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Name of Media:
Psychological Care of Patients With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Psychosis
Type of Library Material:
One-Pager
Brief description of media:
Patients who have had an admission to ICU for more than 3 days are followed up on the ward by the CCRAFT. This team comprises of an outreach nursing sister, Consultant Intensivist, rehabilitation assistant and physiotherapists.
Is this COVID-19 Related Material:
No
Name of Media:
Post-intensive care syndrome: its pathophysiology,
prevention, and future directions
Type of Library Material:
Medical Journal
Brief description of media:
Expanding elderly populations are a major social challenge in advanced countries worldwide and have led to a rapid increase in the
number of elderly patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Innovative advances in medical technology have enabled lifesaving of
patients in ICUs, but there remain various problems to improve their long-term prognoses. Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS)
refers to physical, cognition, and mental impairments that occur during ICU stay, after ICU discharge or hospital discharge, as well as the long-term prognosis of ICU patients. Its concept also applies to pediatric patients (PICS-p) and the mental status of their family (PICS-F). Intensive care unit-acquired weakness, a syndrome characterized by acute symmetrical limb muscle weakness after ICU admission, belongs to physical impairments in three domains of PICS. Prevention of PICS requires performance of the ABCDEFGH bundle, which incorporates the prevention of delirium, early rehabilitation, family intervention, and follow-up from the time of ICU admission to the time of discharge. Diary, nutrition, nursing care, and environmental management for healing are also important in
the prevention of PICS. This review outlines the pathophysiology, prevention, and future directions of PICS.
Is this COVID-19 Related Material:
No
Name of Media:
Incidence Estimation in Post-ICU Populations: Challenges and
Possible Solutions When Using Claims Data
Type of Library Material:
Medical Journal
Brief description of media:
New or worsening cognitive, physical and/or
mental health impairments after acute care for critical illness
are referred to as “post-intensive care syndrome” (PICS). Little is known about the incidence of its components, since it is challenging to recruit patients after intensive care unit (ICU) treatment for observational studies. Claims data are particularly suited to achieve incidence estimates in difficult-to-recruit
groups. However, some limitations remain when using claims
data for empirical research on the outcome of ICU treatment.
The objective of this article is to describe three challenges and
possible solutions for the estimation of the incidence of PICS
based on claims data.
Is this COVID-19 Related Material:
No
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