offered useful suggestions specific for spinal patients, including prehabilitation (e.g. rehabilitation that starts prior to surgery), preoperative and postoperative high protein supplements/drinks, better preoperative pain control, and early tracheostomy, while others cited more generalized recommendations. Results: In many studies, early mobilization protocols reduced the rate of complications/morbidity (e.g. respiratory decompensation/pneumonias, deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolism, urinary tract infections, sepsis or infection), along with the average LOS. Conclusions: A review of multiple medical/surgical protocols promoting early mobilization of hospitalized patients including those undergoing spinal surgery reduced morbidity and LOS.
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- Nancy E Epstein
- Chief of Neurosurgical Research and Education, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
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Hollander SA, Hollander AJ, Rizzuto S, Reinhartz O, Maeda K, Rosenthal DN. An inpatient rehabilitation program utilizing standardized care pathways after paracorporeal ventricular assist device placement in children. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013; 33:587-92. [PMID: 24468119 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Structured rehabilitation programs in adults after ventricular assist device (VAD) placement result in improvements in physical function and exercise capacity, and have been shown to improve survival and accelerate post-transplant recovery. The objective of this study was to determine the safety and feasibility of an acute inpatient rehabilitation program for children utilizing standardized, age-appropriate, family-centered care pathways after paracorporeal VAD placement in both the ICU and acute-care inpatient settings. METHODS Between November 12, 2010 and March 15, 2013, 17 patients were referred to therapy after VAD implantation, 14 of whom were medically stable enough to participate. Beginning in the ICU, a structured physical and occupational therapy program was implemented utilizing novel age-appropriate, standardized care pathways for infants (age <1 year) and children (age 1 to 12 years). The infant and child pathways consisted of 8 and 10 goals, respectively. Retrospective review was conducted to ascertain the number of phases achieved per patient. Adverse events, defined as bleeding, physiologic instability, stroke, or device disruption during therapy, were also analyzed. RESULTS The median age was 1.1 (range 0.5 to 14.4) years in the 14 patients considered medically stable enough to participate in rehabilitation. Nine of them were female. Eight patients participated in the infant standardized care pathway (SCP) and 6 participated in the child SCP. Seven patients were on biventricular support. Twelve patients were transplanted and survived. Two patients died while awaiting transplantation. There were 1,473 total days on the VAD (range 40 to 229 days). The median time to extubation was 2 days (range 1 to 8) and the median ICU stay was 6.5 days (range 3 to 152). Eleven patients achieved all goals of the SCP, including all of the patients in the child group. For the infant group, 5 patients achieved all goals of the SCP (range 5 to 8), and all but 1 patient achieved at least 7 goals of the SCP. There were no adverse events related to therapy. CONCLUSIONS Standardized, family-centered inpatient rehabilitation care paths are safe for infants and children after paracorporeal device placement. Structured rehabilitation goals can be achieved by the majority of pediatric patients during VAD support. Early mobilization and inpatient rehabilitation in this cohort promotes normalization of function while awaiting cardiac transplantation.
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- Seth A Hollander
- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Stanford University Medical Center.
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- Rehabilitation Services, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Stanford University Medical Center
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Critical illness can impose immobility in older patients, resulting in loss of strength and functional ability. Many factors contribute to immobility, including patients' medical conditions, medical devices and equipment, nutrition, use of restraint, and staff priorities. Early mobilization reduces the impact of immobility and improves outcomes for older patients. Several important components make up successful mobility programs, including good patient assessment, a core set of interventions, and use of the interprofessional health care team. Nurses can lead in improving the mobilization of older critical care patients, thus reducing clinical risk in this vulnerable population.
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- Helen W Lach
- Saint Louis University School of Nursing, 3525 Caroline Mall, St Louis, MO 63104, USA.
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- Saint Louis University School of Nursing, 3525 Caroline Mall, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Saint Louis University School of Nursing, 3525 Caroline Mall, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
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