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July 7, 2017 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Among relatives who died in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), does a condolence letter from a clinician, compared to no condolence letter, effect grief symptoms?

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Simons

February 17, 2017 Adrian Wong Intensive Care Medicine 3 comments

In adult ICU patients, does the use dynamic light therapy compared to normal lighting, reduce the incidence and duration of ICU-acquired delirium?

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