Survival outcomes after prolonged intensive care unit length of stay among trauma patients: The evidence for never giving up
Kisat MT, Latif A, Zogg CK, Haut ER, Zafar SN, Hashmi ZG, Oyetunji TA, Cornwell EE, Zafar H, Haider AH. Survival outcomes after prolonged intensive care unit length of stay among trauma patients: The evidence for never giving up. Surgery 2016, 160: 771-780. PMID: 27267552, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit lengthICU LOSInjury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma ScaleTrauma patientsRace/ethnicityComa ScaleSeverity scoreNon-Hispanic black race/ethnicityHigh mortalityNational Trauma Data BankBlack race/ethnicityCritical care supportProlonged ICU LOSAdult ICU patientsAdult trauma patientsEmergency department dispositionMultivariable logistic regressionTrauma Data BankClustering of patientsHospital complicationsICU stayVentilator dependencyOverall survivalRenal failure