Observational studyJournal of critical care2018
Comprehensive care of ICU survivors: Development and implementation of an ICU recovery center.
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94 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Post-intensive care unit clinics: models and implementation - a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
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- Rehabilitation and Social Determinants of Health in Critical Illness Recovery Literature: A Systematic Review.Critical care explorations · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Music-Based Intervention in Improving Uncomfortable Symptoms in ICU Patients: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Prediction Models for Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Impairments After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal.Critical care medicine · 2020Pooled it
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- Health-related quality of life correlates with patient-reported and proxy-reported disability in critical illness survivors: a secondary analysis of the ERIC trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Trial
- Multidisciplinary ICU Recovery Clinic Visits: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient-Provider Dialogues.Chest · 2023Trial
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- The Validity and Reliability of the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Questionnaire Turkish Version.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2026Article
- Piloting an ICU follow-up clinic - qualitative process evaluation alongside a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
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- Language Barriers and Other Determinants of Post-Intensive Care Unit Follow-Up: A 5-Year Review.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2026Article
- Pain and sleep disturbance were negatively associated with function and community mobility after hospitalization.Aging and health research · 2026Article
- Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: From Diagnosis To Treatment.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2026Review
- Current standard of care for septic shock.Intensive care medicine · 2026Review
- Post-intensive care unit syndrome: trends and research foci in a bibliometric analysis.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2026Article
- Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS): an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Consensus Guideline - Defining, Recognizing, and Managing PICS Associated Physical Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Thromboinflammatory Dysregulation.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2026Article
- Challenges and strategies in the care of older adults across the continuum of intensive and post-intensive care medicine.Intensive care medicine · 2026Review
- From Resuscitation to Rehabilitation: The Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Continuum in Sepsis Care.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
34 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purposeTo describe the design and initial implementation of an Intensive Care Unit Recovery Center (ICU-RC) in the United States. MATERIALS AND
methodsA prospective, observational feasibility study was undertaken at an academic hospital between July 2012 and December 2015. Clinical criteria were used to develop the ICU-RC, identify patients at high risk for post intensive care syndrome (PICS), and offer them post-ICU care.
results218/307 referred patients (71%) survived to hospital discharge; 62 (28% of survivors) were seen in clinic. Median time from discharge to ICU-RC visit was 29days. At initial evaluation, 64% of patients had clinically meaningful cognitive impairment. Anxiety and depression were present in 37% and 27% of patients, respectively. One in three patients was unable to ambulate independently; median 6min walk distance was 56% predicted. Of 47 previously working patients, 7 (15%) had returned to work. Case management and referral services were provided 142 times. The median number of interventions per patient was 4.
conclusionsAn ICU-RC identified a high prevalence of cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression, physical debility, lifestyle changes, and medication-related problems warranting intervention. Whether an ICU-RC can improve ICU recovery in the US should be investigated in a systematic way.
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