Improvement in functional abilities at ICU discharge is feasible without prolongation of the length of stay ICU

Intensive Care Med. 2017 Feb;43(2):273-274. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4565-3. Epub 2016 Sep 29.

Authors

Matty Koopmans¹, Luuk Vermei², Anja van Wieren², Nynke Bruins², Corine M de Jager², E Christiaan Boerma²

Affiliations

¹ Intensive Care, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. matty.koopmans@znb.nl.
² Intensive Care, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

APACHE
Activities of Daily Living
Critical Illness / psychology*
Critical Illness / therapy
Deep Sedation / adverse effects
Delirium / therapy
Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units*
Length of Stay*
Male
Quality of Life
Respiration, Artificial / adverse effects
Retrospective Studies