Getting valuable and valid insight in life after ICU: evaluating the representativeness of a large cohort of ICU survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is essential for improving intensive care medicine, but it is challenging and prone to bias. This study investigates the representativeness of a multicenter, PROM-based cohort of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors.

Methods

Demographic, clinical, and ICU admission characteristics of the multicenter, PROM-based cohort (n = 6 ICUs) were compared to those of all ICU survivors in Dutch hospitals (n = 73 ICUs), in the years 2019 and 2022, based on data from the National Intensive Care Evaluation registry.

Results

Comparison between the PROM-based cohort (n = 2454) and the national registry cohort (n = 89 154) revealed predominantly similarities in demographic, clinical, and ICU admission characteristics. Nevert

SUBMITTER: van Gemert J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12459092 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature