Impact of Prolonged ICU Stay in Cardiac Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review

Survival, Quality of Life, and Functional Status Following Prolonged ICU Stay in Cardiac Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review.
Crit Care Med. 47(1):e52-e63 January 2019

• A systematic review of the outcomes of cardiac surgical patients requiring prolonged intensive care with respect to survival, residential status, functional recovery, and quality of life in both hospital and long-term follow-up.
• The review found consistent evidence that patients with increases in ICU length of stay beyond 48 hours have significantly increasing risk of hospital and long-term mortality.