Neurologic outcome of VZV encephalitis one year after ICU admission: a multicenter cohort study.

Adrien MirouseRomain SonnevilleKeyvan RazaziSybille MerceronLaurent ArgaudNaïke BigéStanislas FaguerPierre PerezGuillaume GériClaude GuérinAnne-Sophie MoreauLaurent PapazianRené RobertFrançois BarbierFrédérique GansterJulien MayauxElie AzoulayEmmanuel Canet

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2022)

One in every three critically ill patients with VZV encephalitis had a favorable neurologic outcome 1 year after ICU admission. Older age and invasive mechanical ventilation were associated with a higher risk of disability and death.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
emergency department
respiratory failure
multiple sclerosis
cross sectional
double blind