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Aust Crit Care ; 33(2): 116-122, 2020 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31160217

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BACKGROUND: The needs of critical illness survivors and how best to address these are unclear. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to identify critical illness survivors who had developed post-intensive care syndrome and to explore their use of community healthcare resources, the socioeconomic impact of their illness, and their self-reported unmet healthcare needs. METHODS: Patients from two intensive care units (ICUs) in Western Australia who were mechanically ventilated for 5 days or more and/or had a prolonged ICU admission were included in this prospective, observational study. Questionnaires were used to assess participants' baseline health and function before admission, which were then repeated at 1 and 3 months after ICU discharge. RESULTS: Fifty participants were enrolled. Mean Functional Activities Questionnaire scores increased from 1.8 out of 30 at baseline (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0-3.5) to 8.9 at 1 month after ICU discharge (95% CI: 6.5-11.4; P = <0.001) and 7.0 at 3 months after ICU discharge (95% CI: 4.9-9.1; P = < 0.001). Scores indicating functional dependence increased from 8% at baseline to 54% and 33% at 1 and 3 months after ICU discharge, respectively. Statistically significant declines in health-related quality of life were identified in the domains of Mobility, Personal Care, Usual Activities, and Pain/Discomfort at 1 month after ICU discharge and in Mobility, Personal Care, Usual Activities, and Anxiety/Depression at 3 months after ICU discharge. An increase in healthcare service use was identified after ICU discharge. Participants primarily identified mental health services as the service that they felt they would benefit from but were not accessing. Very low rates of return to work were observed, with 35% of respondents at 3 months, indicating they were experiencing financial difficulty as a result of their critical illness. CONCLUSIONS: Study participants developed impairments consistent with post-intensive care syndrome, with associated negative socioeconomic ramifications, and identified mental health as an area they need more support in.


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Estado Terminal , Serviços de Saúde Mental , Sobreviventes/psicologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Alta do Paciente , Estudos Prospectivos , Austrália Ocidental
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Crit Care Resusc ; 18(4): 270-274, 2016 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27903209

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OBJECTIVE: To describe current patterns in initiation and cessation of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in intensive care units, and to assess the costs associated with inappropriate (non-evidence-based) SUP. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective observational study in five ICUs in Western Australia. We assessed the medical records of consecutive patients admitted to the ICUs between September 2013 and January 2015. Patients aged < 18 years were excluded. RESULTS: We included 531 patients in the study. Of the 184 patients in whom PPIs were initiated for SUP in the ICU, 90 (48.9%) were still taking the therapy at the time of discharge from hospital. A documented indication for ongoing therapy was present in only nine patients (10%). We assumed a 10-year life expectancy after ICU discharge and that most patients continued taking a PPI, and calculated an additional cost of $180.20 per patient admitted to the ICU. This was based only on unnecessary PPI costs (ignoring costs of managing additional adverse events). The direct cumulative annual cost to the WA health system of PPIs continued unnecessarily for patients at discharge from hospital is estimated to be $250 800 for each year they continue to receive them. CONCLUSION: A substantial proportion of patients prescribed SUP in the ICU continue receiving this therapy at hospital discharge despite no clear indication. In addition to potential adverse clinical effects, this is associated with major direct and indirect cost implications.


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Custos de Cuidados de Saúde , Úlcera Péptica/economia , Úlcera Péptica/prevenção & controle , Inibidores da Bomba de Prótons/uso terapêutico , Estresse Fisiológico , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Prescrição Inadequada , Incidência , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Alta do Paciente , Úlcera Péptica/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos
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