Why the study?
What are the outcomes and factors related to survival following prolonged stays in the surgical intensive care unit?
Population
59 patients who required surgical ICU stays of one week or longer during 1982 (63 admissions)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Prolonged surgical ICU survival was associated with independent living in most survivors; leaves open optimal selection criteria and care duration.
What are the outcomes and factors related to survival following prolonged stays in the surgical intensive care unit?
Prolonged surgical ICU therapy yields significant survival and satisfactory functional status, indicating that therapy should not be discontinued based on single identifiable risk factors.
Robert D. Madoff (1985) studied this question.
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