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01-11-2016 | Editorial

Improving outcomes after critical illness: harder than we thought!

Authors: Carol Hodgson, Brian H. Cuthbertson

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2016

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In this edition of Intensive Care Medicine, Nordisk et al. report the results of the RAPIT study [1], a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized controlled trial of a nurse-led individualized intensive care unit (ICU) recovery program compared to standard care. The intervention group received consultations that included a guided illness narrative supported with photographs taken by ICU nurses during ICU care. This trial randomized 386 adults and found no difference in the primary outcome of health-related quality of life (QoL). It adds to the growing number of trials that have failed to improve patient-centered outcomes after critical illness (Table 1), and we reflect on factors that may contribute to this state of affairs. …

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Title: Improving outcomes after critical illness: harder than we thought!
Authors: Carol Hodgson
Brian H. Cuthbertson
Publication date: 01-11-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4526-x

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