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01-07-2005 | Review

Studying outcomes of intensive care unit survivors: the role of the cohort study

Authors: David W. Dowdy, Dale M. Needham, Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez, Margaret S. Herridge, Peter J. Pronovost

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2005

Abstract

Background

As research focuses on long-term patient outcomes and the “real world” effectiveness of intensive care unit (ICU) therapies, the cohort study is increasingly being used in critical care research.

Methods

Using examples of prior cohort studies in intensive care, we review the key elements of this research design and evaluate its advantages and limitations for critical care research. Furthermore, through a systematic search of the literature we summarize data from 70 prior published cohort studies of medium- and long-term outcomes in adult critical care medicine.

Discussion

This research demonstrates that the prospective cohort study is a powerful research design that has not been fully leveraged to assess relationships between exposures and long-term outcomes of ICU survivors.

Conclusions

We make recommendations for the design of future cohort studies to maximize the impact of this research in improving the long-term outcomes of critically ill patients.

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Title: Studying outcomes of intensive care unit survivors: the role of the cohort study
Authors: David W. Dowdy
Dale M. Needham
Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez
Margaret S. Herridge
Peter J. Pronovost
Publication date: 01-07-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2005
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2657-6

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Studying outcomes of intensive care unit survivors: the role of the cohort study

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Background

Methods

Discussion

Conclusions

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