Five-year mortality and morbidity impact of prolonged versus brief ICU stay: a propensity score matched cohort study.

Purpose: Long-term outcomes of critical illness may be affected by duration of critical illness and intensive care. We aimed to investigate differences in mortality and morbidity after short (<8 days) and prolonged (≥8 days) intensive care unit (ICU) stay.

Methods: Former EPaNIC-trial patients were included in this preplanned prospective cohort, 5-year follow-up study.

Predictive value for weakness and 1-year mortality of screening electrophysiology tests in the ICU.

Purpose: Muscle weakness in long-stay ICU patients contributes to 1-year mortality. Whether electrophysiological screening is an alternative diagnostic tool in unconscious/uncooperative patients remains unknown. We aimed to determine the diagnostic properties of abnormal compound muscle action potential (CMAP), sensory nerve action potential (SNAP), and spontaneous electrical activity (SEA) for Medical Research Council (MRC)-defined weakness and their predictive value for 1-year mortality.

Acute outcomes and 1-year mortality of intensive care unit-acquired weakness. A cohort study and propensity-matched analysis.

Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness is a frequent complication of critical illness. It is unclear whether it is a marker or mediator of poor outcomes.

Objectives: To determine acute outcomes, 1-year mortality, and costs of ICU-acquired weakness among long-stay (≥8 d) ICU patients and to assess the impact of recovery of weakness at ICU discharge.

The interobserver agreement of handheld dynamometry for muscle strength assessment in critically ill patients.

Objective: Muscle weakness often complicates critical illness and is associated with increased risk of morbidity, mortality, and limiting functional outcome even years later. To assess the presence of muscle weakness and to examine the effects of interventions, objective and reliable muscle strength measurements are required. The first objective of this study is to determine interobserver reliability of handheld dynamometry.