Researchers Develop Questionnaire To Test Mental Health Of Children After ICU Stay

 05.09.2008 12:26   medicalnewstoday.com

According to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, spending time in an intensive care unit can traumatize children, and the effects can persist even months after returning home. The findings come from an analysis of survey data using the Children's Critical Illness Impact Scale developed by Dr. Janet Rennick (Research Institute of The Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Center) and colleagues.

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