Why the study?
What are the long-term survival and quality of life outcomes for cardiac surgery patients requiring prolonged intensive care unit stays?
What are the long-term survival and quality of life outcomes for cardiac surgery patients requiring prolonged intensive care unit stays?
Although prolonged ICU stays after cardiac surgery are associated with high mortality, the survivors demonstrate excellent physical and psychological recovery, justifying the intensive use of resources.
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High mortality after prolonged post-cardiac surgery ICU stay warrants caution; leaves open survivor functional recovery for prospective validation.
Isgro et al. (2002) studied this question.
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