• Journal of critical care · Dec 2021

    Healthcare utilization and mortality outcomes in patients with pre-existing psychiatric disorders after intensive care unit discharge: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

    • Brianna K Rosgen, Stephana J Moss, Andrea Soo, Henry T Stelfox, Scott B Patten, and Kirsten M Fiest.
    • Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada. Electronic address: brianna.rosgen@ucalgary.ca.
    • J Crit Care. 2021 Dec 1; 66: 67-74.

    PurposePre-existing psychiatric disorders may lead to negative outcomes following intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. We evaluated the association of pre-existing psychiatric disorders with subsequent healthcare utilization and mortality in patients discharged from ICU.Materials And MethodsWe retrospectively studied adult patients admitted to 14 medical-surgical ICUs (January 2014-June 2016) with ICU length stay ≥24 h who survived to hospital discharge. Pre-existing psychiatric disorders were identified using algorithms for diagnostic codes captured ≤5 years before ICU admission. Outcomes were healthcare utilization (emergency department visit, hospital or ICU readmission) and mortality. We used logistic regression models with propensity scores to estimate associations, converted to risk ratios (RR).ResultsWe included 10,598 patients. 37.6% (n = 3982) had a psychiatric history. Patients with pre-existing psychiatric disorders were at higher risk of subsequent emergency department visits (RR 1.49, 95%CI 1.29-1.71), hospital readmission (RR 1.49, 95%CI 1.34-1.66), ICU readmission (RR 2.64, 95%CI 1.55-4.49) one-year post-ICU discharge, compared to patients without pre-existing psychiatric disorders. Patients with pre-existing psychiatric disorders had a higher risk of mortality (RR 1.31, 95%CI 1.00-1.71) six-months post-ICU discharge.ConclusionCritically ill patients with pre-existing psychiatric disorders have an increased risk of healthcare utilization and mortality outcomes following an ICU stay.Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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