Gender and survival of critically ill patients: results from the FROG-ICU study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Few studies analyzed gender-related outcome differences of critically ill patients and found inconsistent results. This study aimed to test the independent association of gender and long-term survival of ICU patients.

Materials and methods

FROG-ICU was a prospective, observational, multi-center cohort designed to investigate the long-term mortality of critically ill adult patients. The primary endpoint of this study was 1-year mortality after ICU admission of women compared to men.

Results

The study included 2087 patients, 726 women and 1361 men. Women and men had similar baseline characteristics, clinical presentation, and disease severity. No significant difference in 1-year mortality was found between women and men (34.9% vs. 37.9%, P = 0.18). After multiva

SUBMITTER: Hollinger A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6441070 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature