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Comment
. 2013 Jun 12;17(3):149.
doi: 10.1186/cc12725.

Expect the unexpected: clinical trials are key to understanding post-intensive care syndrome

Michael F O'Connor, Mark E Nunnally
Comment

Expect the unexpected: clinical trials are key to understanding post-intensive care syndrome

Michael F O'Connor et al. Crit Care. .

Abstract

Long-term follow-up of randomized prospective trials of treatments in the intensive care unit may allow us to attain some understanding of the causes of post-intensive care syndrome. This in turn may allow us to produce better long-term outcomes among survivors of critical illness.

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