Critical Care Medicine,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
45(2), P. 253 - 262
Published: Sept. 15, 2016
To
provide
an
appraisal
of
the
evolving
paradigms
in
pathophysiology
sepsis
and
propose
evolution
a
new
phenotype
critically
ill
patients,
its
potential
underlying
mechanism,
implications
for
future
management
research.Literature
search
using
PubMed,
MEDLINE,
EMBASE,
Google
Scholar.Sepsis
remains
one
most
debilitating
expensive
illnesses,
prevalence
is
not
declining.
What
changing
our
definition(s),
clinical
course,
how
we
manage
septic
patient.
Once
thought
to
be
predominantly
syndrome
over
exuberant
inflammation,
now
recognized
as
aberrant
host
protective
immunity.
Earlier
recognition
compliance
with
treatment
bundles
has
fortunately
led
decline
multiple
organ
failure
in-hospital
mortality.
Unfortunately,
more
especially
aged,
are
suffering
chronic
critical
illness,
rarely
fully
recover,
often
experience
indolent
death.
Patients
illness
exhibit
"a
persistent
inflammation-immunosuppression
catabolism
syndrome,"
it
proposed
here
that
this
state
persisting
immunosuppression
contributes
many
these
adverse
outcomes.
The
cause
currently
unknown,
but
there
increasing
evidence
altered
myelopoiesis,
reduced
effector
T-cell
function,
expansion
immature
myeloid-derived
suppressor
cells
all
contributory.Although
newer
therapeutic
interventions
targeting
inflammatory,
immunosuppressive,
protein
catabolic
responses
individually,
successful
patient
may
require
complementary
approach.
Critical Care Medicine,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
45(1), P. 103 - 128
Published: Dec. 17, 2016
To
provide
clinicians
with
evidence-based
strategies
to
optimize
the
support
of
family
critically
ill
patients
in
ICU.
We
used
Council
Medical
Specialty
Societies
principles
for
development
clinical
guidelines
as
framework
guideline
development.
assembled
an
international
multidisciplinary
team
29
members
expertise
development,
evidence
analysis,
and
family-centered
care
revise
2007
Clinical
Practice
Guidelines
patient-centered
conducted
a
scoping
review
qualitative
research
that
explored
Thematic
analyses
were
Population,
Intervention,
Comparison,
Outcome
question
Patients
families
validated
importance
interventions
outcomes.
then
systematic
using
Grading
Recommendations,
Assessment,
Development
Evaluations
methodology
make
recommendations
practice.
Recommendations
subjected
electronic
voting
pre-established
thresholds.
No
industry
funding
was
associated
The
yielded
683
studies;
228
thematic
analysis
search
4,158
reports
after
deduplication
76
additional
studies
added
from
alerts
hand
searches;
238
met
inclusion
criteria.
made
23
moderate,
low,
very
low
level
on
topics
of:
communication
members,
presence,
support,
consultations
ICU
operational
environmental
issues.
future
work-tools
translation
into
These
identify
base
best
practices
All
weak,
highlighting
relative
nascency
this
field
most
effective
improve
important
aspect
care.
Burn
injuries
are
under-appreciated
that
associated
with
substantial
morbidity
and
mortality.
injuries,
particularly
severe
burns,
accompanied
by
an
immune
inflammatory
response,
metabolic
changes
distributive
shock
can
be
challenging
to
manage
lead
multiple
organ
failure.
Of
great
importance
is
the
injury
affects
not
only
physical
health,
but
also
mental
health
quality
of
life
patient.
Accordingly,
patients
burn
cannot
considered
recovered
when
wounds
have
healed;
instead,
leads
long-term
profound
alterations
must
addressed
optimize
life.
care
providers
are,
therefore,
faced
a
plethora
challenges
including
acute
critical
management,
rehabilitation.
The
aim
this
Primer
give
overview
update
about
care,
raise
awareness
ongoing
stigmata
injuries.
Critical Care Medicine,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
47(1), P. 3 - 14
Published: Oct. 18, 2018
Objective:
Decades-old,
common
ICU
practices
including
deep
sedation,
immobilization,
and
limited
family
access
are
being
challenged.
We
endeavoured
to
evaluate
the
relationship
between
ABCDEF
bundle
performance
patient-centered
outcomes
in
critical
care.
Design:
Prospective,
multicenter,
cohort
study
from
a
national
quality
improvement
collaborative.
Setting:
68
academic,
community,
federal
ICUs
collected
data
during
20-month
period.
Patients:
15,226
adults
with
at
least
one
day.
Interventions:
defined
(our
main
exposure)
two
ways:
1)
complete
(patient
received
every
eligible
element
on
any
given
day)
2)
proportional
(percentage
of
elements
performed
day).
explored
association
three
sets
outcomes:
patient-related
(mortality,
hospital
discharge),
symptom-related
(mechanical
ventilation,
coma,
delirium,
pain,
restraint
use),
system-related
(ICU
readmission,
discharge
destination).
All
models
were
adjusted
for
minimum
18
priori
determined
potential
confounders.
Measurements
Results:
Complete
was
associated
lower
likelihood
seven
death
within
7
days
(adjusted
hazard
ratio,
0.32;
CI,
0.17–0.62),
next-day
mechanical
ventilation
odds
ratio
[AOR],
0.28;
0.22–0.36),
coma
(AOR,
0.35;
0.22–0.56),
delirium
0.60;
0.49–0.72),
physical
use
0.37;
0.30–0.46),
readmission
0.54;
0.37–0.79),
facility
other
than
home
0.64;
0.51–0.80).
