Follow‐up after intensive care treatment: a questionnaire survey of intensive care aftercare in Denmark

• DOI: 10.1111/aas.12938
• Publication Date: 2017-07-07T12:01:19Z
• Authors: C. K. W. Kjer; S. Estrup; L. M. Poulsen; O. Mathiesen
• Keywords: Adult; Health Facility Size; Male; Critical Care; Denmark; Aftercare; Guidelines as Topic; Length of Stay; 3. Good health; Intensive Care Units; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; 0302 clinical medicine; Surveys and Questionnaires; Humans; Female; Follow-Up Studies

Background Rehabilitation efforts after treatment in the intensive care unit ( ICU ) are termed aftercare. It includes both early in‐hospital follow‐up ‐discharge and late hospital discharge. This study aims to investigate current ‐aftercare activities Denmark. Methods We conducted an electronic questionnaire survey, which was distributed by e‐mail heads of all 31 general s Specialized were not included. The divided into following sections: ‐aftercare, future development demographics. Results Thirty‐one invited participate. response rate 100%. Overall, 26 (84%) offered with distribution: (58%), (57%) (29%). There no significant associations between size provision ‐aftercare. For most common eligibility criteria based on length stay LOS (44%) a decision upon doctors' discretion (22%). Incidence guidelines for checklists at patient contact (35%) sparse. items as follows: respiratory (82%), tracheostomy (59%) nutritional (59%). criterion (41%). Guidelines (71%), but checklist (35%), more common. Most frequent interventions review ‐diaries charts (53%). Conclusion Eighty‐four per cent Danish their patients. abundant heterogeneity interventions.