Patients with very long ICU stays (≥30 days) have a 42% hospital mortality rate, which is strongly predicted by prolonged life support requirements and immunosuppression, though survivors have a reasonable chance of returning home.
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Identifies high-mortality subgroups among long-stay ICU patients; observational data leave open whether modifying support duration improves survival.
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