Review on Post-ICU follow-up care / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

After leaving the ICU, many ICU patients and their families will be affected by the long-term effects of physical, psychological and social dysfunction, which will affect their recovery and quality of life.Therefore, it is necessary to provide follow-up care services for this group. The follow-up of ICU after more than 20 years of development has a positive effect on helping patients and their families cope with various problems after ICU and promoting comprehensive rehabilitation of patients. This article reviews the development of follow-up care after ICU, the follow-up care model after ICU, and the common tools for follow-up care after ICU, which provides reference and basis for follow-up nursing practice in domestic ICU.