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post intensive care unit (ICU) syndrome
Epidemiology:
- 50% of ICU survivors
Clinical manifestations:
- significant impairment activities of daily living
- moderate to severe cognitive impairment
- debilitating neuromyopathy/deconditioning
- depression
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- may persist for months; up to 2 years
Differential diagnosis:
- dementia
- delirium
General
critical illness syndrome
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 17, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2015, 2018.
- Needham DM, Davidson J, Cohen H et al
Improving long-term outcomes after discharge from intensive
care unit: report from a stakeholders' conference.
Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb;40(2):502-9. Review.
PMID: 21946660