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A prolonged intensive care unit stay defines a worse long-term prognosis - Insights from the critically ill mortality by age (Cimba) study.
Aust Crit Care
September 2024
Clinica Universitária de Medicina Intensiva, FMUL, Lisbon, Portugal; Intensive Care Department, Hospital St(a) Maria, Lisbon, Portugal; Grupo Infeção e Desenvolvimento em Sépsis (GIS-ID), Porto, Portugal. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Patients with critical illnesses often face longer stays in the ICU, resulting in slower recovery and increased long-term health risks, particularly in older or frail individuals.
- This study analyzed data from over 37,000 ICU patients to compare outcomes between those with short (<14 days) and prolonged (≥14 days) ICU stays, identifying key risk factors for sustained critical illness.
- Results showed that patients with prolonged stays were generally younger but more severely ill, facing higher mortality rates in the ICU, hospital, and long-term, emphasizing the need for improved care planning based on these findings.