Long term cognitive dysfunction among critical care survivors: associated factors and quality of life-a multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify the prevalence and associated factors of cognitive dysfunction, 1 year after ICU discharge, among adult patients, and it´s relation with quality of life.

Methods

Multicenter, prospective cohort study including ICUs of 10 tertiary hospitals in Brazil, between May 2014 and December 2018. The patients included were 452 adult ICU survivors (median age 60; 47.6% women) with an ICU stay greater than 72 h.

Results

At 12 months after ICU discharge, a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (tMOCA) telephone score of less than 12 was defined as cognitive dysfunction. At 12 months, of the 452 ICU survivors who completed the cognitive evaluation 216 (47.8%) had cognitive dysfunction. In multivariable analyses, the factors associated with long-term (1-year) cognitive

SUBMITTER: Jesus Pereira I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11286902 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature