Days Spent at Home and Mortality After Critical Illness: A Cluster Analysis Using Nationwide Data.

Background: Beyond the question of short-term survival, days spent at home could be considered a patient-centered outcome in critical care trials.

Research Question: What are the days spent at home and health care trajectories during the year after surviving critical illness?

Study Design And Methods: Data were extracted on adult survivors spending at least 2 nights in a French ICU during 2018 who were treated with invasive mechanical ventilation or vasopressors or inotropes. Trauma, burn, organ transplant, stroke, and neurosurgical patients were excluded.