Interview 26
Was admitted to intensive care in 2005 because of severe pneumonia. Spent 30 days in intensive care and 8 days in a general ward.
Occupation: none at time of interview. Marital status: married. Number of children: 2. White British.
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Interview 27
Was admitted to intensive care in 2005 because of pancreatitis and septicaemia. Spent 2 weeks in intensive care, 2 weeks in a High Dependency Unit; 6 weeks in a general ward, and 2 weeks in a rehabilitation hospital.
Occupation: retired management consultant. Marital status: married. Number of children: 3. Ethnic background: White British.
Interview 28
Was admitted to intensive care in 2004 because of septicaemia. Spent about 7 weeks in intensive care and 4 weeks in a general ward.
Occupation: steel shutter fitter. Marital status: married. Number of children: 4. Ethnic Background: White British.
Interview 31
Went into hospital for a knee replacement operation in 2003. Was admitted to intensive care because of organ failure (lungs). Spent 2 weeks in intensive care and 3 weeks in a general ward.
Occupation: retired non-commissioned officer. Marital status: married. Number of children: 4. Ethnic background: White British.
Interview 15
Was admitted to ICU three times in 2004 and spent, in total, about 1 month in intensive care. Spent several months in hospital, in different wards and had a hospital transfer. Was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and, shortly afterwards, had an ileostomy.
Occupation: finance officer. Marital status: divorced. Number of children: 1. Ethnic background: British-Caribbean.
Interview 20
Was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2004. Because of complication (idiopathic thrombocytopenia, diagnosed in 2000), short stay in intensive care was planned, following surgery. Spent 8 days in intensive care and 18 days in general ward.
Occupation: retired NATO international staff. Marital status: married. Number of children: 2. Ethnic background: White British.
Interview 19
Was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004. Short stay in intensive care following surgery was planned. Spent 4 days in ICU and about 2 weeks in a general ward.
Occupation: utilisation manager, metropolitan police. Marital status: married. Number of children: 2. Ethnic background: White British.
Interview 18
Was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in 2004. 2-day stay in ICU was planned, following surgery. Transferred to general ward in private hospital. Had to have a second operation and, because of complications, was admitted to ICU in NHS hospital. Spent 18 days in ICU. Had several more operations. In hospital for 5 weeks.
Occupation: retired airline crew. Marital status: married. Number of children: 1. Ethnic background: White British.
Interview 17
Has sickle cell anaemia and was experiencing chest pain, which turned out to be pneumonia. Breathing difficulties led to ICU admission and, because of multiple organ failure, spent about 12 days in ICU. Following ICU, spent 2 weeks in general ward.
Occupation: student. Marital status: single. Number of children: no children. Ethnic background: British-African.
Interview 16
Admitted to ICU in 1979 after heart attack. Had another heart attack in 1992 and was admitted to ICU. In 1994, had heart transplant operation and went into ICU after surgery. Back on the ward, developed septicaemia. Had another operation and then went into ICU. Developed pneumonia and spent 8 weeks in ICU. Spent 3 weeks on ward.
Occupation: retired fire fighter. Marital status: married. Number of children: 1. Ethnic background: White British.