• S Rodríguez Villar, M Sánchez Casado, H G Prigerson, S Mesa García, M Rodríguez Villar, V A Hortigüela Martín, C M Marco Schulke, R Barrientos Vega, M Quintana, and G Leóz Abellanas.
• Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital General Ntra. Sra. del Prado, Toledo, España. sancho.rodvil@hotmail.com
• Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2012 Dec 1; 59 (10): 535-41.

ObjectivesTo determine the incidence of «Prolonged Grief Disorder» from one year after the death of a relative admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.Material And MethodsA cross-sectional, longitudinal follow-up study was conducted in a general ICU of a reference hospital. The relatives were evaluated approximately one year after the death using the «Consensus Criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder» as a tool. The prevalence between the first and second years was determined.ResultsA total of 151 relatives of patients who died in ICU were included. The follow-up was carried out 22.1±5.3 months after the death. Eleven relatives (10.3%) fulfilled the «Consensus Criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder». Of all the grieving relatives, those identified with prolonged grief disorder are the ones who most often require psychological/psychiatric support.ConclusionsIn a sample of close relatives of patients who died in ICU, a significant minority fulfilled the criteria for «Prolonged Grief Disorder» 1-2 years after the death. This condition, which is often overlooked, and could require some kind of psychological treatment, should be taken into consideration.Copyright © 2012 Sociedad Española de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.

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