Åsa Engström

TL;DR: It was a shocking experience for the partners to see their critically ill spouse in the ICU, it was important to be able to be present; nothing else mattered and the state of uncertainty concerning the outcome for the critically ill person was difficult to cope with.

TL;DR: To be dependent for survival on other people and technical medical equipment for survival creates a sense of being delivered into the hands of others, as the people being mechanically ventilated could not trust their body to function.

TL;DR: The interviews revealed that the follow-up visit was seen as an important way of learning what had happened and why during the period of critical illness, and people who had been critically ill and close relatives felt that returning together was valuable.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a diary may be a tool that can help formerly critically ill people to gain a sense of coherence concerning their critical illness experience, but reading it can be painful and demanding.

TL;DR: Increased cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light proteins and reduced amyloid β were observed in patients with PCS, suggestive of axonal white matter injury and amyloids deposition.