Publications by authors named "H Buter"
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- Many ICU survivors experience long-term health issues that can hinder their recovery and quality of life, with nutrition intake playing a critical role.
- A study of 81 ICU patients found that a significant number failed to meet recommended protein and energy intake levels after 12 months, despite improvements from dietary supplements.
- Improved nutrition care is necessary to help these patients achieve dietary adequacy, though simply increasing intake may not lead to better physical health outcomes.
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- ICU survivors frequently experience long-term mental health issues, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD, negatively impacting their recovery and quality of life.
- The study surveyed 239 ICU patients over 12 months and found a 38% prevalence of mental frailty, identified using established clinical assessment tools.
- The results stress the importance of creating comprehensive aftercare programs to support both survivors and their informal caregivers to improve mental health outcomes.
Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors deal with long-term health problems, which negatively affect their quality of life (QoL). Nutritional and exercise intervention could prevent the decline of muscle mass and physical functioning which occurs during critical illness. Despite the growing amount of research, robust evidence is lacking.
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- The study aims to assess changes in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in ICU patients during the first year after their admission, focusing on the concerning rate of non-recovery (44%) observed in previous research.
- It included 81 long-stay adult ICU patients, measuring HRQoL using the RAND-36 survey at various intervals post-admission, and found that 55% of patients did not fully recover, often needing more healthcare support.
- The findings indicate that lower baseline HRQoL is linked to poorer long-term outcomes, highlighting the need for targeted care for patients at risk of long-term non-recovery.
Introduction: The use of severity of illness scoring systems, including the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III score, has made it possible to compare groups of patients and evaluate treatment strategies. Phase angle, derived from bio-impedance analysis, reflects tissue quality and quantity in which cell mass, membrane integrity and hydration state are represented. We hypothesized that phase angle on ICU admission may serve as a proxy for physical frailty and as such can be used as an additional predictor of long-term mortality after ICU admission.
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