Improving long-term outcomes after discharge from intensive care unit: report from a stakeholders' conference
DM Needham, J Davidson, H Cohen… - Critical care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Millions of patients are discharged from intensive care units annually. These
intensive care survivors and their families frequently report a wide range of impairments in
their health status which may last for months and years after hospital discharge. Objectives:
To report on a 2-day Society of Critical Care Medicine conference aimed at improving the
long-term outcomes after critical illness for patients and their families. Participants: Thirty-
one invited stakeholders participated in the conference. Stakeholders represented key …
intensive care survivors and their families frequently report a wide range of impairments in
their health status which may last for months and years after hospital discharge. Objectives:
To report on a 2-day Society of Critical Care Medicine conference aimed at improving the
long-term outcomes after critical illness for patients and their families. Participants: Thirty-
one invited stakeholders participated in the conference. Stakeholders represented key …