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Quality of life of survivors from severe sepsis and septic shock may be similar to that of others who survive critical illness

Cristina Granja*, Cláudia Dias, Altamiro Costa-Pereira and António Sarmento

Critical Care 2004, 8:R91-R98 doi:

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Memory-enhancing treatments reverse the impairment of inhibitory avoidance retention in sepsis-surviving rats

Lisiane Tuon, Clarissa M Comim, Fabrícia Petronilho, Tatiana Barichello, Ivan Izquierdo, João Quevedo, Felipe Dal-Pizzol Critical Care 2008, 12:R133 (28 October 2008)

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Year in review 2007: Critical Care – multiple organ failure and sepsis

James M O'Brien, Naeem A Ali, Edward Abraham Critical Care 2008, 12:228 (14 October 2008)

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Health related quality of life six months following surgical treatment for secondary peritonitis – using the EQ-5D questionnaire

Kimberly R Boer, Oddeke van Ruler, Johannes B Reitsma, Cecilia W Mahler, Brent C Opmeer, E Ascelijn Reuland, Hein G Gooszen, Peter W de Graaf, Eric J Hesselink, Michael F Gerhards, E Philip Steller, Mirjam A Sprangers, Marja A Boermeester, Corianne A De Borgie, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007, 5:35 (2 July 2007)

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Intensive care unit acquired infection has no impact on long-term survival or quality of life: a prospective cohort study

Pekka Ylipalosaari, Tero I Ala-Kokko, Jouko Laurila, Pasi Ohtonen, Hannu Syrjälä Critical Care 2007, 11:R35 (9 March 2007)

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Year in review in Critical Care, 2004: sepsis and multi-organ failure

James M O'Brien, Naeem A Ali, Edward Abraham Critical Care 2005, 9:409-413 (23 May 2005)

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Patients' recollections of experiences in the intensive care unit may affect their quality of life

Cristina Granja, Alice Lopes, Sara Moreira, Claudia Dias, Altamiro Costa-Pereira, António Carneiro, Critical Care 2005, 9:R96-R109 (31 January 2005)

Although several factors of ICU stays can be stressful to patients this large multicenter trial found that neuropsychological consequences may have the largest effect on discharged patients' quality of life.

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Understanding the lingering consequences of what we treat and what we do

Derek C Angus Critical Care 2004, 8:103-104 (3 March 2004)