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Bradshaw A, Briscoe J, Sanghavi K, Taurone B, Vantair N, Gilbreth J, Zaaqoq AM. Premorbid functional status in patients requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after cardiac surgery. Int J Artif Organs 2024:3913988241247652. [PMID: 38693695 DOI: 10.1177/03913988241247652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Assessment of a patient's functional status prior to undergoing cardiac surgery may be a useful marker for predicting outcomes when postoperative veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) is required. In this short communication, we present retrospective data on 83 patients at a single center who required V-A ECMO after cardiac surgery. Our results did not show a statistically significant association between premorbid functional status and mortality, though age was predictive of mortality. Future studies should explore other markers of functional status and relationships with additional outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- AlleaBelle Bradshaw
- Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Rodríguez-García R, González-Lamuño L, Santullano M, Martín-Carro B, Fernández-Martín JL, Cienfuegos Basanta MDC, Forcelledo L, Palomo Antequera C. Clinical features and disease progression of elderly patients at the ICU setting. Med Intensiva 2024; 48:254-262. [PMID: 38519374 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2024.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To describe and characterize a cohort of octogenarian patients admitted to the ICU of the University Central Hospital of Asturias (HUCA). DESIGN Retrospective, observational and descriptive study of 14 months' duration. SETTING Cardiac and Medical intensive care units (ICU) of the HUCA (Oviedo). PARTICIPANTS Patients over 80 years old who were admitted to the ICU for more than 24 h. INTERVENTIONS None. MAIN VARIABLES OF INTEREST Age, sex, comorbidity, functional dependence, treatment, complications, evolution, mortality. RESULTS The most frequent reasons for admission were cardiac surgery and pneumonia. The average admission stay was significantly longer in patients under 85 years of age (p = 0,037). 84,3% of the latter benefited from invasive mechanical ventilation compared to 46,2% of older patients (p = <0,001). Patients over 85 years of age presented greater fragility. Admission for cardiac surgery was associated with a lower risk of mortality (HR = 0,18; 95% CI (0,062-0,527; p = 0,002). CONCLUSIONS The results have shown an association between the reason for admission to the ICU and the risk of mortality in octogenarian patients. Cardiac surgery was associated with a better prognosis compared to medical pathology, where pneumonia was associated with a higher risk of mortality. Furthermore, a significant positive association was observed between age and frailty.
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- Raquel Rodríguez-García
- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain; CIBER-Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain; Redes de Investigación Cooperativa Orientadas a Resultados en Salud (RICORS), RICORS2040 (Enfermedad renal), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain; Redes de Investigación Cooperativa Orientadas a Resultados en Salud (RICORS), RICORS2040 (Enfermedad renal), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain; Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Ogino T, Nozoe M, Inoue T, Ishida M, Yamamoto K. Impact of possible sarcopenia on functional prognosis in patients with acute stroke with premorbid disability. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24:359-363. [PMID: 38410028 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.14840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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AIM How possible sarcopenia affects functional prognosis in patients with premorbid disability remains unclear. This study aimed to compare and investigate the impact of possible sarcopenia at admission on functional outcomes at discharge in patients with acute stroke with and without premorbid disability. METHODS This cohort study enrolled patients who were consecutively admitted to a single center for acute stroke. Calf circumference and grip strength were measured within 7 days of admission, and possible sarcopenia was determined using the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria. The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score at discharge during the acute phase was the primary outcome. To examine the impact of possible sarcopenia on FIM scores at discharge, patients were divided into two groups according to being with or without premorbid disability according to the modified Rankin Scale, and multiple linear regression analysis was performed in each group. RESULTS This study included 456 patients with acute stroke (median age, 80 years). In the premorbid-disability group (n = 166), possible sarcopenia was present in 140 patients (84%). Patients without possible sarcopenia had significantly higher FIM scores at discharge compared with those with possible sarcopenia (P < 0.001). However, multiple linear regression analysis showed that possible sarcopenia was not associated with FIM scores at discharge in the premorbid-disability group (β = -0.054, P = 0.346). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study demonstrated that a high rate of possible sarcopenia was observed in patients with stroke with premorbid disability; however, this did not affect functional prognosis. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 359-363.
