Open AccessImpaired mental health status following intensive care unit admission in a patient with COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Soh Mitsuhito,
Hifumi Toru,
Iwasaki Tsutomu,
Miura Yusuke,
Otani Norio,
Ishimatsu Shinichi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acute medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2052-8817
DOI - 10.1002/ams2.562
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , pneumonia , covid-19 , intensive care , rehabilitation , emergency medicine , mental health , respiratory failure , intensive care medicine , disease , physical therapy , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background Severe respiratory failure patients with coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) sometimes do not receive post‐intensive care syndrome prevention bundles. No detailed report has been published on the practical observations of mental impairments in these patients. Case presentation A 33‐year‐old man was admitted with COVID‐19 pneumonia. On day 6, he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Considering the risk of nosocomial infection, as per the hospital policy, early rehabilitation could not be initiated for COVID‐19 patients at that time and family visits were not allowed. Thereafter, his respiratory condition gradually improved; he was discharged on day 19. When the ICU nurse called to assess his medical condition, the patient complained of insomnia after ICU discharge. Therefore, we called him for an outpatient visit 28 days after discharge and scored his mental health status. Conclusion Careful follow‐up is required to treat mental impairment in patients with COVID‐19.