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To characterize the incidence, onset timing, and temporal factors associated with agitation in critically ill adults.

July 1, 2014American Journal of Critical CareOpen Access

Agitation Onset, Frequency, and Associated Temporal Factors in Critically Ill Adults

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RBRuth S. Burk MGMary Jo Grap CMCindy L. Munro

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Cohort study reveals high early incidence of agitation in critically ill adults, highlighting rapid onset within the first twenty-four hours of intensive care admission.

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To characterize the incidence, onset timing, and temporal factors associated with agitation in critically ill adults.
Conducted a prospective observational study of 200 consecutively admitted adult patients (100 in a medical respiratory ICU and 100 in a surgical trauma ICU) over a 2-month period.
Documented agitation during the first 5 days of admission at hourly intervals using Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale scores or medical record notations.
Aggregated data into hourly, 4-hour, and daily epochs to analyze temporal distribution and timing of agitation onset.
Agitation occurred in 59% of patients (118/200), spanning 7.8% of all patient-hours evaluated, with a mean onset time of 11.6 hours following ICU admission.
Among agitated patients, 86% (102/118) experienced agitation on day 1, with episodes commonly continuing across consecutive days.
Medical respiratory ICU patients exhibited significantly earlier onset of agitation and more agitated hours during the first hour and first day than surgical trauma ICU patients.

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Burk et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa4685de07e96e331b8539c https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2014186

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July 1, 2014American Journal of Critical CareOpen Access

Agitation Onset, Frequency, and Associated Temporal Factors in Critically Ill Adults

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Authors

RBRuth S. Burk MGMary Jo Grap CMCindy L. Munro

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Overview

Cohort study reveals high early incidence of agitation in critically ill adults, highlighting rapid onset within the first twenty-four hours of intensive care admission.

Key Points

To characterize the incidence, onset timing, and temporal factors associated with agitation in critically ill adults.
Conducted a prospective observational study of 200 consecutively admitted adult patients (100 in a medical respiratory ICU and 100 in a surgical trauma ICU) over a 2-month period.
Documented agitation during the first 5 days of admission at hourly intervals using Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale scores or medical record notations.
Aggregated data into hourly, 4-hour, and daily epochs to analyze temporal distribution and timing of agitation onset.
Agitation occurred in 59% of patients (118/200), spanning 7.8% of all patient-hours evaluated, with a mean onset time of 11.6 hours following ICU admission.
Among agitated patients, 86% (102/118) experienced agitation on day 1, with episodes commonly continuing across consecutive days.
Medical respiratory ICU patients exhibited significantly earlier onset of agitation and more agitated hours during the first hour and first day than surgical trauma ICU patients.

Cite This Study

Burk et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa4685de07e96e331b8539c https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2014186

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