Post intensive care syndrome in survivors of COVID-19 who required mechanical ventilation during the third wave of the pandemic: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post intensive care syndrome is defined as the presence of any impairment affecting the physical, psychiatric, or cognitive domains as a result of critical illnesses.

Objectives

To explore functional, cognitive and psychological outcomes at 30 days post hospital discharge among survivors of COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, who required mechanical ventilation.

Methods

Prospective cohort study. We included adult patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, invasively ventilated in two ICUs in Buenos Aires. We measured functional, cognitive and psychological impairments with Barthel index, Montreal Cognitive Assessment test, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and General Anxiety Disorder-7. Primary outcome was post

SUBMITTER: Martinez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277848 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature