Comments on: Palliative Care Represented at Critical Care Conference http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=865 Physicians caring for patients with serious illness. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:31:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Suzana Makowski http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=865&cpage=1#comment-3410 Suzana Makowski Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:24:34 +0000 http://www.awebsource.com/clients/aahpm/blog/?p=865#comment-3410 Porter, Thanks for posting about the SCCM meeting - their interest in palliative care and post-ICSyndrome. Recent studies suggest that there are some characteristics that seem to correlate with higher risk for PICS that we should pay particular attention to in order to focus or prioritize our services. Family characteristics: shorter time in relationship with the patient, history of psychiatric disorder, female gender. Patient characteristics: younger, death while artificially ventilated. Reference: doi: 10.1378/chest.10-0652 Kross et al. ICU Care Associated with Symptoms of Depression and PTSD among Family Members of those who Die in the ICU. CHEST September 2010 100652 Porter,
Thanks for posting about the SCCM meeting – their interest in palliative care and post-ICSyndrome.
Recent studies suggest that there are some characteristics that seem to correlate with higher risk for PICS that we should pay particular attention to in order to focus or prioritize our services.
Family characteristics: shorter time in relationship with the patient, history of psychiatric disorder, female gender.
Patient characteristics: younger, death while artificially ventilated.

Reference:
doi: 10.1378/chest.10-0652
Kross et al. ICU Care Associated with Symptoms of Depression and PTSD among Family Members of those who Die in the ICU. CHEST September 2010 100652

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