ICU follow-up services: What patients really think
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 07:42
in Health & Medicine
Former patients believe that intensive care unit (ICU) follow-up services are important for their physical, emotional and psychological recovery. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care found that patients valued continuity of care after hospital discharge, information and reassurance from an expert familiar with their experience, and the opportunity to give feedback to ICU staff...
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