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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Quality of life before intensive care unit admission is a predictor of survival
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Critical Care, July 2007
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| DOI | 10.1186/cc5970 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
José GM Hofhuis, Peter E Spronk, Henk F van Stel, Augustinus JP Schrijvers, Jan Bakker |
| Abstract |
Predicting whether a critically ill patient will survive intensive care treatment remains difficult. The advantages of a validated strategy to identify those patients who will not benefit from intensive care unit (ICU) treatment are evident. Providing critical care treatment to patients who will ultimately die in the ICU is accompanied by an enormous emotional and physical burden for both patients and their relatives. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL) before admission to the ICU can be used as a predictor of mortality. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 96 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 91 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 17 | 18% |
| Researcher | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 9% |
| Other | 25 | 26% |
| Unknown | 10 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 62 | 65% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 17 | 18% |