COVID‐19: Patient care after discharge from the Intensive Care Unit

Autor: Afak Nsiri, Ghali Mohamed Bennouna, Salma Bensbaa, Nabiha Kamal, Chafik El Kettani El Hamidi, Naima El Mdaghri, Mohamed Agoub, Siham El Aziz, Anass Mounir, Moulay Hicham Afif, L. Barrou, Kamal Marhoum El Filali, Boubaker Charra, Nassim Essabah Haraj, Soukaina Laidi, Mohamed Benghanem Gharbi, Benyounes Ramdani, Khadija Mchichi Alami, Maha Soussi Abdallaoui, Hanane Ezzouine, Rachid Al Harrar, Asma Chadli, Amal Mjabber
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Clinical Practice
ISSN: 1742-1241
1368-5031
Popis: Introduction The Ibn Rochd CHU is a tertiary care structure that provides care for the most severe cases of COVID‐19 requiring hospitalization in intensive care. The objective of study is to describe the complementary medical and psychological care of patients with COVID‐19 in the endocrinology department after a stay in intensive care. Patients and methods This is a descriptive observational study of patients transferred from the intensive care unit to the endocrinology service following a COVID‐19 infection during the period from 17 April 2020 to May 26, 2020. Clinical characteristics of the patients and complications related to COVID‐19 infection were studied; a nutritional assessment using the MNA nutritional status assessment questionnaire; psychological assessment using quality of life questionnaires (Hamilton depression and anxiety, HAD, SF36, PCLS); a treatment satisfaction questionnaire (TQCMII), and an assessment of patient autonomy by the ADL score. Result Our study included 41 patients with an average age of 55 years (19‐85 years), a sex ratio M/F of 1.05, 43.9% were diabetic, 34.1% hypertensive, 4.9% asthmatic and 5% obese, 51.2% were severe and critical cases. The average ICU stay is 8.42 days, requiring intubation in 12.2% of cases. All patients were treated with the Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin, vitamin C, zinc and corticosteroid protocol, 14.6% had undernutrition and 65.9% had a risk of undernutrition. The average BMI was 25.34 kg / m² (17‐42), 61% had experienced weight loss, which was greater than 8kg in 26.1% of cases, 12.2 % of patients were not autonomous, 12.2% had moderate depression, 2.4% severe depression, 14.6% mild to moderate anxiety, 12.2% severe anxiety and 29.3% suffered acute post‐traumatic stress disorder. Conclusion Patients with COVID‐19 are, in addition to the complications from coronavirus infection, vulnerable to undernutrition, psychological and motor complications. Additional care before discharge is essential for better integration of patients into their families.
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