Merve Misirlioglu, Faruk Ekinci, Dincer Yildizdas, Ozden Ozgur Horoz, Hayri Levent Yilmaz, Faruk Incecik, Mazhar Ozsoy, Ahmet Yontem, Sevcan Bilen, Sena Silay
{"title":"A Retrospective Cohort Study of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: A Single-Institution Experience and Determinants of Neurologic Outcome.","authors":"Merve Misirlioglu, Faruk Ekinci, Dincer Yildizdas, Ozden Ozgur Horoz, Hayri Levent Yilmaz, Faruk Incecik, Mazhar Ozsoy, Ahmet Yontem, Sevcan Bilen, Sena Silay","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2023-0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2023-0027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become a significant cause of death and morbidity in childhood since the elucidation of infectious causes within the last century. Mortality rates in this population decreased over time due to developments in technology and effective treatment modalities.</p><p><strong>Aim of the study: </strong>This retrospective cohort study aimed to describe the volume, severity and mechanism of all hospital-admitted pediatric TBI patients at a university hospital over a 5-year period.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This was a single-center, retrospective cohort study including 90 pediatric patients with TBI admitted to a tertiary care PICU. The patients' demographic data, injury mechanisms, disease and trauma severity scores, initiation of enteral nutrition and outcome measures such as hospital stay, PICU stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, mortality, and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) were also recorded. Late enteral nutrition was defined as initiation of enteral feeding after 48 hours of hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 90 patients included in the cohort, 60% had mild TBI, 21.1% had moderate TBI and 18.9% had severe TBI. Their mean age was 69 months (3-210 months). TBI was isolated in 34 (37.8%) patients and observed as a part of multisystemic trauma in 56 (62.2%). The most commonly involved site in multisystemic injury was the thorax (33.3%). The length of hospitalization in the late enteral nutrition group was significantly higher than that in the early nutrition group, while the PICU stay was not significantly different between the two groups. The multiple logistic regression analysis found a significant relationship between GOS-3rd month and PIM3 score, the presence of diffuse axonal injury and the need for CPR in the first 24 h of hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although our study showed that delayed enteral nutrition did not affect neurologic outcome, it may lead to prolonged hospitalization and increased hospital costs. High PIM3 scores and diffuse axonal injury are both associated with worse neurologic outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"9 4","pages":"252-261"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644296/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134650151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of Minitracheostomy After Extubation in Patients with Pneumonia at High Risk of Reintubation: A Case Series.","authors":"Akira Ouchi, Yuji Takahashi, Hidehiko Nakano, Masaki Mochizuki, Saiko Okamoto, Hideaki Sakuramoto, Kensuke Nakamura","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2023-0029","DOIUrl":"10.2478/jccm-2023-0029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Minitracheostomy involves the percutaneous insertion of a 4-mm-diameter cricothyroidotomy tube for tracheal suctioning to facilitate the clearance of airway secretions. The advantage of using the minitracheostomy is in the clearance of secretions, however data on their usefulness for respiratory failure after extubation is limited. Aim of the study: We aimed to assess the use of minitracheostomy for patients with challenging extubation caused by significant sputum.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective analysis of consecutive case series. We analyzed the data of 31 patients with pneumonia. After minitracheostomy, the primary endpoints of reintubation within 72 hours and clinical effects, including mortality, length of intensive care unit (ICU), or hospital stay, were assessed. The successful extubation group included patients who did not require reintubation within 72 hours. Conversely, the reintubation group consisted of patients mandating reestablishment of intubation within 72 hours.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among those who underwent minitracheostomy after extubation, 22 (71%) underwent successful extubation and 9 underwent reintubation (reintubation rate: 29%). The in-hospital mortality rates after 30 days were 18.2% in the successful extubation group and 22.2% in the reintubation group. The ICU and hospital lengths of stay were 11 days (interquartile range: 8-14.3 days) and 23 days (interquartile range: 15.5-41 days), respectively, in the successful extubation group; they were 14 days (interquartile range: 11-18.5 days) and 30 days (interquartile range: 16-45.5 days), respectively, in the reintubation group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prophylactic use of minitracheostomy may be an option as a means of reducing reintubation in patients with pneumonia who are at very high risk of reintubation.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"9 4","pages":"271-276"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644282/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134650085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of Biochemical Parameters as Predictors for Need of Invasive Ventilation in Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients.","authors":"Azmat Kamal Ansari, Anjali Pitamberwale, Shabana Andleeb Ansari, Tariq Mahmood, Kirti Limgaokar, Geeta Karki, Lalit Singh","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2023-0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2023-0030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Though laboratory tests have been shown to predict mortality in COVID-19, there is still a dearth of information regarding the role of biochemical parameters in predicting the type of ventilatory support that these patients may require.