Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Surgical Patients with Intensive Care Unit Lengths of Stay of 90 Days and Greater.

Verena MartiniAnn-Kathrin LedererClaudia LaessleFrank MakowiecStefan UtzolinoStefan Fichtner-FeiglLampros Kousoulas

Published in: Critical care research and practice (2017)

We found a high but in our opinion acceptable mortality rate in surgical patients with ICU LOS of 90 days and greater. We identified age and the need of renal replacement therapy as risk factors for mortality.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
cardiovascular events
mechanical ventilation
acute kidney injury
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation