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.

http://www.annals.org/content/153/3/204.short?rss=1

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.

Decrease in long-term survival for hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Decrease in long-term survival for hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. CHEST August 2010 vol. 138 (2), p. 279-283

Bordon, J., et al.

http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/138/2/279.abstract

The association of hospitalization because of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and long-term survival has not been fully examined. This study measured the long-term survival of hospitalized patients with CAP adjusted for the effects of comorbidities.

Predictors of time to death after terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in the ICU

Predictors of Time to Death After Terminal Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU.
CHEST August 2010 vol. 138 (2), p. 289-297

Cooke, C.R., et al.

http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/138/2/289.short?rss=1

Little information exists about the expected time to death after terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation. This study seeks to determine the independent predictors of time to death after withdrawal of mechanical ventilation.