Prevalence, Intensity, and Clinical Impact of Dyspnea in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Invasive Ventilation

Demoule, Alexandre; Hajage, David; Messika, Jonathan; Jaber, Samir; Diallo, Hassimiou; Coutrot, Maxime; Kouatchet, Achille; Azoulay, Elie; Fartoukh, Muriel; Hraiech, Sami; Beuret, Pascal; Darmon, Michael; Decavèle, Maxens; Ricard, Jean-Damien; Chanques, Gerald; Mercat, Alain; Schmidt, Matthieu; Similowski, Thomas

doi:10.1164/rccm.202108-1857oc

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Prevalence, Intensity, and Clinical Impact of Dyspnea in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Invasive Ventilation

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Alexandre Demoule

David Hajage

Jonathan Messika

Abstract

Abstract Rationale Dyspnea is a traumatic experience. Only limited information is available on dyspnea in intubated critically ill patients. Objectives Our objectives were 1) to quantify the prevalence and severity of dyspnea; and 2) to evaluate the impact of dyspnea on ICU length of stay and post-t...

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