A protocol for tracking outcomes post intensive care

Flaws, Dylan; Barnett, Adrian; Latu, Jiville; Ramanan, Mahesh; Tabah, Alexis; Tippett, Vivienne; Tronstad, Oystein; Patterson, Sue

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“…This manuscript is grounded in a secondary analysis from the tracking outcomes post-intensive care (TOPIC) study [ 6 ], a prospective observational study that recruited participants discharged from participating ICUs. One hundred and thirty-two participants were assessed 6-month post-ICU discharge for impairments using standardised and validated self-report tools.…”

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Time in ICU and post-intensive care syndrome: how long is long enough?

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Laupland

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Background Our understanding of post-ICU recovery is influenced by which patients are selected to study and treat. Many studies currently list an ICU length of stay of at least 24, 48, or 72 h as an inclusion criterion. This may be driven by established evidence that prolonged time in an ICU bed and prolonged ventilation can complicate post-ICU rehabilitation. However, recovery after short ICU stays still needs to be explored. Methods This is a secondary analysis from the tracking outcomes post-intensive care (TOPIC) study. One hundred and thirty-two participants were assessed 6-months post-ICU discharge using standardised and validated self-report tools for physical function, cognitive function, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (with clinically significant impairment on any tool being considered a complicated recovery). Routinely collected data relating to the ICU stay were retrospectively accessed, including length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation. Patients with short ICU stays were intentionally included, with 77 (58%) participants having an ICU length of stay < 72 h. Results Of 132 participants, 40 (30%) had at least one identified post-ICU impairment 6 months after leaving ICU, 22 (17%) of whom had an ICU length of stay < 72 h. Conclusion Many patients with an ICU length of stay < 72 h are reporting post-ICU impairment 6 months after leaving ICU. This is a population often excluded from studies and interventions. Future research should further explore post-ICU impairment among shorter stays.

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Time in ICU and post-intensive care syndrome: how long is long enough?

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“…Although currently not mandatory in Nursing in Critical Care , it is an important consideration for the future and is already strongly encouraged in our author guidelines. Indeed, in this issue of Nursing in Critical Care , at least four articles made explicit reference to a reporting checklist 7–10 …”

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“…Indeed, in this issue of Nursing in Critical Care, at least four articles made explicit reference to a reporting checklist. [7][8][9][10] It is important to note that the completion of these checklists is not a 'tick box' exercise and should be given time and consideration to ensure they are completed correctly. Many claim that the standard of reporting trials and studies remains suboptimal, even at times when a completed checklist has been used.…”

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What are publication reporting checklists and why are they so important?

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2022

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Authors of research papers often forget to report specific details about their study, which are important for readers, journal editors and peer reviewers to know. This can have implications such as delaying publication and preventing their work from being cited or replicated by other researchers. The purpose of this short editorial is to highlight the role of publication reporting checklists, discuss the importance of completing these checklists and citing these when submitting a paper to a journal and disseminating findings. Every research study, literature review, case study, quality improvement or service evaluation project should start with a clear plan. This plan is called a protocol. The protocol should clearly outline the rationale for doing the study/project, what the aims/objectives are, what will be done, how it will be done, how data will be collected, collated and analysed and a plan for dissemination and implementation of the results. By way of an example, protocol development for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is usually guided by the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT)checklist. 1 The SPIRIT checklist is a 33 item checklist that makes recommendations on how a study should be planned and conducted. 1 However, even if studies are well planned and conducted, if poorly reported (without transparency), interpretation of the results may be questioned. As a result, the results generated from such research studies are wasted. 2 Reporting guidelines and checklists have been developed for a wide variety of research types and study designs such as RCTs, observational studies, quality improvement projects, qualitative research, surveys, Delphi studies and systematic reviews. 3 These guidelines and checklists significantly enhance the quality, transparency and consistency of manuscripts. Research that is well reported, and in accordance with the appropriate checklist allows readers, other researchers and reviewers to fully understand how the study was conducted, and will allow researchers to replicate your study if they desire. 4 However, reporting research findings in a transparent manner is also important as an ethical obligation. 5 Reporting checklists can serve as a tool to ensure transparency in reporting in a way that is ethically sound.Reporting checklists are designed to make it easy for researchers and authors to follow and should be used when planning and also when writing their manuscripts. Some academic journals now require authors to submit the completed checklist of an appropriate reporting guideline for the respective study design at submission, indicating

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A protocol for tracking outcomes post intensive care

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Time in ICU and post-intensive care syndrome: how long is long enough?

Time in ICU and post-intensive care syndrome: how long is long enough?

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