Follow up services of adult patients after ICU discharge

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Επείγουσα Νοσηλευτική
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2021-01-05
Year:
2021
Author:
Charalampompoulos Marios
Supervisors info:
Δημήτριος Παπαγεωργίου, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΠΑΔΑ
Κελέση-Σταυροπούλου Μάρθα Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΠΑΔΑ
Φασόη Γεωργία Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια , Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΠΑΔΑ
Original Title:
Υπηρεσίας παρακολούθησης και υποστήριξης ενήλικων ασθενών ΜΕΘ (Follow Up Services)
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Follow up services of adult patients after ICU discharge
Summary:
Introduction: The ICU Follow up Clinics support and treat the adult patients at the community, in order to cover the needs that occurred after their discharge from the ICU at the hospital.

Aim: The aim of this systematic review was to study the effectiveness and the way of the operation management of the ICU Follow up Clinics at adult patients after their discharge from the hospital.

Methods: A search was performed at the Greek and international literature, as well at the online Databases Pubmed, Cochrane, Emdase, Google Scholar. Exclusion and integration criteria were set for the studies found and a flow chart was created for the studies included.

Results: Through the search, 30 articles were found matching the subject under study and after further evaluation, 7 articles were included. The majority of the articles highlight the importance of these services at the patients’ follow up after the discharge. More specifically, through these services the mortality rate, the risk of recurrence and the readmission risk are decreased as well as the patients’ mental health is improved.

Conclusions: The main aim of these Services is the follow up of the adult patients after discharge, the consultation and the apply of therapeutical protocols in order to face the primary pathological cause, as well as matters that occurred as a result of the hospitalization. At the same time, they can help to detect the patients’ needs that occurred after the discharge so that finally, to improve the care given and the patients’ outcome.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Critical ill patient, After ICU complications, ICU follow up services
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
No
Number of references:
49
Number of pages:
66
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