Quality of life of patients with solid malignancies at 3 months after unplanned admission in the intensive care unit: A prospective case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although short- and long-term survival in critically ill patients with cancer has been described, data on their quality of life (QoL) after an intensive care unit (ICU) stay are scarce. This study aimed to determine the impact of an ICU stay on QoL assessed at 3 months in patients with solid malignancies.

Methods

A prospective case-control study was conducted in three French ICUs between February 2020 and February 2021. Adult patients with lung, colorectal, or head and neck cancer who were admitted in the ICU were matched in a 1:2 ratio with patients who were not admitted in the ICU regarding their type of cancer, curative or palliative anticancer treatment, and treatment line. The primary endpoint was the QoL assessed at 3 months from inclusion using the mental a

SUBMITTER: Toffart AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815568 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature