Integrating mortality and morbidity outcomes using quality-adjusted life years in critical care trials

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 256-261

  Ferguson, Niall D ^a,b,c   Scales, Damon C ^a,b   Pinto, Ruxandra ^a   Wilcox, M Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Cook, Deborah J ^d,e   Guyatt, Gordon H ^d,e   Schunemann, Holger J ^a,b,c   Marshall, John C ^a,f   Herridge, Margaret S ^a,b,c   Meade, Maureen O ^d,e,g  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Division of Respirology   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d Sunnybrook Health Science Centre ^*  (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f CLARITY Research Team   (Canada)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Critical care trial; Mortality; Quality adjusted life years

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SAMPLE SIZE; SURVIVOR;

EID: 84873349717     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201206-1057OC     Document Type: Article

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