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Resumen: En los últimos años, el mundo entero se vio enfrentado al manejo de pacientes con una patología totalmente nueva y desafiante en términos de su entendimiento fisiopatológico y estrategias de manejo, mientras que su tasa de contagio se incrementaba de manera importante. Se trata de la enfermedad COVID-19, originada por el virus SARS-CoV-2 y que puso en alerta a toda la humanidad. Por lo tanto, se presentaron grandes problemas de salud pública, incluyendo el desabastecimiento de medicamentos y recursos de primera línea para el control de la enfermedad, y en los pacientes críticos se afectó el manejo de soporte óptimo a medida que se superaba la compleja respuesta inmunológica, que terminaba afectando en sus primeros estadios el parénquima pulmonar, y según el estado fisiológico, mórbido y genético del huésped, generando una disfunción orgánica múltiple. En el presente documento se establecen las mejores alternativas para enfrentar un desabastecimiento de medicamentos asociados al abordaje integral de la analgosedación, prevención y manejo de delirium y abstinencia, así como la necesidad de relajación neuromuscular en cada una de las fases por las que atraviesa el paciente crítico hospitalizado en Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo con soporte respiratorio invasivo o no invasivo.
Abstract: In recent years, the entire world has been faced with the management of patients with a totally new and challenging pathology in terms of its pathophysiological understanding and management strategies, while its rate of infection was increased significantly. It is the COVID-19 disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and that put all of humanity on alert. Therefore, major public health problems arose, including shortages of medicines and first-line resources for disease control, and in critical patients, optimal support management was affected as the complex immune response was overcome, which ended up affecting the lung parenchymal in its early stages, and depending on the physiological, morbid and genetic state of the host, generating multiple organ dysfunction. This document establishes the best alternatives to face a shortage of medications associated with the comprehensive approach to analgesia and sedation, prevention and management of delirium and withdrawal, and the need for neuromuscular relaxation in each of the phases that critically hospitalized patients go through in Intensive Care Units with invasive or non-invasive respiratory support.
Resumo: Nos últimos anos, o mundo inteiro se deparou com o manejo de pacientes com uma patologia totalmente nova e desafiadora em termos de compreensão fisiopatológica e estratégias de manejo, enquanto sua taxa de contágio aumentava significativamente. Trata-se da doença COVID-19, causada pelo vírus SARS-CoV-2 que colocou toda a humanidade em alerta. Surgiram, assim, grandes problemas de saúde pública, incluindo a escassez de medicamentos e recursos de primeira linha para o controle da doença, em pacientes em estado crítico afetou-se o manejo do suporte ideal à medida que superavase a complexa resposta imune, que terminava afetando o parênquima pulmonar em seu estágio inicial, e dependendo do estado fisiológico, mórbido e genético do hospedeiro, gerando múltiplas disfunções orgânicas. Este documento estabelece as melhores alternativas para enfrentar a escassez de medicamentos associada à abordagem integral da analgesedação, prevenção e manejo do delirium e abstinência, e a necessidade de relaxamento muscular em cada uma das fases que atravessa o paciente em estado crítico internado na UTI com suporte respiratório invasivo ou não invasivo.
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OBJECTIVES: To identify and synthesize available recommendations from scientific societies and experts on pain management at the end-of-life in the ICU. DATA SOURCES: We conducted a systematic review of PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Biblioteca Virtual en Salud from their inception until March 28, 2019. STUDY SELECTION: We included all clinical practice guidelines, consensus statements, and benchmarks for quality. DATA EXTRACTION: Study selection, methodological quality, and data extraction were performed independently by two investigators. A quality assessment was performed by four investigators using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument. The recommendations were then synthesized and categorized. DATA SYNTHESIS: Ten publications were included. The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II statement showed low scores in various quality domains, especially in the applicability and rigor of development. Most documents were in agreement on five topics: 1) using a quantitative tool for pain assessment; 2) administering narcotics for pain relief and benzodiazepines for anxiety relief; 3) against prescribing neuromuscular blockers during withdrawal of life support to assess pain; 4) endorsing the use of high doses of opioids and sedatives for pain control, regardless of the risk that they will hasten death; and 5) using quality indicators to improve pain management during end-of-life in the ICU. CONCLUSIONS: In spite of the lack of high-quality evidence, recommendations for pain management at the end-of-life in the ICU are homogeneous and are justified by ethical principles and agreement among experts. Considering the growing demand for the involvement of palliative care teams in the management of the dying patients in the ICU, there is a need to clearly define their early involvement and to further develop comprehensive evidence-based pain management strategies. Based on the study findings, we propose a management algorithm to improve the overall care of dying critically ill patients.
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Conferencias de Consenso como Asunto , Enfermedad Crítica/terapia , Manejo del Dolor , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Cuidado Terminal , Analgésicos Opioides/uso terapéutico , Ansiedad/tratamiento farmacológico , Benzodiazepinas/uso terapéutico , Contraindicaciones de los Medicamentos , Enfermedad Crítica/psicología , Humanos , Hipnóticos y Sedantes/uso terapéutico , Bloqueo Neuromuscular/efectos adversos , Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico , Dimensión del Dolor , Cuidados Paliativos , Indicadores de Calidad de la Atención de Salud , Privación de TratamientoRESUMEN
Resumen Introducción: la insuficiencia cardiaca aguda es la causa más frecuente de hospitalización en pacientes mayores de 65 años. A la fecha se han publicado pocos estudios descriptivos en la población colombiana, por lo que se realizó un estudio observacional que expone las características clínicas de los pacientes con diagnóstico de falla cardiaca aguda en Colombia. Métodos: se hizo un estudio observacional tipo corte-transversal con información obtenida de historias clínicas de pacientes con diagnóstico de falla cardiaca aguda entre los años 2011 a 2015 en la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá. Estos datos se recolectaron a través del Registro Colombiano de Enfermedad Cardiovascular (RECODEC). Resultados: se analizaron los datos de 550 pacientes, con un promedio de edad de 77 años. El análisis univariado evidenció mayor prevalencia de la enfermedad en hombres (55%) y una importante relación con hipertensión arterial (78,2%), enfermedad coronaria (31,8%) y fibrilación auricular (29,6). En cuanto a la estancia hospitalaria, se observó un promedio de 8 días en hospitalización general y de 1 día en la unidad de cuidado intensivo. En el análisis bivariado se dividieron los pacientes en tres grupos según la fracción de eyección del ventrículo izquierdo: disminuida (<40%), limítrofe (41-49%) y preservada (>50). Como desenlaces finales se evaluaron mortalidad (8,4%) y aparición de arritmias (22,5%). Conclusiones: el análisis de la base de datos de RECODEC se ha utilizado para evaluar los aspectos epidemiológicos y clínicos de la enfermedad cardiovascular. Existe la necesidad de crear registros nacionales que en general permitan analizar el comportamiento de la población colombiana.
Abstract Introduction: Acute heart failure is the most frequent cause of hospital admissions in patients over 65 years-old. Only few descriptive studies have been published on the Colombian population. The aim is to carry out an observational study that determines the clinical characteristics of patients with acute heart failure in a hospital in Colombia. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted using information from clinical records of patients diagnosed with acute heart failure between 2011 and 2015 in our Foundation. These data were collected using the Colombian Registry of Cardiovascular Disease (RECODEC). Results: The analysis was performed on the data from 550 patients, with a median age of 77 years. The univariate analysis showed a higher prevalence of the disease in men (55%), and a significant association with hypertension (78.2%), coronary disease (31.8%), and atrial fibrillation (29.6%). In the bivariate analysis, the patients were divided into three groups according to their left ventricular ejection fraction: decreased (<40%), restricted (41%-49%), and preserved (> 50%), with the preserved ejection fraction being the most prevalent. The main outcomes were mortality (8.4%) and the occurrence of arrhythmias (22.5%). Conclusions: It is important to take into account that the analysis of the RECODEC database has been used to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical aspects of cardiovascular disease. However, there is a need to create registries at a national level in order to analyse the general characteristics of the Colombian population.