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The purpose of our retrospective observational study was to investigate the relationship between biochemical parameters and the type of ventilatory support needed for the intensive care of severely ill COVID-19 patients. We comprehensively recorded history, physical examination, vital signs from point-of-care testing (POCT) devices, clinical diagnosis, details of the ventilatory support required in intensive care and the results of the biochemical analysis at the time of admission. Appropriate statistical methods were used and P-values < 0.05 were considered significant. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was performed and Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.6 to 0.7, 0.7 to 0.8, 0.8 to 0.9, and >0.9, respectively, were regarded as acceptable, fair, good, and exceptional for discrimination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) in Urea (p = 0.0351), Sodium (p = 0.0142), Indirect Bilirubin (p = 0.0251), Albumin (p = 0.0272), Aspartate Transaminase (AST) (p = 0.0060) and Procalcitonin (PCT) (p = 0.0420) were observed between the patients who were maintained on non-invasive ventilations as compared to those who required invasive ventilation. In patients who required invasive ventilation, the levels of Urea, Sodium, Indirect bilirubin, AST and PCT were higher while Albumin was lower. On ROC analysis, higher levels of Albumin was found to be acceptable indicator of maintenance on non-invasive ventilation while higher levels of Sodium and PCT were found to be fair predictor of requirement of invasive ventilation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study emphasizes the role of biochemical parameters in predicting the type of ventilatory support that is needed in order to properly manage severely ill COVID-19 patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"9 4","pages":"262-270"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644279/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134650088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oana Elena Branea, Anca Gabriela Vlad, Mihai Pui, Diana Andreea Becica, Mihai Emanuel Becica, AnaMaria Romina Budeanu, Razvan Gabriel Budeanu, Florin Stoica, Alexandra Elena Lazar
{"title":"Total Psoas Area and Psoas Density Assessment in COVID-19 Patients Using CT Imaging - Could Muscle Mass Alteration During Intensive Care Hospitalization be Determined?","authors":"Oana Elena Branea, Anca Gabriela Vlad, Mihai Pui, Diana Andreea Becica, Mihai Emanuel Becica, AnaMaria Romina Budeanu, Razvan Gabriel Budeanu, Florin Stoica, Alexandra Elena Lazar","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2023-0026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2023-0026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Since its debut, as reported by the first published studies, COVID-19 has been linked to life-threatening conditions that needed vital assistance and admission to the intensive care unit. Skeletal muscle is a core element in an organism's health due to its ability to keep energy balance and homeostasis. Many patients with prolonged hospitalization are characterized by a greater probability prone to critical illness myopathy or intensive care unit-acquired weakness.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The main aim of this study was to assess the skeletal muscle in a COVID-19 cohort of critically ill patients by measuring the psoas area and density.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This is a retrospective study that included critically ill adult patients, COVID-19 positive, mechanically ventilated, with an ICU stay of over 24 hours, and who had 2 CT scans eligible for psoas muscle evaluation. In these patients, correlations between different severity scores and psoas CT scans were sought, along with correlations with the outcome of the patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-two patients met the inclusion criteria. No statistically significant differences were noticed regarding the psoas analysis by two blinded radiologists. Significant correlations were found between LOS in the hospital and in ICU with psoas area and Hounsfield Units for the first CT scan performed. With reference to AUC-ROC and outcome, it is underlined that AUC-ROC is close to 0.5 values, for both the psoas area and HU, indicating that the model had no class separation capacity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study suggested that over a short period, the psoas muscle area, and the psoas HU decline, for both the left and the right sight, in adult COVID-19 patients in ICU conditions, yet not statistically significant. Although more than two-thirds of the patients had a negative outcome, it was not possible to demonstrate an association between the SARS-COV2 infection and psoas muscle impairment. These findings highlight the need for further larger investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"9 4","pages":"218-229"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644306/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134650091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ákos Vince Andrejkovits, Adina Huțanu, Ervin József Susányi, Valentina Negrea, Anca Meda Văsieșiu
