Piloting an ICU follow-up clinic to improve health-related quality of life in ICU survivors after a prolonged intensive care stay (PINA): feasibility of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Piloting an ICU follow-up clinic to improve health-related quality of life in ICU survivors after a prolonged intensive care stay (PINA): feasibility of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background ICU survivors often suffer from prolonged physical and mental impairments resulting in the so called “Post-Intensive Care Syndrome” (PICS). The aftercare of former ICU patients affected by PICS in particular has not been addressed sufficiently in Germany so far. The aim of this s...

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Main Authors: Karl Philipp Drewitz, Claudia Hasenpusch, Christine Bernardi, Susanne Brandstetter, Christoph Fisser, Katharina Pielmeier, Magdalena Rohr, Vreni Brunnthaler, Konrad Schmidt, Maximilian V. Malfertheiner, Christian J. Apfelbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Complex intervention
Critical care
ICU follow-up clinic
Mechanical ventilation
Pilot study
Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02255-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02255-1

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