Effects of prolonged intensive care unit stay on quality of life and long-term survival after transthoracic esophageal resection

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 354-362

  Cense, H A ^a,b   Hulscher, J B F ^a   De Boer, A G E M ^a   Dongelmans, D A ^a   Tilanus, H W ^b   Obertop, H ^a,b   Sprangers, M A G ^a   Van Lanschot, J J B ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIA CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONALITY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 31344469307     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000195016.55516.3E     Document Type: Article

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