Self-reported fatigue following intensive care of chronically critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study

Self-reported fatigue following intensive care of chronically critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Protracted treatment on intensive care unit (ICU) sets the patients at increased risk for the development of chronic critical illness (CCI). Muscular and cardio-respiratory deconditioning are common long-term sequelae, going along with a state of chronic fatigue. At present, find...

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Main Authors: Gloria-Beatrice Wintermann, Jenny Rosendahl, Kerstin Weidner, Bernhard Strauß, Andreas Hinz, Katja Petrowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Fatigue
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20)
Intensive care unit (ICU)
Chronic critical illness (CCI)
Sepsis
Health-related quality of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-018-0295-7

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