Université de Fribourg

Feasibility of a multiple-choice mini mental state examination for chronically critically ill patients

Miguélez, Marta ; Merlani, Paolo ; Gigon, Fabienne ; Verdon, Mélanie ; Annoni, Jean-Marie ; Ricou, Bara

In: Critical Care Medicine, 2014, vol. 42, no. 8, p. 1874–1881

Objectives: Following treatment in an ICU, up to 70% of chronically critically ill patients present neurocognitive impairment that can have negative effects on their quality of life, daily activities, and return to work. The Mini Mental State Examination is a simple, widely used tool for neurocognitive assessment. Although of interest when evaluating ICU patients, the current version is...