Postintensive Care Syndrome

Sharon E Bryant; Kathryn McNabb

doi:10.1016/j.cnc.2019.07.006

Postintensive Care Syndrome

Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2019 Dec;31(4):507-516. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2019.07.006. Epub 2019 Sep 21.

Authors

Sharon E Bryant¹, Kathryn McNabb²

Affiliations

¹ Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 461 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37214, USA. Electronic address: Sharon.bryant@vanderbilt.edu.
² Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 461 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37214, USA.

PMID: 31685117
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2019.07.006

Abstract

Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at an extremely high risk for developing intensive care syndrome. Increased illness severity often result in prolonged immobility, altered cognition, and the development of psychotic manifestations. Any constellation of these problems can result in prolonged patient impairment long after transfer from the ICU. Quick recognition of these symptoms leads to the development of a targeted rehabilitation to minimize long-term sequelae and optimize functional recovery.

Keywords: Caregiver burden; Critical care; Delirium; Immobility; Intensive care; PTSD; Syndrome.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cognitive Dysfunction / etiology
Critical Care / psychology*
Critical Illness*
Delirium / psychology*
Hospitalization
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Syndrome*