Critically ill patient mortality by age: long-term follow-up (CIMbA-LT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The past years have witnessed dramatic changes in the population admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Older and sicker patients are now commonly treated in this setting due to the newly available sophisticated life support. However, the short- and long-term benefit of this strategy is scarcely studied.

Methods

The Critically Ill patients' mortality by age: Long-Term follow-up (CIMbA-LT) was a multicentric, nationwide, retrospective, observational study addressing short- and long-term prognosis of patients admitted to Portuguese multipurpose ICUs, during 4 years, according to their age and disease severity. Patients were followed for two years after ICU admission. The standardized hospital mortality ratio (SMR) was calculated according to the Simplified Acute

SUBMITTER: Goncalves-Pereira J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9918627 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature