Long-term survival and functional outcomes of critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies: a Canadian multicenter prospective study

Patients with hematologic malignancy (HM) commonly develop critical illness. Their long-term survival and functional outcomes have not been well described. We conducted a prospective, observational study of HM patients admitted to seven Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) (2018–2020). We followed survivors at 7 days, 6 months and 12 months following ICU discharge. The primary outcome was 12-month survival. We evaluated functional outcomes at 6 and 12 months using the functional independent measure (FIM) and short form (SF)-36 as well as variables associated with 12-month survival. We enrolled 414 patients including 35