Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Post-injury multiple organ failure and late outcome. Is it just an association? | Available online http content 11 5 166 Commentary Post-injury multiple organ failure and late outcome. Is it just an association Massimo Antonelli1 and Anselmo Caricato1 11nstitute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Catholic University School of Medicine Rome Italy Corresponding author Massimo Antonelli Published 29 October 2007 This article is online at http content 11 5 166 2007 BioMed Central Ltd Critical Care 2007 11 166 doi cc6132 See related research by Ulvik et al. http content 11 5 R95 Abstract Multiple organ failure MOF is associated with a high rate of mortality in trauma patients. Several studies focused on long-term outcome in these patients and showed that MOF is related to both in-hospital and late mortality and functional status. Exact mechanism of sequelae in MOF is still unclear. The distinction between early and late MOF probably helps to separate two different clinical conditions and find a stronger relationship with outcome. Detailed information about the prognosis of trauma patients is crucial to improve survival in the intensive care unit ICU . Indeed most of the studies have been focused on ICU or inhospital mortality and long-term outcome remains largely unknown. In addition follow-up is often difficult to achieve and several missing data may occur. If the first objective of intensive care is survival the ultimate goal is the quality of patients survival. Several authors worked on this topic in the intensive care setting and in the current issue of the journal Ulvik et al. 1 looked at some of these problems adding an important contribution to the outcome definition in trauma patients. However measuring the quality of life means translating a personal perception into numbers with results not always being satisfactory. Recently a consensus conference on quality of life recommended Glasgow Outcome Scale GOS and SF-36 as generic tools in trauma patients together with .
