MICU Recovery Clinic
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital, Pulmonary |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/20/2018 |
| Start Date: | July 2015 |
| End Date: | December 2020 |
| Contact: | Rita Bakhru, MD |
| Email: | rbakhru@wakehealth.edu |
| Phone: | 336-716-1210 |
Evaluation of Outcomes Following Critical Illness Through a MICU Recovery Clinic
Summary: Emerging data demonstrate long-term morbidity and mortality in those who survive
critical illness. However, there is no data regarding long-term follow-up for ICU survivors.
The investigators have begun the implementation of an ICU recovery clinic.
Rationale:
ICU survivors are at high risk for functional, cognitive and psychiatric impairments.
However, methods to mitigate these impairments and improve recovery are lacking. Special
follow-up clinics for survivors of critical illness have been proposed and implemented to
some degree, but are uncommon.
critical illness. However, there is no data regarding long-term follow-up for ICU survivors.
The investigators have begun the implementation of an ICU recovery clinic.
Rationale:
ICU survivors are at high risk for functional, cognitive and psychiatric impairments.
However, methods to mitigate these impairments and improve recovery are lacking. Special
follow-up clinics for survivors of critical illness have been proposed and implemented to
some degree, but are uncommon.
Objectives:
1. To evaluate physical function, cognitive function, and overall functional status during
recovery from critical illness.
2. To evaluate anxiety, depression, and PTSD during recovery from critical illness.
3. To evaluate resilience during recovery from critical illness.
4. To evaluate healthcare utilization rates, morbidity, and mortality following critical
illness.
5. Added April 2016: To study the voice and swallowing function of patients following
recovery from critical illness.
6. Added April 2016: To study the pain of patients following recovery from critical
illness.
Intervention:
A prospective observational study of all patients who attend our ICU recovery clinic.
Methods:
Patients will be identified for participation in our ICU Recovery Clinic during their
admission to the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). They
will be asked to return to the ICU recovery clinic within 1 month of hospital discharge.
Structured clinic visits as standard of care will include medication reconciliation and
evaluation by a pharmacist, along with an evaluation by a clinic physician to address acute
medical issues and provide counselling. They will also undergo standardized testing to
evaluate physical function, cognitive function, and psychiatric function. Added April 2016:
They will also undergo a standardized evaluation of speech, swallow, and pain.
1. To evaluate physical function, cognitive function, and overall functional status during
recovery from critical illness.
2. To evaluate anxiety, depression, and PTSD during recovery from critical illness.
3. To evaluate resilience during recovery from critical illness.
4. To evaluate healthcare utilization rates, morbidity, and mortality following critical
illness.
5. Added April 2016: To study the voice and swallowing function of patients following
recovery from critical illness.
6. Added April 2016: To study the pain of patients following recovery from critical
illness.
Intervention:
A prospective observational study of all patients who attend our ICU recovery clinic.
Methods:
Patients will be identified for participation in our ICU Recovery Clinic during their
admission to the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). They
will be asked to return to the ICU recovery clinic within 1 month of hospital discharge.
Structured clinic visits as standard of care will include medication reconciliation and
evaluation by a pharmacist, along with an evaluation by a clinic physician to address acute
medical issues and provide counselling. They will also undergo standardized testing to
evaluate physical function, cognitive function, and psychiatric function. Added April 2016:
They will also undergo a standardized evaluation of speech, swallow, and pain.
Inclusion Criteria: Wake Forest MICU Admission
- sepsis OR
- respiratory failure requiring >24 hrs of invasive mechanical ventilation
- previously functional
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active Malignancy
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