Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jul 1997
Out of hospital outcome and quality of life in survivors of combined acute multiple organ and renal failure treated with continuous venovenous hemofiltration/hemodiafiltration.
To study the out-of-hospital quality of life and long-term survival of critically ill patients with combined multiple organ failure and acute renal failure treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). ⋯ In the majority of patients who survived to be discharged from hospital after combined acute multiple organ and renal failure, the overall state of health and quality of life seemed acceptable. Most patients felt that their treatment was worthwhile and that they would undergo the same treatment again if necessary. Our findings suggest that the cost and effort associated with CRRT and ICU care in these patients are high but broadly comparable to those associated with the care of other serious illnesses. They are also seen as worthwhile by survivors, who consider their life to be of acceptable quality.