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Review
. 1999 Aug 14;319(7207):427-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7207.427.

Recovery from intensive care

R D Griffiths  1 , C Jones
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Review

Recovery from intensive care

R D Griffiths et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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The 5 year mortality rate in intensive care patients is over 3 times that of the general population. However at 2 year survival rates are parallel. Adapted from Niskanen M et al. Crit Care Med 1996;24:1962-7.
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Intensive care patients often experience persecutory nightmares
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Good support after intensive care is essential
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