Survivors of critical illness: Victims of our success?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 593, 2011, Pages 714-715

  McGovern, Michael ^a   McGovern, Christine ^b   Parker, Robert ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Gateacre Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANXIETY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EDITORIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MUSCLE ATROPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEDATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SURVIVOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREGIVERS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 83355163465     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X612945     Document Type: Editorial

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