ArticleArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2026
Feasibility of Early Assessment of Cognitive Deficits in Patients With Ventilation Sepsis: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of early computer-based assessment, quantify cognitive impairments and identify factors influencing cognition. Design: Prospective, cross-sectional study. Setting: Data were collected on a surgical intensive care unit. All patients underwent cognitive assessment once they reached a Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) score of -1 or higher. Participants: During data collection, 60 patients (N=60) met the inclusion criteria: sepsis and 24 hours of ventilation. Patients with prior cognitive impairment, or neurologic or psychiatric diagnoses, were excluded. Therefore, a total of 28 patients were included in the study. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Primary outcome variables were tonic alertness, the general level of attention and phasic alertness, the temporarily increased attentiveness after a stimulus. They were normalized for age and sex. The hypothesis proposed was that testing would be feasible starting from a RASS score of -1. Results: Testing was only possible when patients had a RASS of 0 and had regained orientation. On average, a successful test could be performed 6.6 (mean) days from RASS≥-1 or 4.7 (mean) days after the end of ventilation. On average, the results of tonic alertness were 3 standard deviations (95% CI, -3.8 to -2.2) worse. For phasic alertness, the mean score was -2.3 standard deviations (95% CI, -3.1 to -1.5).There are significant typical markers for sepsis severity with moderate correlations between an increasing number of ventilation days [ Conclusions: Early cognitive impairments are common in sepsis patients. Although early rehabilitation might be beneficial within this early stage, the utilization of computer-based assessments, appear to be limited. Detailed analysis of cognition should be considered later in recovery process. Further approaches could use demonstrated times at which assessment is likely to be successful.
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