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Use of life support in acutely admitted ICU patients. An international cohort study

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Use of life support in intensive care unit (ICU) patients has been associated with increased risk of poor outcome. The prognostic importance of the duration of support is less studied.… Click to show full abstract

Use of life support in intensive care unit (ICU) patients has been associated with increased risk of poor outcome. The prognostic importance of the duration of support is less studied. We assessed the use of life support and the association between its duration and 90‐day mortality in a contemporary cohort of acutely admitted adult ICU patients.

Keywords: life support; use life; icu patients; acutely admitted; support

Journal Title: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2017

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