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Special Topics - Post ICU Syndrome


Co-Occurrence of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Problems Among 406 Survivors of Critical Illness.
Marra A, Pandharipande PP, Girard TD, Patel MB, Hughes CG, Jackson JC, Thompson JL, Chandrasekhar R, Ely EW, Brummel NE.
Crit Care Med. 2018 Sep;46(9):1393-1401.

Rationale for inclusion: Multicenter cohort study analyzing outcomes related to post-intensive care syndrome at 3 and 12 months.

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Early Interventions for the Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Survivors of Critical Illness: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Roberts MB, Glaspey LJ, Mazzarelli A, Jones CW, Kilgannon HJ, Trzeciak S, Roberts BW.
Crit Care Med. 2018 Aug;46(8):1328-1333.

Rationale for inclusion: The largest series of patients undergoing fecal transplant for fulminant C. diff.

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Five-Year Mortality and Hospital Costs Associated with Surviving Intensive Care.
Lone NI, Gillies MA, Haddow C, Dobbie R, Rowan KM, Wild SH, Murray GD, Walsh TS.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul 15;194(2):198-208.

Rationale for inclusion: Most contemporary but highly referenced paper on 5 year outcomes following critical illness

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Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness.
Girard TD, Jackson JC, Pandharipande PP, Pun BT, Thompson JL, Shintani AK, Gordon SM, Canonico AE, Dittus RS, Bernard GR, Ely EW.
Crit Care Med. 2010 Jul;38(7):1513-20.

Rationale for inclusion: Most referenced paper on how delerium predicts PICS

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Intensive care diaries reduce new onset post traumatic stress disorder following critical illness: a randomised, controlled trial.
Jones C, Bäckman C, Capuzzo M, Egerod I, Flaatten H, Granja C, Rylander C, Griffiths RD; RACHEL group.
Crit Care. 2010;14(5):R168.

Rationale for inclusion: This article likely popularized the common practices of journaling during an ICU stay to decrease PICS.

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Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery.
Burtin C, Clerckx B, Robbeets C, Ferdinande P, Langer D, Troosters T, Hermans G, Decramer M, Gosselink R.
Crit Care Med. 2009 Sep;37(9):2499-505.

Rationale for inclusion: Early mobilization in the ICU improves functional recovery after critical illness.

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A fate worse than death? Long-term outcome of trauma patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit.
Livingston DH, Tripp T, Biggs C, Lavery RF.
J Trauma. 2009 Aug;67(2):341-8; discussion 348-9.

Rationale for inclusion: Trauma specific paper on long-term outcomes following prolonged ICU stays

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Posttraumatic stress disorder in general intensive care unit survivors: a systematic review.
Davydow DS, Gifford JM, Desai SV, Needham DM, Bienvenu OJ.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 Sep-Oct;30(5):421-34.

Rationale for inclusion: Excellent correlation study between critical illness and PTSD

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