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- Tomoyuki Ogino
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Hyogo Medical University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Konan Medical Center, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Konan Medical Center, Kobe, Japan
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Alamgeer M, Ling RR, Ueno R, Sundararajan K, Sundar R, Pilcher D, Subramaniam A. Frailty and long-term survival among patients in Australian intensive care units with metastatic cancer (FRAIL-CANCER study): a retrospective registry-based cohort study. Lancet Healthy Longev 2023; 4:e675-e684. [PMID: 38042160 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(23)00209-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent advances in cancer therapeutics have improved outcomes, resulting in increasing candidacy of patients with metastatic cancer being admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). A large proportion of patients also have frailty, predisposing them to poor outcomes, yet the literature reporting on this is scarce. We aimed to assess the impact of frailty on survival in patients with metastatic cancer admitted to the ICU. METHODS In this retrospective registry-based cohort study, we used data from the Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Adult Patient (age ≥16 years) database to identify patients with advanced (solid and haematological cancer) and a documented Clinical Frailty scale (CFS) admitted to 166 Australian ICUs. Patients without metastatic cancer were excluded. We analysed the effect of frailty (CFS 5-8) on long-term survival, and how this effect changed in specific subgroups (cancer subtypes, age [<65 years or ≥65 years], and those who survived hospitalisation). Because estimates tend to cluster within centres and vary between them, we used Cox proportional hazards regression models with robust sandwich variance estimators to assess the effect of frailty on survival time up to 4 years after ICU admission between groups. FINDINGS Between Jan 1, 2018, and March 31, 2022, 30 026 patients were eligible, and after exclusions 21 174 patients were included in the analysis; of these, 6806 (32·1%) had frailty, and 11 662 (55·1%) were male, 9489 (44·8%) were female, and 23 (0·1%) were intersex or self-reported indeterminate sex. The overall survival was lower for patients with frailty at 4 years compared with patients without frailty (29·5% vs 10·9%; p<0·0001). Frailty was associated with shorter 4-year survival times (adjusted hazard ratio 1·52 [95% CI 1·43-1·60]), and this effect was seen across all cancer subtypes. Frailty was associated with shorter survival times in patients younger than 65 years (1·66 [1·51-1·83]) and aged 65 years or older (1·40 [1·38-1·56]), but its effects were larger in patients younger than 65 years (pinteraction<0·0001). Frailty was also associated with shorter survival times in patients who survived hospitalisation (1·49 [1·40-1·59]). INTERPRETATION In patients with metastatic cancer admitted to the ICU, frailty was associated with poorer long-term survival. Patients with frailty might benefit from a goal-concordant time-limited trial in the ICU and will need suitable post-intensive care supportive management. FUNDING None.
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- Muhammad Alamgeer
- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Medical Oncology, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Intensive Care, Eastern Health, Box Hill, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for Outcome and Resource Evaluation, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Intensive Care, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Intensive Care, Peninsula Health, Frankston, VIC, Australia; Department of Intensive Care, Dandenong Hospital, Dandenong, VIC, Australia; Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia
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Brunker LB, Boncyk CS, Rengel KF, Hughes CG. Elderly Patients and Management in Intensive Care Units (ICU): Clinical Challenges. Clin Interv Aging 2023; 18:93-112. [PMID: 36714685 PMCID: PMC9879046 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s365968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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There is a growing population of older adults requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). This population outpaces the ability of clinicians with geriatric training to assist in their management. Specific training and education for intensivists in the care of older patients is valuable to help understand and inform clinical care, as physiologic changes of aging affect each organ system. This review highlights some of these aging processes and discusses clinical implications in the vulnerable older population. Other considerations when caring for these older patients in the ICU include functional outcomes and morbidity, as opposed to merely a focus on mortality. An overall holistic approach incorporating physiology of aging, applying current evidence, and including the patient and their family in care should be used when caring for older adults in the ICU.
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- Lucille B Brunker
- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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