Late organ failures in patients with prolonged intensive care unit stays
EM Viglianti, R Kramer, AJ Admon, MW Sjoding… - Journal of critical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of this study was to characterize the organ failures that develop
among patients with prolonged ICU stays, defined as those who spent a minimum of 14 days
in an ICU. Methods We retrospectively studied a cohort of consecutive patients from a
university hospital who were in an ICU for a minimum of 14 days during 2014–2016. We
calculated daily Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores from admission to ICU
day 14. The primary outcome was the number of new late organ failures, defined as …
among patients with prolonged ICU stays, defined as those who spent a minimum of 14 days
in an ICU. Methods We retrospectively studied a cohort of consecutive patients from a
university hospital who were in an ICU for a minimum of 14 days during 2014–2016. We
calculated daily Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores from admission to ICU
day 14. The primary outcome was the number of new late organ failures, defined as …