Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study

Background. Parkinson’s disease affects approximately 1% of the worldwide population older than 60 years. This number is estimated to double by 2030, increasing the global burden of the disease. Patients with Parkinson’s disease are hospitalized 1.5 times more frequently and for longer periods than...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Álvaro Réa-Neto, Bruna C. Dal Vesco, Rafaella S. Bernardelli, Aline M. Kametani, Mirella C. Oliveira, Hélio A. G. Teive
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2948323
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832567614833950720
author Álvaro Réa-Neto
Bruna C. Dal Vesco
Rafaella S. Bernardelli
Aline M. Kametani
Mirella C. Oliveira
Hélio A. G. Teive
author_facet Álvaro Réa-Neto
Bruna C. Dal Vesco
Rafaella S. Bernardelli
Aline M. Kametani
Mirella C. Oliveira
Hélio A. G. Teive
author_sort Álvaro Réa-Neto
collection DOAJ
description Background. Parkinson’s disease affects approximately 1% of the worldwide population older than 60 years. This number is estimated to double by 2030, increasing the global burden of the disease. Patients with Parkinson’s disease are hospitalized 1.5 times more frequently and for longer periods than those without the disease, increasing health-related costs. Objective. To compare the characteristics and outcome of patients with and without Parkinson’s disease admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Methods. Historical cohort study of ICU admissions in a Brazilian city over 18 years. All patients with Parkinson’s disease identified were matched for age, sex, year, and place of hospitalization with patients without the disease randomly selected from the same database. Results. The study included 231 patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD group) and 462 controls without the disease (NPD group). Compared with patients in the NPD group, those in the PD group were more frequently admitted with lower level of consciousness and increased APACHE II severity score but required less frequently vasoactive drugs. In total, 42.4% of the patients in the PD group were admitted to the ICUs due to sepsis or trauma. Although these patients had longer hospital stay, the mortality rates were comparable between groups. Parkinson’s disease was not associated with mortality, even when controlled for associated factors of disease severity. Conclusion. Although patients with Parkinson’s disease were admitted with higher severity scores and remained in the ICU for a longer time, their mortality rate was not higher than that in patients without the disease.
format Article
id doaj-art-b94f2db50a574e1e846b6b818c03bdfd
institution Kabale University
issn 2042-0080
language English
publishDate 2021-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Parkinson's Disease
spelling doaj-art-b94f2db50a574e1e846b6b818c03bdfd2025-02-03T01:01:07ZengWileyParkinson's Disease2042-00802021-01-01202110.1155/2021/2948323Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort StudyÁlvaro Réa-Neto0Bruna C. Dal Vesco1Rafaella S. Bernardelli2Aline M. Kametani3Mirella C. Oliveira4Hélio A. G. Teive5Center for Studies and Research in Intensive Care Medicine–CEPETICenter for Studies and Research in Intensive Care Medicine–CEPETICenter for Studies and Research in Intensive Care Medicine–CEPETICenter for Studies and Research in Intensive Care Medicine–CEPETICenter for Studies and Research in Intensive Care Medicine–CEPETIMovement Disorders UnitBackground. Parkinson’s disease affects approximately 1% of the worldwide population older than 60 years. This number is estimated to double by 2030, increasing the global burden of the disease. Patients with Parkinson’s disease are hospitalized 1.5 times more frequently and for longer periods than those without the disease, increasing health-related costs. Objective. To compare the characteristics and outcome of patients with and without Parkinson’s disease admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Methods. Historical cohort study of ICU admissions in a Brazilian city over 18 years. All patients with Parkinson’s disease identified were matched for age, sex, year, and place of hospitalization with patients without the disease randomly selected from the same database. Results. The study included 231 patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD group) and 462 controls without the disease (NPD group). Compared with patients in the NPD group, those in the PD group were more frequently admitted with lower level of consciousness and increased APACHE II severity score but required less frequently vasoactive drugs. In total, 42.4% of the patients in the PD group were admitted to the ICUs due to sepsis or trauma. Although these patients had longer hospital stay, the mortality rates were comparable between groups. Parkinson’s disease was not associated with mortality, even when controlled for associated factors of disease severity. Conclusion. Although patients with Parkinson’s disease were admitted with higher severity scores and remained in the ICU for a longer time, their mortality rate was not higher than that in patients without the disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2948323
spellingShingle Álvaro Réa-Neto
Bruna C. Dal Vesco
Rafaella S. Bernardelli
Aline M. Kametani
Mirella C. Oliveira
Hélio A. G. Teive
Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study
Parkinson's Disease
title Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study
title_full Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study
title_fullStr Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study
title_short Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study
title_sort evaluation of patients with parkinson s disease in intensive care units a cohort study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2948323
work_keys_str_mv AT alvaroreaneto evaluationofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseaseinintensivecareunitsacohortstudy
AT brunacdalvesco evaluationofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseaseinintensivecareunitsacohortstudy
AT rafaellasbernardelli evaluationofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseaseinintensivecareunitsacohortstudy
AT alinemkametani evaluationofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseaseinintensivecareunitsacohortstudy
AT mirellacoliveira evaluationofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseaseinintensivecareunitsacohortstudy
AT helioagteive evaluationofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseaseinintensivecareunitsacohortstudy