Survival, Quality of Life, and Functional Status Following Prolonged ICU Stay in Cardiac Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review

Conclusions: We found consistent evidence that patients with increases in ICU length of stay beyond 48 hours have significantly increasing risk of hospital and long-term mortality. The significant heterogeneity in exposure and outcome definitions leave us unable to precisely quantify the risk of prolonged ICU stay on mortality and patient-centered outcomes.
Source: Critical Care Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Online Review Articles Source Type: research