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The Post-ICU Syndrome, History and Definition

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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

Part of the book series: Lessons from the ICU ((LEICU))

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There is more to life than measuring death.

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  1. University of Bergen, Department of Clinical Medicine, Berge, Norway

    Hans Flaatten

  2. General ICU, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

    Hans Flaatten

  3. ICU Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK

    Carl Waldmann

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Charles Preiser

  2. Respiratory and CCM, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Margaret Herridge

  3. Medical Intensive Care Unit, AP-HP Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France

    Elie Azoulay

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Flaatten, H., Waldmann, C. (2020). The Post-ICU Syndrome, History and Definition. In: Preiser, JC., Herridge, M., Azoulay, E. (eds) Post-Intensive Care Syndrome. Lessons from the ICU. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24250-3_1

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