ArticleJournal of intensive care2018
Long-term recovery following critical illness in an Australian cohort.
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- Survivorship of Patients After Long Intensive Care Stay With Exploration and Experience in a New Zealand Cohort (SPLIT ENZ): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
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- Instruments to measure outcomes of post-intensive care syndrome in outpatient care settings - Results of an expert consensus and feasibility field test.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2021Article
- The 6-Minute Walk Test predicts long-term physical improvement among intensive care unit survivors: a prospective cohort study.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva · 2021Article
- Factors Associated With Home Visits in a 5-Year Study of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Survivors.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlmost all data on 5-year outcomes for critical care survivors come from North America and Europe. The aim of this study was to investigate long-term mortality, physical function, psychological outcomes and health-related quality of life in a mixed intensive care unit cohort in Australia.
methodsThis longitudinal study evaluated 4- to 5-year outcomes. Physical function (six-minute walk test) and health-related quality of life (Short Form 36 Version 2) were compared to 1-year outcomes and population norms. New psychological data (Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression, Impact of Events Scale) was collected at follow-up.
resultsOf the 150 participants, 66 (44%) patients were deceased by follow-up. Fifty-six survivors were included with a mean (SD) age of 64 (14.2). Survivors' mean (SD) six-minute walk distance increased between 1 and 4 to 5 years (465.8 m (148.9) vs. 507.5 m (118.2)) (mean difference = - 24.5 m, CI - 58.3, 9.2,
conclusionsOutcomes of critical illness are not uniform across nations. Mortality was increased in this cohort; however, survivors achieved a high level of recovery for physical function and health-related quality of life with low psychological morbidity at follow-up.
trial registrationThe trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12605000776606.
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