ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
One-year outcomes in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 intensive care unit survivors
Authors' conclusion
COVID-19 ICU survivors experience equal or less health problems but a greater decline in QoL one year after ICU admission compared to non-COVID-19 ARDS or pneumonia survivors.
Study context
- Population
- Adult intensive care unit (ICU) survivors
- Participants
- 506 vs 228
- Exposure
- COVID-19 vs non-COVID-19 ARDS or pneumonia ICU survivors
- COVID-19n = 506
- Non-COVID-19n = 228reference
- Outcome
- Multi-domain health outcomes: physical, mental and cognitive symptoms and QoL (validated questionnaires)
- Follow-up
- One year after ICU treatment
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
one-year follow-up
- Physical symptoms: COVID-19 76.2% vs Non-COVID-19 86.9%
- p = 0.001
- Mental symptoms: COVID-19 32.0% vs Non-COVID-19 47.1%
- p < 0.001
- Cognitive symptoms comparable: COVID-19 22.5% vs Non-COVID-19 17.2%
- p = 0.12
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
One-year outcomes in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 intensive care unit survivors. J Crit Care. Published 14 July 2024. doi:10.
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