Objective: To determine how the quality of life (QOL) of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors
compares with the general population, changes over time, and is predicted by baseline …

Objective To determine whether the long-term benefit of an ICU requires prolonged patient
follow-up we reviewed long-term survival of patients from general ICUs. Method We carried …

Evaluation of triage decisions for intensive care admission : Critical Care Medicine Evaluation
of triage decisions for intensive care admission : Critical Care Medicine SCCM Pediatric Critical …

Introduction Hypercapnic coma secondary to acute respiratory failure (ARF) is considered to
be a contraindication to the use of treatment with noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation …

Objective: To compare changes in the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of critical care
patients by diagnostic category. Design: Prospective, cohort study. HRQOL assessed 3 …

Objective: To identify prognostic determinants of long-term survival for patients treated in
intensive care units (ICUs) who survived to hospital discharge. Design: An ICU clinical …

Objective Development and validation of quality of life questionnaire for critical care patients.
Design Prospective study. Setting Intensive care unit (ICU) of a general hospital and ICUs of …

Five-year survival after intensive care-Comparison of 12,180... : Critical Care Medicine Five-year
survival after intensive care-Comparison of 12,180 patients with the general population …

METHODS The workshop was conducted April 4–6, 1997. Panelists from many disciplines
were invited including: clinical trial design, evidence-based medicine, severity of illness …

Methods The aim of this survey, conducted from November 1999 to January 2000, was to
collect data on all the respiratory units within Europe by means of a questionnaire. Although …