Abstract
admission), admission to ICU and treatment (the mean age was 46 years; 21% were awake during ECMO; 19% were previously admitted to ICU) and drug therapy (patients were administered the following drug therapy: opioids 100%, benzodiazepines 94%, catecholamines 94%, psychoactive drugs 57%). Conclusion(s):Patients treatedwithECMOareexposed tomany potential ICU related PTSD risk factors. Younger age, heterogeneous conditions, profound illness severityandprolonged time in ICUmay explain these findings. Patients in ICU are increasingly conscious during active treatment and “awake” ECMO in which patients are consciouswhile on active life supportmay represent a unique PTSD risk factor in this setting. Critical care nurses are in prominent positions to identify andmonitor critically ill patients at risk of adverse mental health outcomes. Future studies need to relate the PTSD risk profile identified in this study to prospective hypothesis testingwith respect to risk factor exposure, level of exposure and PTSD outcomes.
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