Risk Factors for 1-Year Mortality and Hospital Utilization Patterns in Critical Care Survivors: A Retrospective, Observational, Population-Based Data Linkage Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Clear understanding of the long-term consequences of critical care survivorship is essential. We investigated the care process and individual factors associated with long-term mortality among ICU survivors and explored hospital use in this group.

Design

Population-based data linkage study using the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage databank.

Setting

All ICUs between 2006 and 2013 in Wales, United Kingdom.

Patients

We identified 40,631 patients discharged alive from Welsh adult ICUs.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Primary outcome was 365-day survival. The secondary outcomes were 30- and 90-day survival and hospital utilization in the 365 days following ICU discharge. Kaplan-Meier curves were plotted to compare surv

SUBMITTER: Szakmany T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6330072 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature