Sepsis is a common condition that is associated with unacceptably high mortality and, for
many of those who survive, long-term morbidity. Increased awareness of the condition …

Objectives: As critical care advances and intensive care unit mortality declines, the number
of survivors of critical illness is increasing. These survivors frequently experience long …

Objective To estimate the effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
compared with conventional mechanical ventilation on outcomes of patients with covid-19 …

Objectives: To update the Society of Critical Care Medicine's guidelines for ICU admission,
discharge, and triage, providing a framework for clinical practice, the development of …

Background There have been few detailed, in-person interviews and examinations to obtain
follow-up data on 5-year outcomes among survivors of the acute respiratory distress …

Objectives: Swallowing disorders may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes in
patients following invasive mechanical ventilation. We investigated the incidence of …

Objectives: The epidemiology of chronic critical illness is not well characterized. We sought
to determine the prevalence, outcomes, and associated costs of chronic critical illness in the …

Objectives: To assess trends in number of hospitalizations, outcomes, and costs of severe
sepsis in the United States. Design: Temporal trends study using the Nationwide Inpatient …

Importance Little is known about functional trajectories of older persons in the year before
and after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) or how pre-ICU functional trajectories …

Workforce shortages, late referrals, and palliative care program resource constraints present
significant barriers to meeting the needs of hospitalized patients facing serious illnesses …