Outcomes after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are similar to those of other
survivors of critical illness and largely affect the nerve, muscle, and central nervous system …

Background: Millions of patients are discharged from intensive care units annually. These
intensive care survivors and their families frequently report a wide range of impairments in …

The current COVID-19 pandemic will place enormous pressure on healthcare systems
around the world. Large numbers of people are predicted to become critically ill with acute …

Objectives: Palliative care is an interprofessional specialty as well as an approach to care by
all clinicians caring for patients with serious and complex illness. Unlike hospice, palliative …

Background Critical illness and the problems faced after ICU discharge do not only affect the
patient, it also negatively impacts patients' informal caregivers. There is no review which …

Background Post–intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a constellation of new or worsening
impairments in physical, mental, or cognitive abilities or a combination of these in individuals …

Background: Over the last 20 years, multiple interventions to better integrate palliative care
and intensive care unit (ICU) care have been evaluated. This systematic review summarizes …

Introduction Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) has only recently been recognized as a
new clinical entity in patients surviving their intensive care unit (ICU) stay due to critical …

Background There is growing interest in patient outcomes following critical illness, with an
increasing number and different types of studies conducted, and a need for synthesis of …

A high proportion of family members present with symptoms of anxiety (70%) and
depression (35%). Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related …