Rivaroxaban Excels in ‘Real-World’ Trial

Survivors of acute lung injury are likely to experience depression and physical impairment for up to 2 years after leaving the intensive care unit. In a prospective study, 40% of patients had new-onset depression and 66% had new physical impairment after discharge. The findings seem inextricably linked on both psychological and physiological levels, Dr. Oscar J. Bienvenu and his colleagues wrote in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. “Depressive symptoms may decrease motivation for and reward from the physical activities necessary for recovery of maintenance of functioning. ... [They] can also amplify symptoms of general medical illnesses, and an increased physical symptom load could negatively affect functioning.” In addition, there may be less-understood links between depression and physical functioning, wrote Dr. Bienvenu of Late Stage of Sepsis May Hold Treatment Option