ArticleCritical care explorations2022
Characteristics of Post-ICU and Post-COVID Recovery Clinics in 29 U.S. Health Systems.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Understanding attendance patterns and determinants in cardiac, pulmonary, and ICU rehabilitation/recovery programs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heart & lung : the journal of critical carePooled it
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- Multidisciplinary ICU Recovery Clinic Visits: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient-Provider Dialogues.Chest · 2023Trial
- Beyond Survival: Lessons From a Research Journey in Critical Care Recovery Science.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · 2026Article
- Current strategies and future directions to enhance recovery following critical illness.Thorax · 2026Review
- Post-CICU Recovery Programs: Early Adopters and Care Models.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Challenges and strategies in the care of older adults across the continuum of intensive and post-intensive care medicine.Intensive care medicine · 2026Review
- NeuroRecovery Clinics: A Survey to Understand the Current Landscape and Opinions of Post-NeuroICU Clinics.Critical care explorations · 2025Article
- Community-Based Rehabilitation and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Survivors of Critical COVID-19 Attending an Intensive Care Recovery Clinic.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- Survivorship After Cardiogenic Shock.Circulation · 2025Review
- Effect of Inpatient Pharmacist-Led Medication Reconciliations on Medication-Related Interventions in Intensive Care Unit Recovery Centers.Hospital pharmacy · 2024Article
- Social Disparities and Critical Illness during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Narrative Review.Critical care clinics · 2024Review
- How are Long-Covid, Post-Sepsis-Syndrome and Post-Intensive-Care-Syndrome related? A conceptional approach based on the current research literature.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
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- Post-intensive cardiac care outpatient long-term outreach clinic (PICCOLO clinic): Defining health care needs and outcomes among coronary care unit survivors.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2024Article
- Palliative Care in Survivors of Critical Illness: A Qualitative Study of Post-Intensive Care Unit Program Clinicians.Journal of palliative medicine · 2023Article
- Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Barriers to and Facilitators of Family Caregiving of Patients With COVID-19 Early in the Pandemic.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · 2023Article
- Driving decisions after critical illness: Qualitative analysis of patient-provider reviews during ICU recovery clinic assessments.International journal of nursing studies · 2023Article
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Abstract
The multifaceted long-term impairments resulting from critical illness and COVID-19 require interdisciplinary management approaches in the recovery phase of illness. Operational insights into the structure and process of recovery clinics (RCs) from heterogeneous health systems are needed. This study describes the structure and process characteristics of existing and newly implemented ICU-RCs and COVID-RCs in a subset of large health systems in the United States.
designCross-sectional survey.
settingThirty-nine RCs, representing a combined 156 hospitals within 29 health systems participated. PATIENTS: None.
interventionsNone. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN
resultsRC demographics, referral criteria, and operating characteristics were collected, including measures used to assess physical, psychologic, and cognitive recoveries. Thirty-nine RC surveys were completed (94% response rate). ICU-RC teams included physicians, pharmacists, social workers, physical therapists, and advanced practice providers. Funding sources for ICU-RCs included clinical billing (
conclusionsOperating structures of RCs vary, though almost all describe modest capacity and reliance on volunteerism and discretionary institutional support. ICU- and COVID-RCs in the United States employ varied funding sources and endorse different assessment measures during visits to guide care coordination. Common features include integration of ICU clinicians, interdisciplinary approach, and focus on severe critical illness. The heterogeneity in RC structures and processes contributes to future research on the optimal structure and process to achieve the best postintensive care syndrome and postacute sequelae of COVID outcomes.
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