title: Quality of life and longterm survival after intensive care discharge.
abstract: From 1st January 1986 till 31st December 1986; 273 patients were treated in the Intensive Care Ward. The mortality in the Intensive Care Unit was 24.5%, mortality of patients 60 years and above was 35%. Of 187 patients who had survived, only 105 (56.2%) responded to the questionnaire, 39 (20.9%) did not respond and 43 (23.0%) could not be traced. Of the total discharged alive, 95 (51.9%) survived two years and eight (4.6%) died over the two years. Forty (41%) have returned to normal routine and are satisfied with their life style; 57 (59%) were not satisfied with their life style for various reasons, ill health being one. As regards patients above 60 years; 21 (53.8%) are alive and 10 (47.6%) are happy and satisfied with their life style.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital, Kota Bahru, Kelantan Darul Naim.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miranda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors