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Reasons for admission :
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Experiences in intensive care :
Coming round and regaining consciousness
Sleep, dreams and hallucinations
Intensive care treatments
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Death and bereavement
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Experiences in the general ward :
The general ward: care and environment
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Recovering at home :
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Emotional aspects of recovery
Making sense of what happened
ICU follow-up care
Attitudes to life during and after recovery
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Intensive care: Patients' experiences
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Aged 71 plus
Interview 10
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Was diagnosed with pancreatitis in 2004. Spent over a week in intensive care and 1 week in a general ward.
Interview 21
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Was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in 2001. Was admitted to ICU because of organ failure (heart). Was in ICU for almost 4 weeks ...
Interview 40
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Was diagnosed with an aneurysm in 2005. Intensive care stay was planned following surgery. Spent a couple of days in intensive care and a week ...
Interview 22
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Was admitted to ICU in 2004 because of a rare infection caused by slight dog bite. Had finger and toes amputated. Was in intensive care ...
Interview 31
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Went into hospital for a knee replacement operation in 2003. Was admitted to intensive care because of organ failure (lungs). Spent 2 weeks in intensive ...
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