The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences
(2018)
Journal Article
Carruthers, H., Gomersall, T., & Astin, F. (2018). The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 86, 60-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.05.013
Background: Mechanical ventilation is a routine intervention for the critically ill but patients' experiences of this intervention are largely hidden from clinicians. A comprehensive understanding of Intensive Care Units survivors' accounts is requir... Read More about The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences.