[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and development of chronic critical illness in acute patients admitted to a respiratory intensive care setting

A Marchioni, R Tonelli, A Sdanganelli, F Gozzi… - Pulmonology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Chronic Critical Illness (chronic CI) is a condition associated to patients
surviving an episode of acute respiratory failure (ARF). The prevalence and the factors
associated with the development of chronic CI in the population admitted to a Respiratory
Intensive Care Unit (RICU) have not yet been clarified. Methods An observational
prospective cohort study was undertaken at the RICU of the University Hospital of Modena
(Italy). Patients mechanically ventilated with ARF in RICU were enrolled. Demographics …