• Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Dec 2006

    Delusional memories from the intensive care unit--experienced by patients with physical trauma.

    • Mona Ringdal, Lotta Johansson, Dag Lundberg, and Ingegerd Bergbom.
    • Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Box 457, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden. mona.ringdal@fhs.gu.se
    • Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2006 Dec 1;22(6):346-54.

    AbstractDuring and after intensive care unit (ICU) stays some patients report unreal experiences or so called delusional memories, which can be a source of distress. The aims of this study were: to describe trauma patients' memories of their stay in the ICU, factors that may influence delusional memories, problems experienced after discharge from the ICU and the patients' return to work. In this multi-centre study, 239 trauma patients filled in a self-administered questionnaire (ICUM tool) 6-18 months after their ICU stay. Clinical data were obtained from patient records. Fifteen percent of the respondents had no memory whatsoever of the ICU. Factual memories such as visits by family members were recalled by 83%. Delusional memories were reported by 26%, nightmares being the most common. These patients' also had more memories of pain, fear and panic. Significant factors associated with delusional memories were age <50 year, ICU stay >or=3 days, temperature >or=38 degrees C, S-Haemaglobin

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