Embracing physical and neuropsychological dysfunction in acute lung injury survivors: the time has come.
Embracing physical and neuropsychological dysfunction in acute lung injury survivors: the time has come.
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拥抱急性肺损伤幸存者的身体和神经心理功能障碍:时机已经到来。
DOI:
10.1164/rccm.201201-0013ed
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
24.7
通讯作者:
Moss,Marc
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文献类型:
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作者:
Azoulay,Elie;Moss,Marc
Over the last decade, ground-breaking advances have occurred in the management of acute lung injury (ALI), including low tidal volume ventilation and the implementation of a conservative fluid strategy (1, 2). As a result, more patients are surviving ALI. Based on an incidence of 190,000 cases per year and recent case fatality rates as low as 20%, there will be more than 150,000 new ALI survivors annually in the United States alone (3–5). The pulmonary and critical care community has started to focus on understanding and treating post-ICU–related nonpulmonary disorders that occur in the growing number of ALI survivors. Much of the recent interest in post-ICU consequences has been concentrated on the neuromuscular dysfunction (6). Neuromuscular weakness is common in ALI survivors and unfortunately can persist for years after hospital discharge (7). After 5 years, the median distance walked in 6 minutes by ALI survivors was only 76% of the distance of an age-matched and sex-matched control population, consistent with a persistent reduction in exercise capacity (8). Psychological issues, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, are also common in ALI survivors (9, 10). Initial studies reported that between 20 and 50% of ALI survivors had symptoms of depression after 1 year (11–13). Risk factors for post-ALI depressive symptoms include obesity, hypoglycemia, alcohol dependence, female sex, younger age, and cognitive dysfunction (14). Symptoms of moderate to severe depression also persist and remain in nearly 20% of ALI survivors after 5 years (15). These 5-year follow-up data suggest that the decrements in quality of life and exercise capacity may have resulted from persistent weakness, as well as a spectrum of neuropsychological impairments in ALI survivors. In this issue of the Journal, Bienvenu and colleagues (pp. 517–524) prospectively followed 186 ALI survivors for 2 years (16). Patients were evaluated at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after the onset of ALI. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and impaired physical function was defined by having at least two dependencies in instrumental activities of daily living in patients without baseline impairment. The point prevalence of depressive symptoms was 24% at 1 year and 32% at 2 years with an overall cumulative incidence of 40%. The 2-year cumulative incidence of impaired physical function was 66%. The presence of depressive symptoms was independently associated with the development of impaired physical function.This study provides another excellent picture of long-term outcomes in ALI survivors and adds significantly to our understanding of the complex interactions between physical and neuropsychological impairments. The outstanding follow-up rates and serial data collection reflect the extreme diligence of this research team and depict how post-ICU burden is sustained over time. Most importantly, this study confirms that depressive symptoms are common and persistent in ALI survivors. Healthcare providers who care for patients after ICU discharge should consider screening for symptoms of depression. The methodology of the present study also raises some concern about the interpretation of the results. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale is a screening tool that has been validated to identify the presence of significant depressive symptoms or the risk of actual depression. The persistence of symptoms for more than 21 months suggests that some patients may have actual psychiatric diseases. Qualitative data from individual structured interviews would have been useful to …
影响因子:
158.5
作者:
Rubenfeld, GD;Caldwell, E;Hudson, LD
通讯作者:
Hudson, LD
影响因子:
158.5
作者:
Brower, RG;Matthay, MA;Sibbald, WJ
通讯作者:
Sibbald, WJ
影响因子:
120.7
作者:
Davidson, TA;Caldwell, ES;Steinberg, KP
通讯作者:
Steinberg, KP