Short- and long-term mortality in major non-cardiac surgical patients admitted to the intensive care unit.
Sarah EkeloefLau C ThygesenIsmail GögenurPublished in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2019)
Short- and long-term mortality in non-cardiac surgical patients admitted to the ICU is very high, especially among the elderly comorbid patients undergoing acute surgery. Future research should focus on targeting clinically modifiable risk factors and performing tailored treatment for these high-risk patients.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- intensive care unit
- prognostic factors
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- respiratory failure
- coronary artery disease
- cancer therapy
- middle aged
- smoking cessation
- drug delivery
- patient reported
- aortic dissection