Impact of duration of critical illness on cholesterol availability in relation to outcome KU Leuven
Critical illness is any life-threatening condition for which the patient requires intensive mechanical or pharmacological support to prevent imminent death. Although innovative technologies and pharmacotherapy in modern healthcare tremendously increased a patient’s chance to outlive the acute phase of illness, morbidity and mortality is still high in these patients and >10% of the patients remain dependent on life support for a prolonged ...