title: Characteristics of chronically critically ill patients: comparing two definitions.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. marciobt@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Márcio Manozzo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Boniatti
authors.forename: Gilberto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Rodrigo Kappel
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Castilho
authors.forename: Silvia Regina Rios
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Léa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fialkow
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D016638:Critical Illness; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*