Quality of life before and after intensive care

Summary Quality of life is often thought to be poor before and after intensive care unit admission. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in quality of life before and after intensive care. A prospective cohort study of 300 consecutive patients admitted to intensive care was performed in...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 2005-04, Vol.60 (4), p.332-339
Main Authors: Cuthbertson, B. H., Scott, J., Strachan, M., Kilonzo, M., Vale, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
APACHE
Biological and medical sciences
Cost of Illness
Critical Care
Humans
Length of Stay
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Postoperative Period
Preoperative Care
Prospective Studies
Qualitative research
Quality of Life
Time Factors
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Summary:Summary Quality of life is often thought to be poor before and after intensive care unit admission. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in quality of life before and after intensive care. A prospective cohort study of 300 consecutive patients admitted to intensive care was performed in a Scottish Teaching Hospital. Quality of life was assessed premorbidly and 3, 6 and 12 months after intensive care admission for surviving patients using SF‐36 as well as EQ‐5D scores at 12 months. The median value for age was 60.5 years and for APACHE II score, 18. The mean length of stay was 6.7 days. SF‐36 physical component scores decreased from premorbid values at 3 months (p = 0.05) and then returned to premorbid values at 12 months (p 
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.04109.x