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Multicenter Study
. 2024 Jun 19;28(1):201.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-04992-2.

Potential risk factors for reduced quality of life and increased health care utilization in ARDS survivors: results from the multicenter cohort study DACAPO

Hermann Szymczak  1 , Susanne Brandstetter  2   3 , Sebastian Blecha  4 , Frank Dodoo-Schittko  5   3 , Magdalena Rohr  2   3 , Thomas Bein  6 , Christian Apfelbacher  5   3
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Multicenter Study

Potential risk factors for reduced quality of life and increased health care utilization in ARDS survivors: results from the multicenter cohort study DACAPO

Hermann Szymczak et al. Crit Care. .

Abstract

Aim: To analyze the association of individual pre-ICU risk factors (obesity, physical and mental comorbidity, smoking status) on the long-term recovery process in survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS; outcomes: health related quality of life, health care utilization; measured at 12, 24, and 36 months after ICU discharge).

Findings: Results show a possible causal link between pre-ICU risk factors and subsequent recovery of survivors of ARDS, especially with regard to mental health related quality of life.

Purpose: Identifying relevant pre-existing risk factors, such as mental health problems, will enable the identification of at-risk patients, thus aiding in the improvement of long-term healthcare for survivors of critical illness.

Keywords: ARDS; Critical illness; Health care utilization; Health related quality of life; Prospective cohort study.

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The authors report there are no competing interests to declare.

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