Beyond the Intensive Care Unit Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Critically Ill Patients

作者：Martin Jennifer B^*; Badeaux Jennifer E

来源：Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2018, 30(3): 333-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.cnc.2018.05.001

• Posttraumatic stress disorder
• Sepsis
• Anxiety
• Critically ill
• Intensive care

Medical care progress has enabled more patients in the intensive care unit to survive critical illnesses and return to daily living. This shift in survival rates has shed new light on the emotional consequences of this experience. For patients surviving an intensive care unit stay posttraumatic stress disorder has been identified in approximately 9% to 27% compared with 7% of the general US population. Practitioners have an important role to play in early identification of patients experiencing signs and symptoms of this disorder. Timely interventions and treatment may reduce the incidence of physical and psychological comorbid condition.

• 出版日期2018-9