Occurrence and Risk Factors of Chronic Pain After Critical Illness Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: Occurrence, risk factors, and impact on daily life of chronic pain after critical illness have not been systematically studied.
DESIGN: Cohort study.
SETTING: A tertiary ICU in The Netherlands.
PATIENTS: We surveyed patients who had been discharged from our ICU between 2013 and 2016. Three cohorts were defined as follows: 1) ICU survivors; 2) one-year survivors reporting newly-acquired chronic pain; and (3) ...