Post-Intensive Care Unit Syndrome in a Cohort of COVID-19 Survivors in New York City

• Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 1158 - 1168
• Main Authors: Weidman, Karissa, LaFond, Elyse, Hoffman, Katherine L, Goyal, Parag, Parkhurst, Christopher N, Derry-Vick, Heather, Schenck, Edward, Lief, Lindsay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Benzodiazepines; Cognitive ability; Cohort Studies; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Critical Care - methods; Critical Illness - epidemiology; Critical Illness - psychology; Female; Health care; Humans; Intensive care; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; New York City - epidemiology; Original Research; Retrospective Studies; Survivors - psychology; New York City; COVID-19; acute respiratory distress syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; intensive care; physical impairment

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a dramatic increase in the number of survivors of critical illness. These survivors are at increased risk for physical, psychological, and cognitive impairments known collectively as post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Little is known about the...