A comparison of outcomes among hospital survivors with and without severe comorbidity admitted to the intensive care unit

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A comparison of outcomes among hospital survivors with and without severe comorbidity admitted to the intensive care unit

Little is known about the experiences of patients with severe comorbidity discharged from Intensive Care Units (ICUs). This project aimed to determine the effects of an ICU stay for patients with severe comorbidity by comparing 1) quality of life (QOL), 2) the symptom profile of hospital survivors a...

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Main Authors:	Williams, Teresa, McConigley, Ruth, Leslie, Gavin, Dobb, G., Phillips, M., Davies, Hugh, Aoun, Samar
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Australian Society of Anaesthetists 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10019

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