Alexandre Bourdiol, Vincent Legros, Fanny Vardon-Bounes, Thomas Rimmele, Paul Abraham, Clément Hoffmann, Claire Dahyot-Fizelier, Maud Jonas, Pierre Bouju, Cédric Cirenei, Yoann Launey, Gregoire Le Gac, Samia Boubeche, Edouard Lamarche, Olivier Huet, Lucillia Bezu, Julie Darrieussecq, Magdalena Szczot, Agathe Delbove, Johan Schmitt, Sigismond Lasocki, Johann Auchabie, Ludivine Petit, Emmanuelle Kuhn-Bougouin, Karim Asehnoune, Hugo Ingles, Antoine Roquilly, Raphaël Cinotti
BACKGROUND: Prevalence, risk factors and medical management of persistent pain symptoms after critical care illness have not been thoroughly investigated. METHODS: We performed a prospective multicentric study in patients with an intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay ≥ 48 h. The primary outcome was the prevalence of significant persistent pain, defined as a numeric rating scale (NRS) ≥ 3, 3 months after admission...
May 25, 2023: Critical Care: the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum