Surviving Intensive Care

From the contents: The Variable Use of Survival as an Outcome for ICU Patients. Morbidity and Functional Limitations in Survivors of ARDS. Health-related Quality of Life. The Neuropsychological Consequences of Intensive Care. The Burden of Caregiving on Families of ICU Survivors. Long-term Economic Consequences of Surviving Intensive Care. Understanding Outcomes of Critically Ill Older Patients. Measuring the Health Status of Pediatric ICU Survivors. Pre-ICU Factors. Intra-ICU Patient Factors. Intra-ICU Environmental Factors and Quality of Sleep in Critically Ill Patients. The Impact of Routine ICU Supportive Care on Long-term Outcomes from Critical Illness. Disease-free Survival and Quality of Life as End-points in Clinical Trials. Surrogate Measures of Patient-centered Outcomes in Critical Care. Measuring Health Status after Critical Illness: Where Are We and Where Do We Go from Here? How Should We Assess Neuropsychological Sequelae of Critical Illness?