Care Transitions After Critical Illness.

Crit Care Clin

Department of Physiotherapy, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Critical Care, School of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, 157-159 Barry Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.

Published: January 2025

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Patients and their caregivers navigate multiple transitions of care across the health system as they recover from their critical illness. Current research supports the development of integrated models of care to improve patient outcomes after critical illness. Future research to ensure the development of integrated models across different regions and to understand the optimal mode of delivery of these is required.

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