Health Condition 1: R419- Unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions and awareness
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Midhun Mathews
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Adults, 18 years or older 2.All patients who require mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal tube. 3.Patients who receive neuromuscular blockers at any time during ICU stay(for tracheal intubation or in the post-intubation phase of care).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Death before discontinuation of mechanical ventilation. 2.Acute or chronic neurologic injury with deficit that prevents assessment of awareness with paralysis (i.e., stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, advanced dementia, severe critical illness neuropathy) 3.Tracheostomized patients. 4.Transfer to another facility. 5.Unable to answer the questionnaire. 6.Patients who don t provide consent. 7.Patients who don t speak and understand English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To estimate the prevalence of awareness with paralysis in critically ill patients. 2.To predict the risk factors for AWP and stressful memory. Timepoint: At baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To evaluate the recall of ICU memories and stressful memories, recall of events and patient experience among patients receiving mechanical ventilation. 2.To analyse the potential relieving factors of stressful memory of ICU stay. 3.To estimate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress in patients after hospital discharge. 4.To predict the risk factors for PTSD.Timepoint: 1,2 and 4 are done at baseline. 3 is done at 4 and 8 weeks after discharge. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Natesh Prabu R
St. Johns Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
Outcome results
None listed