Survival as an Outcome for ICU Patients

摘要: Why is’ survival’ an important outcome? As intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians, it is for us to obtain a clear understanding of the natural history critical illness we treat. While would like know how long patient likely stay in ICU or hospital, their probable future functional status and quality life, likelihood surviving paramount interest. Understanding impact illnesses on survival allows share this information with patients family guide resource allocation more appropriately. The time interval over which remains at increased risk death varies among For example, who become septic have greater than expected mortality number months beyond onset [1,2], while overdoses multiple trauma shorter intervals risk. can design interventional trials. These trials ideally include follow-up period that comparable