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For many patients leaving the intensive care unit, the struggle has only just begun
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A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that take months to years to resolve.
ILLUSTRATION: ISLENIA MILIEN/NYTIMES
Paula Span
NEW YORK – The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov 16. Mr Joseph Masterson, a lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered a cardiac arrest while driving, ploughed into a guardrail and lost consciousness.
Other drivers stopped, broke the car window and pulled him to safety. A passing volunteer firefighter performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until an ambulance arrived to take him to UPMC Mercy hospital.
