Title: Rehabilitation after critical illness

Source: NICE

The Skinny: NICE guideine on the care of:

• adults who, as a result of critical illness, have stayed in critical care and need rehabilitation.

It doesn’t look at the care of:

• adults who are having treatment for symptoms and pain in the final stages of a terminal illness
• adults whose rehabilitation needs are already routinely assessed and delivered as part of their care, for example, patients who have brief stays in critical care units for immediate postoperative care after major elective surgery, and patients with conditions for which published guidelines already exist – such as head injury, heart attack and stroke.

Documents For healthcare professionals:

• CG83 Critical illness rehabilitation: NICE guideline (91p, 496.21 Kb)
• CG83 Critical illness rehabilitation: NICE guideline (MS Word format) (91p, 1.34 Mb)
• CG83 Critical illness rehabilitation: appendices (100p, 499.86 Kb)
• CG83 Critical illness rehabilitation: quick reference guide (2p, 115.05 Kb)
• CG83 Critical illness rehabilitation: quick reference guide (printable version) (6p, 63.53 Kb)

Documents For patients, carers and the public:

• CG83 Critical illness rehabilitation: understanding NICE guideline (12p, 84.56 Kb)
• CG83 Critical illness rehabilitation: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format) (12p, 505 Kb)

Implementing the Guidance:

• Critical illness rehabilitation: Supporting statement from national stakeholders (2p, 92.25 Kb)
• Critical illness rehabilitation: slide set (web page)

Date of publication: March 2009

Publication type: Clinical Guideline

Acknowledgement: http://www.nice.org.uk