The Critical Care Research Group (CCRG), in partnership with medical research charity The Common Good, has today unveiled the world-first project, ICU of the Future, redesigning the Intensive Care Unit environment at The Prince Charles Hospital to be more patient-centric and recovery focused.
Intensive Care Units can be daunting places for patients and their families with up to 75 per cent of ICU patients globally experiencing anxiety, depression, or other physical, cognitive, or psychological problems.
“The ICUs we have currently were designed by clinicians, for clinicians. The ICU of the Future challenges this by redesigning the intensive care environment to be more patient-focused, including and prioritising their needs to optimise healing and recovery while ensuring clinical efficiencies,” said Professor John Fraser, Founder and Director, Critical Care Research Group.
"If you experience delirium while in hospital, your mortality is three times higher in the subsequent six months. Your risk of PTSD can be as high as that seen among war veterans, and your ability to return to work and hold down a job or a long-term relationship can be dramatically diminished.”
Learn more about the project here and step behind the scenes of the build of The ICU of the Future.
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12 дек 2022
