Factors associated with survival and hospital discharge amongst critically ill patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation in the North of England Critical Care Network

The combination of a global demographic shift and increased survival following critical illness has led to an increasing number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) and longer critical care stay. This is a prospective observational study evaluating the characteristics and speciality-based outcome of critically ill patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation in the North of England Critical Care Network (NoECCN).