There
consistent
dose-response
higher
improvements
each
above-mentioned
clinical
(all
p
<
0.002).
Significant
pain
more
frequently
reported
as
proportionally
increased
(
=
0.0001).
Conclusions:
showed
significant
clinically
meaningful
survival,
use,
restraint-free
care,
readmissions,
post-ICU
disposition.
British Journal of Sports Medicine,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
54(16), P. 949 - 959
Published: May 31, 2020
The
highly
infectious
and
pathogenic
novel
coronavirus
(CoV),
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
(SARS)-CoV-2,
has
emerged
causing
a
global
pandemic.
Although
COVID-19
predominantly
affects
the
system,
evidence
indicates
multisystem
disease
which
is
frequently
often
results
in
death.
Long-term
sequelae
of
are
unknown,
but
from
previous
CoV
outbreaks
demonstrates
impaired
pulmonary
physical
function,
reduced
quality
life
emotional
distress.
Many
survivors
who
require
critical
care
may
develop
psychological,
cognitive
impairments.
There
clear
need
for
guidance
on
rehabilitation
survivors.
This
consensus
statement
was
developed
by
an
expert
panel
fields
rehabilitation,
sport
exercise
medicine
(SEM),
rheumatology,
psychiatry,
general
practice,
psychology
specialist
pain,
working
at
Defence
Medical
Rehabilitation
Centre,
Stanford
Hall,
UK.
Seven
teams
appraised
following
domains
relating
to
requirements:
pulmonary,
cardiac,
SEM,
musculoskeletal,
neurorehabilitation
medical.
A
chair
combined
recommendations
generated
within
teams.
writing
committee
prepared
accordance
with
appraisal
guidelines
research
evaluation
criteria,
grading
all
levels
evidence.
Authors
scored
their
level
agreement
each
recommendation
scale
0–10.
Substantial
(range
7.5–10)
reached
36
chaired
meeting
that
attended
authors.
provides
overarching
framework
assimilating
likely
requirements
multidisciplinary
post
illness,
target
population
active
individuals,
including
military
personnel
athletes.
Immunological Reviews,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
274(1), P. 330 - 353
Published: Oct. 26, 2016
Summary
Sepsis
occurs
when
an
infection
exceeds
local
tissue
containment
and
induces
a
series
of
dysregulated
physiologic
responses
that
result
in
organ
dysfunction.
A
subset
patients
with
sepsis
progress
to
septic
shock,
defined
by
profound
circulatory,
cellular,
metabolic
abnormalities,
associated
greater
mortality.
Historically,
sepsis‐induced
dysfunction
lethality
were
attributed
the
complex
interplay
between
initial
inflammatory
later
anti‐inflammatory
responses.
With
advances
intensive
care
medicine
goal‐directed
interventions,
early
30‐day
mortality
has
diminished,
only
steadily
escalate
long
after
“recovery”
from
acute
events.
As
so
many
survivors
succumb
persistent,
recurrent,
nosocomial,
secondary
infections,
investigators
have
turned
their
attention
long‐term
alterations
cellular
immune
function.
clearly
alters
innate
adaptive
for
sustained
periods
time
clinical
recovery,
suppression,
chronic
inflammation,
persistence
bacterial
representing
such
alterations.
Understanding
sepsis‐associated
cell
defects
correlate
mortality,
more
investigations
centered
on
potential
modulatory
therapy
improve
patient
outcomes.
These
efforts
are
focused
defining
effectively
reversing
persistent
JAMA,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
328(16), P. 1604 - 1604
Published: Oct. 10, 2022
Some
individuals
experience
persistent
symptoms
after
initial
symptomatic
SARS-CoV-2
infection
(often
referred
to
as
Long
COVID).To
estimate
the
proportion
of
males
and
females
with
COVID-19,
younger
or
older
than
20
years
age,
who
had
COVID
in
2020
2021
their
symptom
duration.Bayesian
meta-regression
pooling
54
studies
2
medical
record
databases
data
for
1.2
million
(from
22
countries)
infection.
Of
studies,
44
were
published
10
collaborating
cohorts
(conducted
Austria,
Faroe
Islands,
Germany,
Iran,
Italy,
Netherlands,
Russia,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
US).
The
participant
derived
from
(10
501
hospitalized
42
891
nonhospitalized
individuals),
cohort
526
1906),
US
electronic
(250
928
846
046).
Data
collection
spanned
March
January
2022.Symptomatic
infection.Proportion
at
least
1
3
self-reported
clusters
(persistent
fatigue
bodily
pain
mood
swings;
cognitive
problems;
ongoing
respiratory
problems)
months
2021,
estimated
separately
aged
by
sex
both
sexes
age.A
total
included
(mean
4-66
years;
males,
26%-88%).
In
modeled
estimates,
6.2%
(95%
uncertainty
interval
[UI],
2.4%-13.3%)
experienced
including
3.2%
UI,
0.6%-10.0%)
swings,
3.7%
0.9%-9.6%)
problems,
2.2%
0.3%-7.6%)
problems
adjusting
health
status
before
comprising
an
51.0%
16.9%-92.4%),
60.4%
18.9%-89.1%),
35.4%
9.4%-75.1%),
respectively,
cases.
more
common
women
(10.6%
[95%
4.3%-22.2%])
men
(5.4%
2.2%-11.7%]).
Both
age
be
affected
2.8%
0.9%-7.0%)
infections.
mean
cluster
duration
was
9.0
7.0-12.0
months)
among
4.0
3.6-4.6
individuals.
Among
infection,
15.1%
10.3%-21.1%)
continued
12
months.This
study
presents
estimates