Post-intensive care syndrome as a predictor of mortality in patients with critical illness: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) encompasses multiple, diverse conditions, such as physical disability, cognitive impairment, and depression. We sought to evaluate whether conditions within PICS have similar associations with mortality among survivors of critical illness.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we identified 248 critically ill patients with intensive care unit stay ≥72 hours, who underwent PICS evaluation. Patients with disability in activities of daily living, cognitive impairment, or depression before hospitalization were excluded. We defined PICS using established measures of physical disability (usual gait speed), cognitive impairment (Mini-Cog test), and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-2) at hospital discha

SUBMITTER: Yanagi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7946187 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature