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Table 1 Common physical problems following a period in the intensive care unit

From: Clinical review: Intensive care follow-up – what has it told us?

Weakness

Insomnia

Weight loss

Impotence

Fatigue

Skin and nail changes

Poor appetite

Hair loss

Painful joints

Pruritis

Peripheral neuropathy

Amenorrhoea

Voice and taste changes

 
  1. From Intensive Care After Care by R Griffiths and C Jones. Reprinted by permission of Elsevier Science.
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