title: Patients' perceptions of intensive care.
abstract: Pain, noise, sleep deprivation, thirst, hunger, heat, cold, fear, anxiety, isolation, physical restraint, want of information, and absence of daylight were common memories of patients surviving intensive care.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires