Hello, What a great and important suggestion. I have done this in the past with ARDS patients and they found the link to ardsusa.org very helpful and validating. The UK has done some wonderful work for quite some time in recognizing the impact of critical illness on post ICU that we in US can learn from to support our patients and families. We will look at this specifically for our severe sepsis patients. Keep us in the loop please. Thanks, Chris
Chris Maupin, MN, RN, CCNS, CPHQ Administrative Director, Clinical Excellence San Joaquin Community Hospital 2615 Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301 [email protected] 661-869-6185 Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. Dalai Lama ( http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/d/dalailama121172.html ) >>> "Maurene Harvey" <[email protected]> 1/23/2013 9:23 AM >>> Are any of you providing sepsis survivors and their families with resources to help them deal with potential long term consequences? The post acute care community is largely unaware of what problems our patients and their families might suffer. Giving information to the patient and family might help them understand what they are experiencing and lead them to seek out appropriate care referrals. Available resources include: 1. Sepsis Alliance- sepsisalliance.org - support for sepsis survivors 2. ARDS Foundation- ardsusa.org - support for ARD survivors 3. SCCM MyICUCare – sccm.org – information brochures for patients and families including one on sepsis 4. UK NICE Self-directed ICU recovery manual – nice.uk.org – recommendations for physical and cognitive recovery SCCM has a task force working with stakeholders across the continuum of care to address the issues and create more resources. Thanks for all you do, Maurene Harvey RN MPH MCCM
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