Are there accurate predictors of long-term vital and functional outcomes in cardiac surgical patients requiring prolonged intensive care? | Zendy

P Gersbach | Zendy; Hendriks Tevaearai | Zendy; JeanPierre Revelly | Zendy; Pierre Bize | Zendy; René Chiolero | Zendy; Ludwig Karl von Segesser | Zendy

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Are there accurate predictors of long-term vital and functional outcomes in cardiac surgical patients requiring prolonged intensive care?

Author(s) -

P Gersbach,

Hendriks Tevaearai,

JeanPierre Revelly,

Pierre Bize,

René Chiolero,

Ludwig Karl von Segesser

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.12.040

Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , intensive care , logistic regression , quality of life (healthcare) , intensive care medicine , multivariate analysis , cardiac surgery , dialysis , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , nursing , psychiatry

The decision to maintain intensive treatment in cardiac surgical patients with poor initial outcome is mostly based on individual experience. The risk scoring systems used in cardiac surgery have no prognostic value for individuals. This study aims to assess (a) factors possibly related to poor survival and functional outcomes in cardiac surgery patients requiring prolonged (> or = 5 days) intensive care unit (ICU) treatment, (b) conditions in which treatment withdrawal might be justified, and (c) the patient's perception of the benefits and drawbacks of long intensive treatments.

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