In recent years,the current situation of thirst discomfort in patients had attracted more and more at-tention from scholars,especially in critical care patients.In order to alleviate the symptoms of thirst discomfort in pa-tients and promote their recovery,scholars had conducted multiple studies.This article will review the current situa-tion,pathogenesis,related factors,subjective and objective evaluation methods,and intervention measures of thirst discomfort in critically ill patients,so as to provide reference for solving the problem of thirst in critically ill pa-tients.
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