Search Tag: Multimorbidity
2021 14 Sep
Our population is ageing, and with increasing longevity, the prevalence of chronic conditions is also increasing. Multimorbidity is thus becoming a major challenge in the world of critical care. Multimorbidity refers to the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in an individual. The combination of certain diseases in patients can trigger...Read more
2021 22 Jun
Critical care admissions continue to increase year after year. There is also increasing evidence that demonstrates discharge from critical care as the start of a challenging process for both patients and caregivers, with many survivors going through physical, social, cognitive, and emotional problems in the years following discharge. It is clinically...Read more
2020 12 Sep
The global burden of multimorbidity – or the co-existence of two or more chronic conditions in the same person – is greatest in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hence, pragmatic intervention studies are urgently needed to reduce the risk of developing multimorbidity and mitigate its complications in LMICs. You might...Read more