Publications by authors named "Parth Savsani"
Family members of patients admitted to intensive care units often experience psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms, known as post-intensive care syndrome-family (PICS-F), due to the stress from having a critically ill loved one and resultant caregiver burden. Awareness of this syndrome is needed, as are prevention and management strategies, to improve outcomes.
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor Self Report (HABC-M SR) in assessing post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) among patients recovering from acute respiratory failure in an ICU.
- It uses secondary data from a randomized controlled trial, focusing on English-speaking adults who needed prolonged mechanical ventilation, assessing various health metrics at ICU discharge, and 3 to 6 months afterward.
- Findings show that while overall PICS symptoms improved significantly over time, the HABC-M SR's cognitive subscale was less effective than other standardized tests in measuring cognitive health.
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- The study investigates how serum albumin levels relate to the duration and severity of in-hospital delirium in critically ill patients.
- Conducted on 237 adult patients, the findings show that while higher albumin levels (≥3 g/dL) were tied to shorter hospital stays, they did not significantly affect the duration or severity of delirium.
- Overall, the research suggests that while albumin levels may influence hospital length of stay, they don't have a clear link to how long or severe delirium episodes were for patients.