Survivorship will be the defining challenge of critical care in the 21st century

Survivorship will be the defining challenge of critical care in the 21st century. Annals of internal medicine, August 3, 2010 vol. 153(3), p. 204-205.

Iwashyna, T.J.

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Distracted by the high mortality rate of critical illness, we tend to overlook the essential fact that most patients survive the intensive care unit (ICU). Every year, millions of patients are discharged from the ICU to face the challenges of critical illness survivorship—the complex burdens and legacies of surviving a potentially fatal disease, often after harsh and painful treatment.