Journal article
The RECOVER Program: Disability Risk Groups and 1-Year Outcome after 7 or More Days of Mechanical Ventilation
Abstract
RATIONALE: Disability risk groups and 1-year outcome after greater than or equal to 7 days of mechanical ventilation (MV) in medical/surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients are unknown and may inform education, prognostication, rehabilitation, and study design.
OBJECTIVES: To stratify patients for post-ICU disability and recovery to 1 year after critical illness.
Authors
Herridge MS; Chu LM; Matte A; Tomlinson G; Chan L; Thomas C; Friedrich JO; Mehta S; Lamontagne F; Levasseur M
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 194, No. 7, pp. 831–844
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
October 1, 2016
DOI
10.1164/rccm.201512-2343oc
ISSN
1073-449X