Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudySleep and other factors associated with mental health and psychological distress after intensive care for critical illness.
Some patients who survive intensive care unit (ICU) treatment report psychological sequelae during recovery. This study examined factors associated with psychological outcomes of former ICU patients up to 6 months after hospital discharge. ⋯ Female gender, early levels of increased stress and problems sleeping are associated with worse psychological recovery for survivors of critical illness.
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyDevelopment of demographics and outcome of very old critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units.
To evaluate the development of demographics and outcome of very old (>80 years) critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units. ⋯ The relative and absolute numbers of very old patients increased over the study period, as did the severity of illness. Despite this, risk-adjusted hospital mortality improved over the study period. Females dominated in the very old patients and exhibited moreover a better outcome compared with males.