Two acute psychiatric emergencies and prevalence of mental health disorders at an outpatient apheresis clinic: Implications for apheresis practitioners.

Autor: Williams SM; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA., Bobr A; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA., Koepsell SA; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical apheresis [J Clin Apher] 2023 Feb; Vol. 38 (1), pp. 69-72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 07.
DOI: 10.1002/jca.22028
Abstrakt: The prevalence of mental health disorders among apheresis patients is unknown. Patients with chronic conditions treated with apheresis in the outpatient setting often see their apheresis healthcare professionals more frequently than their referring physicians. In addition, many apheresis patients are on medications with psychiatric side effects such as steroids. Given the frequent interactions of apheresis practitioners with outpatients, psychiatric issues may be encountered. To highlight these issues, we report two psychiatric emergencies that occurred in an outpatient apheresis clinic. Additionally, the prevalence of mental health diagnoses in our outpatient clinic was determined to help estimate the exposure that apheresis teams have to patients with mental health diagnoses. Practical recommendations for apheresis practitioners when encountering psychiatric emergencies are summarized.
(© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Apheresis published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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