Organization, feasibility and patient appreciation of a follow-up consultation in surgical critically ill patients with favorable baseline quality of life and prolonged ICU-stay: a pilot study.

Sofie F M Vanderhaeghen Decruyenaere JohanDominique D BenoitSandra G Oeyen

Published in: Acta clinica Belgica (2022)

Organizing an ICU-follow-up consultation was difficult and feasibility was low, but most attending patients appreciated the initiative. Better developed structures for ICU-follow-up are needed in view of the high number of PICS-related problems documented.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
palliative care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
case report
high resolution
acute respiratory distress syndrome