The burden of critical illness among adults in a Swedish region—a population-based point-prevalence study

Abstract Background Patients with critical illness have a high risk of mortality. Key decision-making in the health system affecting the outcomes of critically ill patients requires epidemiological evidence, but the burden of critical illness is largely unknown. This study aimed to estimate the prev...

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Main Authors: Carl Otto Schell, Andreas Wellhagen, Miklós Lipcsey, Lisa Kurland, Petronella Bjurling-Sjöberg, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Markus Castegren, Tim Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01279-0