Exercise in the ICU Flashcards

1
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What does the ICU stand for?

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  • Intensive Care Unit
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What is the ICU?

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  • Special department of hospital that provides intensive care medicine
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3
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What kind of patients are in the ICU?

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  • Seriously/Critically Ill
  • Risk of or recovering from life-threatening conditions
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4
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What are some common conditions treated in the ICU?

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  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Septic Shock
  • Other life-threatening conditions
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5
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What is common with patients in the ICU?

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  • Muscle Dysfunction
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Why is muscle dysfunction common in patients in the intensive care unit?

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  • Inactivity
  • Inflammation
  • Pharmacologic Agents
  • Neuromuscular syndromes with critical illness
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7
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What might respiratory muscle weakness be at its onset?

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  • Important factor, leading to prolonged ICU stay
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Why might respiratory muscle weakness onset be a factor leading to prolonged ICU stay?

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  • Weaning failure from mechanical ventilation
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9
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How prevalent is peripheral muscle weakness in patients with mechanical ventilation for 4-7 days?

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25-33%

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How prevalent is peripheral muscle weakness in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome?

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60%

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How prevalent is peripheral muscle weakness in patients with septic shock?

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35-76%

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12
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What is peripheral muscle weakness linked within the ICU?

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  • Increased Mortality
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13
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What does a prolonged ICU stay contribute to?

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  • Impaired functional status
  • Impaired quality of life
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How long can a prolonged ICU stay contribute to impaired functional status and quality of life?

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  • Possibly 1 year after discharge
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15
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What is associated with impaired functional status? What is not?

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Is
- Muscle Weakness
Is NOT
- Pulmonary Function

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16
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When is muscle wasting the highest during an ICU stay?

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  • During first 2-3 weeks
17
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What is important for patients with expected prolonged bed rest regarding muscle wasting?

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  • Important to prevent or attenuate muscle deconditioning as early as possible
18
Q

What does the European Respiratory Society and Society of Intensive Care Medicine advice regarding critically ill patients?

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  • Start early with active and passive exercise
19
Q

What was the rational for the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

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  • Prolonged stay in ICU associated with muscle dysfunction
  • Muscle dysfunction contributes to impaired functional status up to 1 year after discharge.
20
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What was the objective of the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

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  • Investigate whether daily exercise is safe and effective for preventing decrease in functional exercise capacity, functional status, and quadriceps force associated with prolonged ICU stay
21
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What was the design of the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

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  • Randomized Controlled Trial
22
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What was the setting of the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

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  • Medical/surgical ICU at University Hospital Gasthuisberg
23
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Who were the patients in the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

A
  • 90 critically ill patients
  • Starting day 5 of recovery
  • expected prolonged ICU stay
24
Q

What was the intervention of the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

A

Both Groups
- Respiratory physiotherapy
- Standardized passive/active motion session of upper and lower limbs
Treatment Group
- Passive or active exercise training session 20min/day using bedside ergometer bike

25
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Describe the exercise intervention used in the treatment group of the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

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  • 5 days a week, 20min/day
  • Bedside cycle ergometer
  • Divided into two bouts of 10min
  • Individually adjusted intensity level
26
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Why did they use a cycle ergometer for the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

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  • Offers passive or active cycling at 6 levels increasing resistance
27
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What were the results of the study on early exercise in critically ill patients?

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  • Daily cycle exercise is feasible and safe during early ICU stay
  • Intervention improved functional exercise capacity, muscle force, and perceived functional status at discharge
28
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What was the aim of the study on early bedside cycle exercise on GI function in ICU patients on MV?

A
  • Investigate effects of daily exercise on GI function in patients with severe pneumonia who received MV
29
Q

What are patients in the ICU often treated for regarding GI?

A
  • Dysfunction or disease
  • Vomiting
  • Gastric residual volumes
  • Diarrhea
  • Bowel Dilation
30
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What occurs in approximately 50% of critically ill patients?

A
  • Feeding Intolerance due to delayed gastric emptying
31
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What is a common and well-known complication that influences adverse outcomes in critically ill patients?

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  • Gastrointestinal failure
32
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What was the experimental design of the study on early exercise to counter GI distress in ICU patients?

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  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Tertiary Hospital
33
Q

What were the two patient groups in the study on early exercise for ICU patients who were on MV?

A
  • Control
  • Treatment: Passive/Active ergometer 20min/day
34
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When was gastrointestinal function and nutritional status evaluated during the study on early exercise for ICU patients with MV?

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  • first, fourth, and seventh day
35
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What were the results of the study on early exercise for ICU patients who were on MV?

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  • Treatment group had significantly lower rates of diarrhea than control
  • Treatment group had higher albumin/lymphocyte levels
  • Treatment group had less invasive ventilation days
36
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What is the conclusion of the study on early exercise in ICU patients who had MV?

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  • Early exercise in critical ICU survivors who received MV enhanced the recovery of GI function and improved patient’s nutrition status at discharge