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Experiences in intensive care :
Coming round and regaining consciousness
Sleep, dreams and hallucinations
Intensive care treatments
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Nursing care in ICU
Death and bereavement
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Experiences in the general ward :
The general ward: care and environment
Physical and emotional experiences
Physiotherapy on the ward
Discharge and moving on

Recovering at home :
Physical recovery
Emotional aspects of recovery
Making sense of what happened
ICU follow-up care
Attitudes to life during and after recovery
Impact on family
Impact on work
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Intensive care: Patients' experiences

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Was admitted to intensive care in 1998 because of a complication during pregnancy, leading to septic shock. Was in ICU for 11 days and in general ward for 2 weeks. Recovered well and has had no further problems related to that illness.

Intensive care >> Intensive care: Patients' experiences >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview 11 >> She and her husband were shocked when they saw their 14-month-old daughter in intensive care, even though she was a nurse and knew what to expect.

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 14 >> Her husband talked more about his own feelings when she'd recovered, and is still dealing with everything that happened in his own way.

Had a planned caesarean in 2005. Had a complication (placenta accreta) after she'd delivered and had to have a hysterectomy. Following hysterectomy, was in ICU for nearly 2 days, then spent 2 days in her own room in the hospital with her new baby. Discharged herself and has had no problems since.

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