{"title":"The Prognostic Utility of Cytokines in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.","authors":"Ákos Vince Andrejkovits, Adina Huțanu, Ervin József Susányi, Valentina Negrea, Anca Meda Văsieșiu","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2023-0025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2023-0025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The severity of COVID-19 relies on several factors, but the overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines remains a central mechanism. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive utility of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) measurement in patients with COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>We prospectively enrolled 181 adult patients with COVID-19 admitted to the 1<sup>st</sup> Infectious Disease County Hospital Târgu Mureș from December 2020 to September 2021. Serum cytokine levels were measured and correlated with disease severity, need for oxygen therapy, intensive care unit (ICU) transfer, and outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found significantly higher serum levels of IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10 in patients with severe COVID-19 and in those with a fatal outcome. The logistic regression analysis showed a significant predictive value for IL-8 regarding disease severity, and for IL6 and IL-10 regarding ICU transfer and fatal outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Serum levels of IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10 were significantly increased in patients with COVID-19, but their predictive value regarding disease severity and the need for oxygen therapy was poor. We found IL-6 and IL-10 to have a good predictive performance regarding ICU transfer and fatal outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"9 4","pages":"208-217"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644278/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134650090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effective Outcome of HBOT as an Adjuvant Therapy in Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Hospital - A Preliminary Study.","authors":"Thiruppathy Palaniappan, Asif Shaikh, Navamani Kirthika","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2022-0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2022-0008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Hyperbaricoxygen therapy (HBOT) is breathing100% oxygen in pressurised chamber. This therapy ensures quick oxygen delivery to the bloodstream. In patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, progressive hypoxemia occurs. Oxygen therapy hasa significant role in its management.</p><p><strong>Aim of the study: </strong>The objective was to study the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as adjuvant therapy for reducing the requirement of additional oxygen supplementationin patients with moderate to severe ARDS diagnosed with COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single-centre prospective pilot cohort study was conducted ata tertiary care hospital from December 2020 to February 2021 over two months. Fifty patients with COVID-19 needingoxygen, satisfying the selection criteria, were included. Hyperbaricoxygen therapy wasgiven to all patients. The patient received30-45 minutes of hyperbaric oxygen with 15 minutes of pressurizing and depressurizing at 2.0 atmosphere absolute (ATA) with or without airbrakesas per the critical care team. Oxygen requirement, PaO2, andcondition at discharge were considered as primary outcome variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 50 participants studied, the mean age was 53.64±13.26 years. Out of 50 participants, 49(98.00%) had PaO2≤80 mmHg, and one (2.00%) had >80 PaO2. All the participants 50(100%) had PaO2 as 90 mmHg after three sittings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This studyshows promising results in using HBOT to overcome respiratory failure in COVID-19. HBOT reduced the need for oxygen by improving the oxygen saturation levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"8 3","pages":"176-181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9396949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40349986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lina Grauslyte, Nathalie Bolding, Mandeep Phull, Tomas Jovaisa
{"title":"The Use of Metaraminol as a Vasopressor in Critically Unwell Patients: A Narrative Review and a Survey of UK Practice.","authors":"Lina Grauslyte, Nathalie Bolding, Mandeep Phull, Tomas Jovaisa","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2022-0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2022-0017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Major international guidelines state that norepinephrine should be used as the first-line vasopressor to achieve adequate blood pressure in patients with hypotension or shock. However, recent observational studies report that in the United Kingdom and Australia, metaraminol is often used as second line medication for cardiovascular support.</p><p><strong>Aim of the study: </strong>The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of metaraminol use for management of shock in critically unwell patients and carry out a survey evaluating whether UK critical care units use metaraminol and under which circumstances.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review literature search was conducted. A short telephone survey consisting of 6 questions regarding metaraminol use was conducted across 30 UK critical care units which included a mix of tertiary and district general intensive care units.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-six of thirty contacted centres responded to our survey. Metaraminol was used in 88% of them in various settings and circumstances (emergency department, theatres, medical emergencies on medical wards), with 67% reporting use of metaraminol infusions in the critical care setting. The systematic literature review revealed several case reports and only two studies conducted in the last 20 years investigating the effect of metaraminol as a stand-alone vasopressor. Both studies focused on different aspects of metaraminol use and the data was incomparable, hence we decided not to perform a meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Metaraminol is widely used as a vasopressor inside and outside of the critical care setting in the UK despite limited evidence supporting its safety and efficacy for treating shock. Further service evaluation, observational studies and prospective randomised controlled trials are warranted to validate the role and safety profile of metaraminol in the treatment of the critically unwell patient.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"8 3","pages":"193-203"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9396948/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40347790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ioan Tilea, Robert Adrian Dumbrava, Alexandra Mihaela Ratiu, Marius Mihai Harpa, Cosmin Marian Banceu, Dorina Nastasia Petra, Horatiu Suciu
{"title":"Right Heart Failure as an Atypical Presentation of Chronic Type a Aortic Dissection - Multimodality Imaging for Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment. A Case Report and Mini-review of Literature.","authors":"Ioan Tilea, Robert Adrian Dumbrava, Alexandra Mihaela Ratiu, Marius Mihai Harpa, Cosmin Marian Banceu, Dorina Nastasia Petra, Horatiu Suciu","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2022-0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2022-0016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>An intrapericardial organized haematoma secondary to chronic type A aortic dissection is an extremely rare cause of right heart failure. Imaging studies are essential in recognising and diagnosis of this distinctive medical condition and guiding the anticipated treatment.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 70-year-old male patient was admitted for progressive symptoms of right heart failure. His cardiovascular history exposed an aortic valve replacement 22 years before with a Medtronic Hall 23 tilting valve with no regular follow-up. Classical signs of congestion were recognized at physical examination. Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography and thoraco-abdominal computed tomography angiography, as essential parts of multimodality imaging algorithm, established the underlying cause of right heart failure. Under total cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac arrest, surgical removal of the haematoma and proximal repair of the ascending aorta with a patient-matched vascular graft were successfully performed. The patient was discharged in good condition with appropriate pharmacological treatment, guideline-directed; no imagistic signs of acute post-surgery complications were ascertained.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This paper highlights the importance of recognizing and providing a timely clinical and imagistic diagnosis of this very rare, potentially avoidable cause of right heart failure in patients with previous cardiac surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"8 3","pages":"204-213"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9396954/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40347785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah Love Rhoads, Thomas A Trikalinos, Mitchell M Levy, Timothy Amass
{"title":"Intensive Care Based Interventions to Reduce Family Member Stress Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature.","authors":"Sarah Love Rhoads, Thomas A Trikalinos, Mitchell M Levy, Timothy Amass","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2022-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2022-0014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Increasing awareness of the emotional impact of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) hospitalization on patients and their families has led to a rise in studies seeking to mitigate Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) for both groups. In efforts to decrease symptoms of anxiety and depression, ICUs have implemented a variety of programs to reduce family distress.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a systematic review of experimental studies which aimed to reduce stress related disorders in family members after the experience of having a patient admitted to the ICU. Multiple databases were searched for randomized controlled trials or nonrandomized comparative trials which targeted family members or surrogate decision makers. A total of 17 studies were identified for inclusion in the review representing 3471 participants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We describe those interventions which we qualitatively assigned as \"not passive,\" or those which actively engaged the family to express themselves, as more likely to be successful in both the available pediatric and adult literature than interventions which we identified as \"passive.\" Studies which described active engagement of family members demonstrated comparative improvements in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as well as reduced hospital costs in the case of two studies.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This review may serve to aid in the development of future interventions targeted at reducing family stress and PICS following an ICU hospitalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"8 3","pages":"145-155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9396952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40347791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Personalized Physiological Medicine as the Future of Intensive Care Medicine.","authors":"Leonard Azamfirei","doi":"10.2478/jccm-2022-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2022-0020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44227,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":"8 3","pages":"143-144"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9396950/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40347788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}