Griffiths Richard D, Jones Christina
Division of Metabolic and Cellular Medicine, School of Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Curr Opin Crit Care. 2007 Oct;13(5):508-13. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3282efae05.
Through a personal narrative, the authors discuss the lessons they have learned from 20 years of intensive care follow-up and rehabilitation.
There is a greater understanding of the legacies of the physical, psychological and cognitive problems after critical illness, and new momentum toward developing and delivering practical care to both survivors of intensive care and their relatives.
The need and demand for care after critical illness is now firmly established.