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01-12-2021 | Editorial
Beyond survival: identifying what matters to survivors of critical illness
Authors:
Somnath Bose, Benjamin Hoenig, Maria Karamourtopoulos, Valerie Banner-Goodspeed, Samuel Brown
Published in:
Critical Care
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Issue 1/2021
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Excerpt
Critical care has made great strides in the last 50 years. Advances have led to significant reduction in hospital mortality despite an increase in severity of illness [
1]. Though encouraging, survivors of critical illness often endure long-term sequelae across multiple domains which can be debilitating and life changing. These
new or worsening impairments often persist years beyond index hospitalization. The impact of these impairments on patients, families, and healthcare systems cannot be underestimated [
2]. Although majority of patients are grateful to have survived even in the face of significant disability, some may regret having survived because of new or worsened disabilities. …
