Table 2

Responses of ICU leads about follow-up services during the pandemic

Information about the unit	n=112	Responses
When is the critical care discharge summary sent to the patient’s general practitioner?	38	When the patient is discharged from hospital
	36	After critical care discharge, but before discharge from hospital
	16	Other
	8	I do not know
When is the first follow-up?	29	2–3 months after discharge from hospital
	28	2–3 months after discharge from critical care
	11	Other
	8	4–6 months after discharge from hospital
	3	1 month after discharge from hospital
Number of beds in your unit, mean (SD)	93	Before: 13.9 (11.1)
		During peak: 33.7 (31.0)
		Change: 20.1 (23.9)
Changes reported	n=53	Details of change
Change in the format of the contacts (eg, remote consultations)	39	Remote consultations via telephone or video call
	15	Face-to-face clinics in hospital wearing personal protective equipment
	2	Home visits
Change in the number of professionals involved, mean (SD)	22	Before: 2.8 (1.9)
		After: 4.1 (2.4)
		Change: 1.3 (2.6)
Change in the timing of the first contact	24	Time before first follow-up contact is shorter than usual
	2	Time before first follow-up contact is longer than usual
Services available	25		Before	During
		Review of ICU history/diary and ICU events with patient	23	22
		Assessment of sleep	15	12
		Physiotherapy	13	17
		Medicines reconciliation	10	8
		Psychology	9	10
		Assessment of sexual function	8	4
		Dietetics	6	5
		Speech and language therapy	5	6
		Cognitive assessment	5	4
		Psychiatry	2	2
		Social work	2	0
		Occupational therapy	1	5