Patient characteristics, ICU-specific supports, complications, and outcomes of persistent critical illness.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.08.023
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The primary objective was to identify the proportion of patients on mechanical ventilation (MV) beyond day 10, the recently defined time of onset of Persistent Critical Illness (PerCI). The secondary objective was to identify… read more here.
Keywords: perci patients; persistent critical; complications outcomes; perci ... See more keywords
Acquisition of new medical devices among the persistently critically ill: A retrospective cohort study in the Veterans Affairs
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000029821
Abstract: Patients who develop persistent critical illness remain in the ICU predominately because they develop new late-onset organ failure(s), which may render them at risk of acquiring a new medical device. The epidemiology and short-term outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: illness; persistent critical; medical device; critical illness ... See more keywords
Defining persistent critical illness based on growth trajectories in patients with sepsis
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DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-2768-z
Abstract: Background Persistent critical illness is common in critically ill patients and is associated with vast medical resource use and poor clinical outcomes. This study aimed to define when patients with sepsis would be stabilized and… read more here.
Keywords: critical illness; transition; persistent critical; time ... See more keywords