Background There have been few detailed, in-person interviews and examinations to obtain
follow-up data on 5-year outcomes among survivors of the acute respiratory distress …

Background As more patients survive the acute respiratory distress syndrome, an understanding
of the long-term outcomes of this condition is needed. Methods We evaluated 109 …

Objective: To determine how the quality of life (QOL) of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors
compares with the general population, changes over time, and is predicted by baseline …

Background Few resources are available to support caregivers of patients who have survived
critical illness; consequently, the caregivers’ own health may suffer. We studied caregiver …

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and, in many cases, exceeded the capacity of
hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Health-care workers have continued to …

Background: The recent outbreaks of avian influenza (H5N1) have placed a renewed
emphasis on preparing for an influenza pandemic in humans. Of particular concern in this …

In this review, we seek to highlight how critical illness and critical care affect longer-term
outcomes, to underline the contribution of ICU delirium to cognitive dysfunction several months …

We have developed a simple and reproducible rat model of chronic colonic inflammation by
the intraluminal instillation of a solution containing a “barrier breaker” and a. hapten. …

Weaning covers the entire process of liberating the patient from mechanical support and from
the endotracheal tube. Many controversial questions remain concerning the best methods …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of respiratory failure in
critically ill patients and is defined by the acute onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema, …