Long-term outcomes of hospital survivors following an ICU stay: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The focus of much Intensive Care research has been on short-term survival, which has demonstrated clear improvements over time. Less work has investigated long-term survival, and its correlates. This study describes long-term survival and identifies factors associated with time to death, in patients who initially survived an Intensive Care admission in Victoria, Australia.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients discharged alive from hospital following admission to all Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the state of Victoria, Australia between July 2007 and June 2018. Using the Victorian Death Registry, we determined survival of patients beyond hospital discharge. Comparisons between age matched cohorts of the general population were made.

SUBMITTER: Doherty Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8959167 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature