ArticleCritical care (London, England)2024
Time in ICU and post-intensive care syndrome: how long is long enough?
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence and incidence of post-intensive care syndrome among intensive care unit survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Post-intensive care unit clinics: models and implementation - a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- ICU-specific virtual reality for mental health after critical illness: an international three-arm randomized clinical trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and Caregiver Burden: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Theoretical Integration for Designing Healing ICU Environments: An Interdisciplinary Framework.HERD · 2026Article
- Life After the Clot: The Hidden Mental Toll and Psychological Abyss of Surviving Acute Pulmonary Embolism.Critical care medicine · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life trajectories one year after COVID-19-induced ARDS: A secondary analysis of the CONFIDENT trial.Annals of intensive care · 2026Article
- Development of a predictive model using automated machine learning for Carbapenem-resistant Organisms (CRO) infections in hospitalized patients.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Post-intensive care syndrome: a state-of-the-art review.Singapore medical journal · 2026Review
- Factors Associated with Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in Patients Attending a Hospital in Northern Colombia: A Quantitative and Correlational Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Characteristics of symptoms and establishment of a predictive model for PICS in mechanically ventilated patients with severe pneumonia: a retrospective study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- From the Intensive Care Unit to Recovery: Managing Post-intensive Care Syndrome in Critically Ill Patients.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundOur understanding of post-ICU recovery is influenced by which patients are selected to study and treat. Many studies currently list an ICU length of stay of at least 24, 48, or 72 h as an inclusion criterion. This may be driven by established evidence that prolonged time in an ICU bed and prolonged ventilation can complicate post-ICU rehabilitation. However, recovery after short ICU stays still needs to be explored.
methodsThis is a secondary analysis from the tracking outcomes post-intensive care (TOPIC) study. One hundred and thirty-two participants were assessed 6-months post-ICU discharge using standardised and validated self-report tools for physical function, cognitive function, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (with clinically significant impairment on any tool being considered a complicated recovery). Routinely collected data relating to the ICU stay were retrospectively accessed, including length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation. Patients with short ICU stays were intentionally included, with 77 (58%) participants having an ICU length of stay < 72 h.
resultsOf 132 participants, 40 (30%) had at least one identified post-ICU impairment 6 months after leaving ICU, 22 (17%) of whom had an ICU length of stay < 72 h.
conclusionMany patients with an ICU length of stay < 72 h are reporting post-ICU impairment 6 months after leaving ICU. This is a population often excluded from studies and interventions. Future research should further explore post-ICU impairment among shorter stays.
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