Association between intensive care unit admission of a patient and mental disorders in the spouse: a retrospective matched-pair cohort study

Abstract Background Previous prospective studies have suggested that spouses of patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) have a high prevalence of mental disorders, termed post-intensive care syndrome-family (PICS-F). However, it remains unclear whether the patient’s ICU admission...

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Main Authors: Yuki Miyamoto, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Tadahiro Goto, Hideo Yasunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-021-00583-3