For many years, intensive care has focused on avoiding immediate death
from acute, life-threatening conditions. However, there are increasing
reports of a number of lingering consequences for those who do indeed
survive intensive care. Examples include on-going high risk of death,
neurocognitive defects, significant caregiver burden, and continued high
healthcare costs.
Surviving Intensive Care, written by the world's experts in this
area, is dedicated to better understanding the consequences of surviving
intensive care and is intended to provide a synopsis of the current
knowledge and a stimulus for future research and improved care of the
critically ill.