• J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2019

    Observational Study

    Respiratory failure, non-invasive ventilation and symptom burden: an observational study.

    • Tracy A Smith, Jane M Ingham, and Christine R Jenkins.
    • UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical School, Sydney, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: tracy.smith2@health.nsw.gov.au.
    • J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Feb 1; 57 (2): 282-289.e1.

    BackgroundNoninvasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used to manage acute respiratory failure due to decompensated cardiorespiratory disease. We describe symptom burden in this population.MeasuresFifty consecutive, consenting, English-speaking, cognitively intact patients, admitted to wards other than the intensive care unit in a tertiary teaching hospital and treated with NIV for hypercapnic respiratory failure, were recruited. The 14-item Condensed Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale was used to assess physical and psychological symptoms within 36 hours of commencing NIV. Breathlessness (using Borg score), pain location and intensity using a numerical rating scale, and four symptoms potentially prevalent in patients undergoing NIV (cough, sputum, gastric bloating, and dry eyes) were also assessed.OutcomesPatients reported a median of 10 symptoms (IQR 9-13). A median of five symptoms (IQR 3-7) were rated as severe. Breathlessness was the most prevalent and most distressing symptom, with participants reporting a mean maximum Borg score of 7.55 over the 24 hours before admission. Dry mouth, lack of energy, cough, sputum, difficulty sleeping, and psychological symptoms were prevalent. Pain, when reported, was of moderate intensity and contributed to distress.Conclusions/Lessons LearnedThis study describes the patient-reported symptoms occurring during an episode of acute respiratory failure. Understanding the symptom profile of patients in this setting may allow clinicians to target symptom relief while simultaneously managing respiratory failure, enhancing care.Copyright © 2018 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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