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Table 1 Measurements during ICU stay

From: Long-term consequences of an intensive care unit stay in older critically ill patients: design of a longitudinal study

Variables

Instruments

Sources

Pain (intensity, frequency)

Behavioural scale

PDMS/Q

Agitation (intensity, frequency)

RASS, CAM-ICU

PDMS/Q

Reasons for ICU admission (cause)

APACHE: diagnosis at admission

MR/Q

Severity of illness

APACHE II, SAPS II

PDMS

  1. Note: RASS = Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale. CAM-ICU = Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation. SAPS = Simplified Acute Physiology Score. PDMS = Patient Data Management System. MR = Medical record. Q = Questionnaire.