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Social, functional and quality-of-life outcomes among long term acute care hospital survivors with tracheostomy

2026-01-22 intensive care and critical care medicine Title + abstract only
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RationalePatients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation are often discharged to long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) with hopes of recovery and ultimately return to the community. Among those who survive and undergo tracheostomy, little is known about their quality of life and social outcomes after LTACH discharge. ObjectiveMeasure health related quality of life in a cohort of critical illness survivors who underwent tracheostomy and an LTACH stay MethodsSingle center, prospective obse...

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