Predictors of Return to Work in Survivors of Critical Illness
sciencedirect.comMajor trauma, lower GCS and increased hospital length of stay predicted inability to return to work due to health at six-months post-ICU admission. Compared to employed patients, those who had not returned to work reported poorer functional recovery. Of 107 patients, 31 (29%) were unable to return to work due to health at six-months after ICU admission. Participants were working adults admitted to ICU who received >24 h of mechanical ventilation.