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Intensive care: Patients' experiences

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Was admitted to intensive care in 2003 because of severe pneumonia, septicaemia, liver abcess and kidney failure. Spent about 4 weeks in intensive care and 2 weeks in a general ward.

Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 03 >> Because of his near-death experience he now wants to help others who've been in intensive care.

In 2002 had throat surgery and knew he would go to High Dependency Unit afterwards. Overnight, however, had Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and needed emergency bronchoscopy. Was in intensive care for 5 weeks and in ward for 5 weeks.

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