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March 26, 2026Critical Care Medicine

510: From Icu to Home: What Critical Illness Survivors Wish They Knew Before Discharge

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HYHyunBin YouSSShu SiaoHKHannah Kieffer

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Overview

Qualitative analysis explores insights from ICU survivors about recovery challenges and education needs, suggesting improvements for care.

Key Points

  • This research aims to identify the key information ICU survivors wish they had during discharge for better recovery.
  • Conducted a thematic analysis of open-ended responses from a survey of ICU survivors.
  • Gathered feedback on what information patients wanted before discharge regarding recovery challenges.
  • Utilized a multidisciplinary team for coding and refining themes based on survey responses.
  • 125 out of 146 surveyed ICU survivors provided valuable feedback for analysis.
  • Survivors emphasized the need for clear, individualized recovery information and caregiver inclusion.
  • Many faced post-ICU challenges but reported stronger recovery when given consistent support and explanations.

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You et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cd65fdc3bde448919aa0https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0001184036.26339.d3
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