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Many COVID-19 survivors will be left traumatized by their ICU experience.

May 6, 2020

Jee C. MIT Technology Review. April 22, 2020.

Patient safety can be challenged even after patients are discharged and return home. This story discusses the potential for psychological trauma in patients who survive a COVID-19 ICU stay. Strategies discussed to address the problem include medication, cognitive therapies and personal wellness instruction.

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