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• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview 11 >> Her daughter was transferred from a local to a city hospital to have tests and treatment in a specialist unit.

Her 14-month-old daughter was admitted to intensive care in 2002 because of pneumococcal meningitis. Sadly, she died. Her organs were donated to help two other children survive.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview 34 >> After his first stay in an ICU he was transferred to another hospital for surgery and ended up spending nearly eight months in hospital.

Was admitted to intensive care in 2001 because of acute pancreatitis. Spent 46 days in intensive care and 1 month in general ward. Needed to have surgery and was transferred to another hospital. Spent 4 weeks in hospital before surgery, 30 days in intensive care and 3 months in general ward. Overall length of stay in 2 hospitals was 7 ½ months.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 36 >> She only knew what had really happened because she was given a diary of her time in hospital.

Was admitted to hospital in 2005 for surgery to remove a brain tumour. Complications, including a pulmonary embolism and breathing difficulties, led to intensive care admission.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 18 >> He remembered waking up in ICU eight days after having a second operation.

Was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in 2004. 2-day stay in ICU was planned, following surgery. Transferred to general ward in private hospital. Had to have a second operation and, because of complications, was admitted to ICU in NHS hospital. Spent 18 days in ICU. Had several more operations. In hospital for 5 weeks.