BMC Surgery
Quality of Life Before Surgical ICU Admission CME

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Release Date: June 25, 2008; Valid for credit through June 25, 2009
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Physicians - maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians

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  1. Quality of Life Before Surgical ICU Admission
    Fernando J. Abelha, MD
    Cristina C. Santos, MD
    Henrique Barros, MD, PhD

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. List subscales used to measure quality of life in the current study
  2. Specify how many patients have severe deterioration in quality of life prior to admission to the intensive care unit (ICU)
  3. Identify variables associated with a worse quality of life prior to admission to the ICU
  4. Specify the effect of worse quality of life on ICU outcomes
Authors and Disclosures

Fernando J. Abelha, MD
Disclosure: Fernando J. Abelha, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Cristina C. Santos, MD
Disclosure: Cristina C. Santos, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Henrique Barros, MD, PhD
Disclosure: Henrique Barros, MD, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Charles P. Vega, MD
Disclosure: Charles P. Vega, MD, has disclosed that he has served as an advisor or consultant to Novartis, Inc.


Iratxe Puebla
Disclosure: Iratxe Puebla has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Carol Peckham
Disclosure: Carol Peckham has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
 
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