Pierre Kalfon, Mohamed Boucekine, Philippe Estagnasie, Marie-Agnès Geantot, Audrey Berric, Georges Simon, Bernard Floccard, Thomas Signouret, Mélanie Fromentin, Martine Nyunga, Juliette Audibert, Adel Ben Salah, Bénédicte Mauchien, Achille Sossou, Marion Venot, René Robert, Arnaud Follin, Anne Renault, Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, Olivier Collange, Quentin Levrat, Isabelle Villard, Didier Thevenin, Julien Pottecher, René-Gilles Patrigeon, Nathalie Revel, Coralie Vigne, Elie Azoulay, Olivier Mimoz, Pascal Auquier, Karine Baumstarck
BACKGROUND: The short-term and long-term consequences of the most frequent painful procedures performed in the ICU are unclear. This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with pain-related discomfort perceived by critically ill patients during the whole ICU stay as self-reported by patients at the end of their ICU stay. METHODS: The study involved 34 ICUs. Adult patients who survived an ICU stay of 3 calendar days or more were eligible for inclusion...
December 7, 2020: Critical Care: the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum