Long-Term Evolution of Activities of Daily Life (ADLs) in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients, a Case Series.

Autor: Ceruti S; Department of Critical Care, Clinica Luganese Moncucco, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland., Glotta A; Department of Critical Care, Clinica Luganese Moncucco, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland., Biggiogero M; Clinical Research Unit, Clinica Luganese Moncucco, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland., Marzano M; Department of Internal Medicine, Clinica Luganese Moncucco, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland., Bona G; Clinical Research Unit, Clinica Luganese Moncucco, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland., Previsdomini M; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland., Saporito A; Service of Anesthesiology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland., Capdevila X; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) [Healthcare (Basel)] 2023 Feb 23; Vol. 11 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 23.
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11050650
Abstrakt: Background: The most common long-term symptoms of critically ill COVID-19 patients are fatigue, dyspnea and mental confusion. Adequate monitoring of long-term morbidity, mainly analyzing the activities of daily life (ADLs), allows better patient management after hospital discharge. The aim was to report long-term ADL evolution in critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to a COVID-19 center in Lugano (Switzerland).
Methods: A retrospective analysis on consecutive patients discharged alive from ICU with COVID-19 ARDS was performed based on a follow-up one year after hospital discharge; ADLs were assessed through the Barthel index (BI) and the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scale. The primary objective was to assess differences in ADLs at hospital discharge ( acute ADLs ) and one-year follow-up (chronic ADLs). The secondary objective was to explore any correlations between ADLs and multiple measures at admission and during the ICU stay.
Results: A total of 38 consecutive patients were admitted to the ICU; a t -test analysis between acute and chronic ADLs through BI showed a significant improvement at one year post discharge (t = -5.211, p < 0.0001); similarly, every single task of BI showed the same results ( p < 0.0001 for each task of BI). The mean KPS was 86.47 (SD 20.9) at hospital discharge and 99.6 at 1 year post discharge ( p = 0.02). Thirteen (34%) patients deceased during the first 28 days in the ICU; no patient died after hospital discharge.
Conclusions: Based on BI and KPS, patients reached complete functional recovery of ADLs one year after critical COVID-19.
Databáze: MEDLINE