Psychosomatics
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Comparative Study
Comparison of short-term psychological outcomes of respiratory failure treated by either invasive or non-invasive ventilation.
There is now widespread recognition of the development of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals subjected to treatment in the hospital intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Specific traumatic aspects of a patient's treatment, in this case the experience of intubation and mechanical ventilation, may be an additive risk factor for the development of PTSD.
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Utilization studies in inpatient psychosomatic medicine have focused on patterns of consultation requests, timing of consultation requests relative to date of hospital admission, and the association between time to initial psychiatric consultation and length of stay. ⋯ REFLAG is significantly associated with increased LOS. Referring services may need to consider earlier consultation requests.