Outcome of NICU Survivors Predicted to Die or Have Severe Neurologic Morbidity After Discharge • 1324
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Quality of life outcome of critical care survivors eighteen months after discharge from intensive care.
AIM To assess the changes in health-related quality of life in patients discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS At the General University ICU, Trauma Hospital in Athens, 242 patients were enrolled prospectively over a study period of 18 months. Out of these, 116 participants (47.9%) completed all survey components at 6, 12, and 18 months. We used Quality of Life-Spanish (QOL-SP...
متن کاملDischarge outcome after stroke rehabilitation.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between host characteristics (age and side of body affected) and program variables (lengths of stay in acute care and rehabilitation, levels of functional ability at admission and discharge, and rates of community discharge). METHODS A sample of 7,905 patients was drawn from medical rehabilitation facilities enrolle...
متن کاملLesions in deep gray nuclei after severe traumatic brain injury predict neurologic outcome
PURPOSE This study evaluates the correlation between injuries to deep gray matter nuclei, as quantitated by lesions in these nuclei on MR T2 Fast Spin Echo (T2 FSE) images, with 6-month neurological outcome after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-five patients (80 males, mean age = 36.7y) with severe TBI were prospectively enrolled. All patients underwent a MR ...
متن کاملTo die or not to die.
This article presents the author's personal reflections and experiences in providing case management for patients with end-of-life issues. Through case examples and practical guidelines, the reader will gain an insight into dealing with terminal states in the acute care setting. References were drawn from recent literature on the subject, and were the stimulus to this piece.
متن کاملSevere morbidity after coronary artery surgery.
When operations become safer, attention inevitably shifts from mortality to morbidity. Unfortunately, morbidity is more difficult to measure than death, but it is arguably of greater interest to the patient and to those from public or private institutions that have the responsibility for balancing a health care budget. Studies that focus on morbidity are currently few, and specific risk models ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199804001-01345