Bibliograph

Every deep-drawn breath, an intensive-care doctor's notes on healing, Wes Ely

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Label

Every deep-drawn breath, an intensive-care doctor's notes on healing, Wes Ely

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Every deep-drawn breath

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Wes Ely

Sub title

an intensive-care doctor's notes on healing

Summary

As COVID-19 survivors are discharged from hospitals, grateful to be alive, most don't realise that the hardest part of their battle may be about to begin. Many will return home and struggle with long-term physical, mental, and emotional problems either caused or exacerbated by the life-saving treatment they received in intensive care. They'll join the ranks of critical-care survivors whose lives are completely upturned by a hospital stay. More than half of the patients admitted to ICUs will struggle with post-intensive care syndrome, which can include Alzheimer's-like cognitive deficits, PTSD, muscle and nerve damage, and depression. Their personal and professional lives can suffer irreparably. Worst of all, no one seems to understand that they have an illness at all. Not even their doctors

Target audience

adult

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