ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Who is responsible for follow-up after critical illness? GP, intensive care unit (ICU) and patient perspectives
Authors' conclusion
The experiences of healthcare professionals and patients indicate the current lack of clarity could negatively impacting patient care and outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- UK general practitioners (GPs), intensive care medicine (ICM) consultants and patients; follow-up care for critical illness survivors after hospital discharge
- Comparison
- GPs vs ICM consultants vs Patients
- Outcome
- Views on responsibility for follow-up care for critical illness survivors after hospital discharge
Methodological detailsqualitative, online questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)-informed analysis
- Qualitative
- Online questionnaires
- Interviews
- Focus groups
- CFIR-informed analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Responsibility for follow-up
- Lack of clarity within and between groups on who is responsible for follow-up
- Potential explanations: variable awareness of critical illness survivorship, ambiguity in clinical guidelines, unclear boundaries of critical illness morbidity, evolving roles of healthcare providers, significant workload and resource pressures in the UK healthcare system
Original publication
Who is responsible for follow-up after critical illness? GP, ICU and patient perspectives. Crit Care. Published 14 November 2025. doi:10.
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