From hospital to home: A heightened window of vulnerability post-critical illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare innovations have not kept pace with the burden of critical illness survivorship. The majority of patients treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) will survive but suffer new or worsening physical, cognitive or mental health sequelae, known as post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). For these survivors, the transition from hospital-based acute care to community-based care is often complex, with high rates of emergency department visits and unplanned hospital readmission. The purpose of this analysis is to describe ICU survivor and family caregiver experiences navigating the challenges in the transition from hospital to home.

Methods

In this qualitative interpretive description study, data from semi-structured interviews with ICU survivors and family caregiv

SUBMITTER: Howard AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507260 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature