Quality of life after critical illness is becoming increasingly important as survival improves.
Various measures have been used to study the quality of life of patients discharged from …

Objective: The number of patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation increased
during the last decade, which generated a large population of chronically ill patients. This …

INTRODUCTION: Surviving critical illness can be life-changing and present new healthcare
challenges for patients after discharge from hospital. Optimisation of recovery, rather than …

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, from 2007 to 2009, 3,522 Q-fever cases were
notified from three outbreaks. These are the largest documented outbreaks in the world …

Objective To identify risk factors for worsened quality of life (QoL) and activities of daily living
(ADL) at 3 and 12 months after discharge from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in patients on …

Background Studies suggest that in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU), physical
functional status (PFS) improves over time, but does not return to the same level as before …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess changes in health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) in multiple trauma patients due to motor vehicle crashes during a follow-up period …

Objetivo: Na última década ocorreu um aumento no número de pacientes que necessitam
manutenção de ventilação mecânica prolongada, resultando no surgimento de uma grande …

The demand of critical care admissions to intensive care unit (ICU) is projected to rise in the
next decade. The aim of this study was to evaluate short and long-term mortality and quality …

Purpose Diabetes mellitus represents an increasing problem for patients and health care
systems worldwide. We sought to investigate the effect of diabetes and its associated …