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Multicenter Study
Potential risk factors for reduced quality of life and increased health care utilization in ARDS survivors: results from the multicenter cohort study DACAPO.
- Hermann Szymczak, Susanne Brandstetter, Sebastian Blecha, Frank Dodoo-Schittko, Magdalena Rohr, Thomas Bein, and Christian Apfelbacher.
- Medical Faculty, Institute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany. hermann.szymczak@med.ovgu.de.
- Crit Care. 2024 Jun 19; 28 (1): 201201.
AimTo analyze the association of individual pre-ICU risk factors (obesity, physical and mental comorbidity, smoking status) on the long-term recovery process in survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS; outcomes: health related quality of life, health care utilization; measured at 12, 24, and 36 months after ICU discharge).FindingsResults show a possible causal link between pre-ICU risk factors and subsequent recovery of survivors of ARDS, especially with regard to mental health related quality of life.PurposeIdentifying relevant pre-existing risk factors, such as mental health problems, will enable the identification of at-risk patients, thus aiding in the improvement of long-term healthcare for survivors of critical illness.© 2024. The Author(s).
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