Publications by authors named "H Flaatten"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to understand ICU admission preferences among patients aged 80 and older, as well as how well their next-of-kin could predict these preferences.
- It involved surveying 202 outpatients regarding their ICU preferences in hypothetical critical illness scenarios, revealing that opinions on ICU admission were nearly evenly split, with many older patients choosing not to participate in the decision-making process.
- Next-of-kins showed weak agreement with the patients' true preferences, agreeing 52% of the time, but they were significantly more aligned with their own preferences at 79%, indicating a disconnect between older patients' wishes and their family's understanding.
A temporary hospital intensive care unit: a preparedness concept to increase intensive care capacity.
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med
December 2024
Introduction: Norway faced the possibility of the most significant strain on its intensive care capacity in decades during the COVID-19 pandemic. All Regional Health Authorities in Norway were instructed to prepare for an increase in Intensive Care Units (ICU) capacity demands. To address the surge in demand for critical care, a gymnasium within Haukeland University Hospital premises was planned to be used as a 20-bed temporary ICU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: There are limited data about the outcome of old intensive care (ICU) patients suffering from Covid-19 in the post-vaccination era. This study distinguishes the pre- and post-acute illness living conditions of ICU survivors from non-survivors.
Methods: This prospective international multicenter study included 642 old (≥ 70 years) ICU patients, including data ranging from pre-illness condition to functional 90-days follow-up.
Shock is a life-threatening condition. This study evaluated if sublingual microcirculatory perfusion on admission is associated with 30-day mortality in older intensive care unit (ICU) shock patients. This trial prospectively recruited ICU patients (≥ 80 years old) with arterial lactate above 2 mmol/L, requiring vasopressors despite adequate fluid resuscitation, regardless of shock cause.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Frailty is strongly correlated with mortality in intensive care unit patients, yet routine screening among intensive care patients is rarely performed. The aim of this study is to assess frailty and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients before intensive care admission and to compare this with outcomes after 3 and 12-months. The Clinical Frailty Scale and EQ-5D-5L will be used to assess frailty and HRQoL, respectively.
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