Health status and quality of life before critical illness: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study.

Background: Previous findings support the claim intensive care unit (ICU) patients have a higher rate of comorbidities and reduction of health- and functional status compared with the normal population.

Aim: In this prospective observational study, our aim was to determine those health-related factors at the age of 31 years which were associated with a later critical illness among previously un-hospitalized individuals by exploring data obtained from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966).

Methods: NFBC1966 is a Finnish birth cohort, which includes 12,058 live births with expected dates of delivery during 1966.

Causes of death for intensive care survivors with and without acute kidney injury in 5-year follow-up.

Background: Data on the causes of death and long-term mortality of intensive care unit-treated hospital survivors with acute kidney injury (AKI) are limited. The goal of this study was to analyze the causes of death among critically ill patients during a 5-year follow-up.

Methods: In this predetermined sub-study of a prospective, observational, multi-center cohort from the FINNAKI study, we analyzed 2436 patients who were discharged from the hospital.

Alcohol consumption is associated with a later need for ICU admission: a Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966-study.

Background: Alcohol-related problems are common in intensive care unit (ICU) admitted patients. The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of alcohol consumption on the need of intensive care in 19 years follow-up period.

Methods: The study population consists of Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 participants, who responded alcohol-related questions at 31 years of age and Intensive Care Unit (ICU admissions from 1997 to 2016.

Factors associated with impaired physical functioning and mental health in working-age patients attending a post-intensive care follow-up clinic three months after hospital discharge.

Patients recovering from critical illness are often suffering from remarkable limitations in their everyday life. The purpose of this study was to find factors associated with poor physical functioning and mental health after critical illness. The study was conducted among patients who met the inclusion criteria of our post-intensive care unit follow-up clinic.