The editors have pioneered an 'intensive care aftercare' programme which provides follow-up and rehabilitation care for these patients, either whilst recovering on a general ward or at home.
* A much needed guide to detailed follow up and focused care of patients following a stay on the intensive care unit
* Looks at the longer term residual effects of critical illness, including disability, functionality and specific disorders and problems
* Includes practical information on running an aftercare programme, including where, when, how and who
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Intensive care specialists and anaesthetists, nurses, GPs and rehabilitation specialists.
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978-0-7506-4983-4 (9780750649834)
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Herausgeber*in
Reader in Medicine (Intensive Care), Department of Medicine, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool; Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Whiston Hospital, UK
Research Fellow, Intensive Care Research Group, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, UK
Introduction; Immediate problems after ICU; After discharge from hospital; Aftercare programme - Where, when, how, and who, including ward visits and outpatient clinics for patients and relatives; Setting up an outpatient clinic
