Epidemiology of Chronic Critical Illness in Japan: A Nationwide Inpatient Database Study

CONCLUSIONS: Using a nationwide inpatient database in Japan, we found substantial clinical and economic burdens of chronic critical illness in Japan. Chronic critical illness was particularly common in elderly people. Although inhospital mortality of chronic critical illness patients continues to decrease, costs and patients with dependence for activities of daily living or decreased consciousness at discharge are increasing.
Source: Critical Care Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research