Quality of life and persisting symptoms in intensive care unit survivors: implications for care after discharge

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We assessed the quality of life of ICU survivors using SF-36 at 4 months after ICU discharge and investigated any correlation of PCS and MCS with age, illness severity and hospital or ICU length of stay. We examined the relationship...

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Main Authors: Dorsett Joanna, Hinge Denise, Baldwin Fiona J, Boyd Owen F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/160