This afternoon’s #ATS2022 session starts with “Diagnosis and Management of Patients and Families with Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome” with Dr. Hugo Carmona (@HcarmonaMD)!
Defining PICS - these 3 domains are the most common impairments for people with PICS. #ATS2022
What tools can we use to identify impairments in these domains? #ATS2022
Early mobilization improves patients walking without assistance at discharge. #ATS2022
Risk factors and PICS - There are pre-illness, hospitalization factors, and post-hospital factors. #ATS2022
The ABCDEF bundle can help improve outcomes. #ATS2022
The bundle improves discharge to home (vs facility) as more of the bundle is performed. #ATS2022
One year outcomes after ARDS - physical impairment and ability to return to work improve with time (but impairments remain). #ATS2022
Physical impairment typically recovers more quickly than the other PICS domains. #ATS2022
Delirium in the ICU is associated with cognitive impairment later. #ATS2022
Steroids and insulin are likely associated with worse physical impairment. #ATS2022
My last session for #ATS2022 day 3 is “Priorities from a Joint-Society ATS Policy Statement on Palliative Care in Serious Respiratory Illness”!
First we have Dr. Donald Sullivan with “Fundamental Principles of Palliative Care in Respiratory Disease and Highlights from the Policy Statement.” #ATS2022
Unfortunately, “going with your gut” does not perform well in predicting mortality. However, this is associated with more goals of care conversations. #ATS2022
What we really need to takeaway is that we need to shift palliative care conversations and interventions to earlier in the disease. #ATS2022
If any of these levels change and cross the threshold it should trigger a conversation. #ATS2022