Suicide and self-harm in adult survivors of critical illness: population based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse the association between survival from critical illness and suicide or self-harm after hospital discharge.

Design

Population based cohort study using linked and validated provincial databases.

Setting

Ontario, Canada between January 2009 and December 2017 (inclusive).

Participants

Consecutive adult intensive care unit (ICU) survivors (≥18 years) were included. Linked administrative databases were used to compare ICU hospital survivors with hospital survivors who never required ICU admission (non-ICU hospital survivors). Patients were categorised based on their index hospital admission (ICU or non-ICU) during the study period.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was the composite of death by suicide (as noted in provincial death

SUBMITTER: Fernando SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8097311 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature