{"title":"[Use of noninvasive ventilation for preoxygenation during emergency intubation].","authors":"Thorsten Dohrmann, Stefan Kluge","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01171-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01171-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141898725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Niecke, Michaela Henning, Martin Hellmich, Yesim Erim, Eva Morawa, Petra Beschoner, Lucia Jerg-Bretzke, Franziska Geiser, Andreas M Baranowski, Kerstin Weidner, Sabine Mogwitz, Christian Albus
{"title":"[Mental distress of intensive care staff in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from the VOICE study].","authors":"Alexander Niecke, Michaela Henning, Martin Hellmich, Yesim Erim, Eva Morawa, Petra Beschoner, Lucia Jerg-Bretzke, Franziska Geiser, Andreas M Baranowski, Kerstin Weidner, Sabine Mogwitz, Christian Albus","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01164-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01164-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed major challenges to the healthcare system worldwide and led to particular stress among healthcare workers. The aim of this analysis was to investigate the level of global mental stress of direct healthcare workers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this prospective cross-sectional study with four measurement points (T1: 4-5/2020, T2:11/2020-1/2021, 5-7/2021, 2-5/2022), psychological distress symptoms were recorded in an online survey with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) among hospital staff working in direct patient care (N = 5408 datasets). The total dataset was exploratively analyzed according to field of activity, gender, and professional group affiliation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Clinically relevant psychological distress (PHQ-4 ≥ 5) was present in 29.3% (n = 419/1429) of intensive care staff. A comparison of the four cross-sectional surveys showed a significant increase in the rate of clinically relevant mental distress in the first pandemic year (23.2% at T1 vs. 30.6% at T2; p < 0.01), which stabilized at a high level in the second pandemic year (33.6% at T3 and 32.0% at T4). Women did not differ from men in this respect (n = 280/919, 30.4% vs. n = 139/508, 27.4%; p = 0.74). Nursing staff were significantly more often psychologically stressed than physicians (n = 339/1105, 30.7% vs. n = 80/324, 24.7%; p = 0.03). Intensive care staff did not show significantly higher stress than staff working in nonintensive care areas (n = 419/1429, 29.3% vs. n = 1149/3979, 28.7%, p = 0.21).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>German healthcare workers reported high levels of mental distress during the pandemic, which increased during the course of the pandemic, but no significant difference was found between intensive care and nonintensive care staff in our sample. This may be due to the fact that the pandemic in Germany was comparatively moderate internationally and neither a collapse of the healthcare system in general nor a collapse of intensive care structures in particular took place.</p>","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christina C Bartenschlager, Jens O Brunner, Michael Kubiciel, Axel R Heller
{"title":"Evaluation of score-based tertiary triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: simulation study with real-world intensive care data.","authors":"Christina C Bartenschlager, Jens O Brunner, Michael Kubiciel, Axel R Heller","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01162-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01162-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The explicit prohibition of discontinuing intensive care unit (ICU) treatment that has already begun by the newly established German Triage Act in favor of new patients with better prognoses (tertiary triage) under crisis conditions may prevent saving as many patients as possible and therefore may violate the international well-accepted premise of undertaking the \"best for the most\" patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities set up lockdown measures and infection-prevention strategies to avoid an overburdened health-care system. In cases of situational overload of ICU resources, when transporting options are exhausted, the question of a tertiary triage of patients arises.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We provide data-driven analyses of score- and non-score-based tertiary triage policies using simulation and real-world electronic health record data in a COVID-19 setting. Ten different triage policies, for example, based on the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II), are compared based on the resulting mortality in the ICU and inferential statistics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our study shows that score-based tertiary triage policies outperform non-score-based tertiary triage policies including compliance with the German Triage Act. Based on our simulation model, a SAPS II score-based tertiary triage policy reduces mortality in the ICU by up to 18 percentage points. The longer the queue of critical care patients waiting for ICU treatment and the larger the maximum number of patients subject to tertiary triage, the greater the effect on the reduction of mortality in the ICU.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A SAPS II score-based tertiary triage policy was superior in our simulation model. Random allocation or \"first come, first served\" policies yield the lowest survival rates, as will adherence to the new German Triage Act. An interdisciplinary discussion including an ethical and legal perspective is important for the social interpretation of our data-driven results.</p>","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141876456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan F Brozat, Julian Pohl, Cornelius Engelmann, Frank Tacke
{"title":"[Liver transplantation in acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure].","authors":"Jonathan F Brozat, Julian Pohl, Cornelius Engelmann, Frank Tacke","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01158-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01158-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) are diseases with a rapidly progressive course and high mortality. Apart from treating the underlying triggers and intensive care measures, there are very limited therapeutic options for either condition. Liver transplantation is often the only life-saving treatment, but it cannot always be employed due to contraindications and severe disease progression. ACLF is characterized by underlying liver cirrhosis and typical triggers such as bacterial infections, bleeding, or alcohol binges. ALF occurs in previously healthy livers, usually as a result of purely hepatotoxic events. Disease differences are also reflected in the course and regulations of liver transplantation. Newer prognostic parameters and prioritization programs for ACLF can help improve both waiting list mortality and outcomes after transplantation.</p>","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Abnormal thyroid markers in critically ill patients-harmless irritation or a real problem?]","authors":"Lina Jegodzinski, Georg Serfling, Friedhelm Sayk","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01161-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01161-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Abnormal thyroid markers are a frequent occurrence in emergency and intensive care medicine. Correct interpretation of their clinical relevance and distinction from a primary thyroid disease, particularly prior to potential administration of iodine-containing antiarrhythmic drugs such as amiodaron or radiocontrast agents, are both essential and challenging.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article aims to present the pathophysiology of abnormal thyroid markers in acute or protracted critical disease. Their relevance for administration of amiodaron or iodine-containing radiocontrast agents is discussed, and concrete practical recommendations are presented.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The current work comprises a discussion of expert recommendations, guidelines, and basic research.</p><p><strong>Results and conclusion: </strong>Approximately one third of intensive care patients develop non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) during the course of their critical disease. NTIS is characterized by a reduction in the serum concentration of fT3 and, during the course, also in those of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and fT<sub>4</sub>, despite an organically intact thyroid gland. A greater extent of the deviations correlates with a worse overall prognosis. The mechanisms involved are manifold and influence different levels of hormonal signaling axes. They are mediated by interaction with acute stress signals such as inflammatory factors and elevated cortisol levels and are influenced by medication. The components vary depending on disease severity and the protracted course. NTIS does not require any specific treatment; the focus is on treating the underlying disease. Latent hyperthyroidism in particular must be distinguished from NTIS. In unclear situations and high-risk constellations, perchlorate is indicated before (and after) iodine exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141635167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eda Kaya, Patrick Nekarda, Isabella Traut, Philipp Aurich, Ali Canbay, Antonios Katsounas
{"title":"[When should a liver disease patient be admitted to the intensive care unit?]","authors":"Eda Kaya, Patrick Nekarda, Isabella Traut, Philipp Aurich, Ali Canbay, Antonios Katsounas","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01160-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01160-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Liver diseases are a significant global cause of morbidity and mortality. Liver cirrhosis can result in severe complications such as bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy (HE), and infections. Implementing a clear strategy for intensive care unit (ICU) admission management improves patient outcomes. Hemodynamically significant esophageal/gastric variceal bleeding (E/GVB) and grade 4 HE, when accompanied by the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT), are definitive indications for ICU admission. E/GVB, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), and infections with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) require close and stringent critical assessment. Patients with severe hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) or respiratory failure have increased baseline mortality and most likely benefit from early ICU treatment. Rapid identification of sepsis in patients with liver cirrhosis is a crucial criterion for ICU admission. Prioritizing cases based on mortality risk and clinical urgency enables efficient resource utilization and optimizes patient management. In addition, \"Liver Units\" provide an intermediate care (IMC) level for patients with liver diseases who require close monitoring but do not need immediate intensive care.</p>","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141628133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Extracorporeal treatment in poisoning].","authors":"Gerald Hackl, Nikolaus Schreiber","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01156-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01156-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In rare cases, intoxicated patients may require an extracorporeal procedure for enhanced toxin elimination. The Extracorporeal Treatments in Poisoning (EXTRIP) workgroup provides consensus- and evidence-based recommendations regarding the use of extracorporeal procedures in the management of critically ill, poisoned patients, with ongoing updates. Extracorporeal clearance is highest for low molecular weight substances with low volume of distribution, low plasma protein binding, and high water-solubility. To maximize the effect of extracorporeal clearance, blood and dialysate flow rates should be as high as possible, and the membrane with the largest surface area should be utilized. Intermittent hemodialysis is the most commonly employed extracorporeal procedure due to its highest effectiveness, while hemodynamically compromised patients can benefit from a continuous procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Extracorporeal removal of pathogens using a biomimetic adsorber-A new treatment strategy for the intensive care unit : Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity Blood Filter and its fields of application].","authors":"Malin-Theres Seffer, Jan T Kielstein","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01153-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01153-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) listed antimicrobial resistance among the top 10 threats to global health. The Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity blood filter (Seraph® 100) has been in use since 2019 to eliminate pathogens from the bloodstream in addition to anti-infective pharmacotherapy. It is the first device used to rapidly and efficiently reduce the number of circulating bacteria and viruses.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>After a background on the concept of extracorporeal pathogen removal in general, this review summarizes the preclinical and clinical data on the Seraph® 100 Affinity Blood Filter. The clinical effect of this treatment and potential therapeutic options are described.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Structured PubMed review including references published up to February 2024.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Case reports, uncontrolled observational studies and data from registries show widespread clinical use of the Seraph® 100 ranging from difficult to treat bacterial (super) infections to viral infections. The treatment can be done as stand-alone hemoperfusion or in combination with all forms of kidney replacement therapy as well as in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The use of the Seraph® 100 varies in terms of duration, concomitant therapy and clinical settings. Due to the absence of prospective controlled trials the clinical effect cannot be properly evaluated.</p>","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Ten key statements of the S3 guideline \"Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of adult patients with nosocomial pneumonia\"].","authors":"Jessica Rademacher, Stefan Kluge","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01159-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01159-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Liver diseases in the intensive care unit].","authors":"Kevin Roedl, Valentin Fuhrmann","doi":"10.1007/s00063-024-01157-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-024-01157-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The frequency of liver diseases in the intensive care unit has increased significantly in recent years and is now observed in up to 20% of critically ill patients. The occurrence of liver disease is associated with significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Two groups of liver diseases in the intensive care unit can be distinguished. First, the group of \"primary hepatic dysfunctions\", which includes primary acute liver failure as well as acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with pre-existing liver cirrhosis. The second group of \"secondary or acquired liver diseases\" includes cholestatic liver diseases, as well as hypoxic liver injury and mixed forms, as well as other rarer liver diseases. Due to the diversity of liver diseases and the very different triggers, sufficient knowledge of the underlying changes (including hemodynamic changes, inflammatory states or drug-related) is essential. Early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of the underlying disease are essential for all liver dysfunction in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. This review article aims to take a closer look at liver diseases in the intensive care unit and provides insight into diagnostics and treatment options.</p>","PeriodicalId":49019,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin Und Notfallmedizin","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}