Six-Month Morbidity and Mortality among Intensive Care Unit Patients Receiving Life-Sustaining Therapy. A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Understanding long-term outcomes of critically ill patients may inform shared decision-making in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Objectives

To quantify 6-month functional outcomes of general ICU patients, and develop a multivariable model comprising factors present during the first ICU day to predict which patients will return to their baseline function 6 months later.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study in three medical ICUs and two surgical ICUs in three hospitals. We enrolled patients who spent at least 3 days in the ICU and received mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours and/or vasoactive infusions for more than 24 hours.

Results

We measured 6-month outcomes including survival, return to original place of residence, and physical

SUBMITTER: Detsky ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5718567 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature