While both chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impose a substantial disease burden and share aetiological and epidemiological associations, they have largely been studied separately. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence and the prognostic implications of the coexistence of left ventricular dysfunction in COPD patients and airway obstruction in CHF patients.We used a prospective cohort study including stable o60-yr-old patients with echocardiographically confirmed CHF (n5201) and stable o60-yr-old patients with clinically and spirometryconfirmed COPD (n5218). All CHF patients underwent routine spirometry, and all COPD patients underwent routine echocardiographic assessment and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) measurement. Patients were followed for 2 yrs.The prevalence of airway obstruction among CHF patients was 37.3% and the prevalence of ventricular dysfunction among COPD patients was 17%. The presence of ventricular dysfunction in patients with COPD tended to increase the risk of mortality during follow-up (hazard ratio 2.34, 95% CI 0.99-5.54; p50.053). The presence of airway obstruction in patients with CHF did not influence survival.CHF and COPD frequently coexist, and ventricular dysfunction worsens survival in patients with COPD. Considering the high prevalence and the prognostic implications of ventricular dysfunction, routine assessment with either BNP or echocardiogram should be considered in COPD patients.
ObjectiveTo describe the incidence of and risk factors for delirium
in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Argentina
and to conduct the first non-European study exploring the performance of the
PREdiction of DELIRium in ICu patients (PRE-DELIRIC) model.MethodsProspective observational study in a 20-bed intensive care unit of a tertiary
care teaching hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The PRE-DELIRIC model was
applied to 178 consecutive patients within 24 hours of admission to the
intensive care unit; delirium was assessed with the
Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU).ResultsThe mean age was 64.3 ± 17.9 years. The median time of stay in the
intensive care unit was 6 (range, 2 - 56) days. Of the total number of
patients, 49/178 (27.5%) developed delirium, defined as a
positive CAM-ICU assessment, during their stay in the intensive care unit.
Patients in the delirium group were significantly older and
had a significantly higher Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation
II (APACHE II) score. The mortality rate in the intensive care unit was
14.6%; no significant difference was observed between the two groups.
Predictive factors for the development of delirium were
increased age, prolonged intensive care unit stay, and opioid use. The area
under the curve for the PRE-DELIRIC model was 0.83 (95%CI; 0.77 - 0.90).ConclusionsThe observed incidence of delirium highlights the importance
of this problem in the intensive care unit setting. In this first study
conducted outside Europe, PRE-DELIRIC accurately predicted the development
of delirium.
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