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Name of Media:
Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Are at High Risk of Post–Intensive Care Syndrome
Author(s):
Massachusetts General Hospital
Publisher or Source:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Type of Media:
One-Pager
Media Originally for:
Critical Care Physicians,General Public,General Medical Professionals,Nurses and/or Other Critical Care Medical Professionals
Country of Origin:
United States of America (the)
Primary Focus of Media:
Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
COVID-19 Related:
Yes
Description:
Most survivors of respiratory failure develop post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). PICS can persist for months to years and may severely impair quality of life. In a fast literature update posted on May 20, 2020, Anica Law, MD, a clinician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and former fellow in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, describes PICS and the measures that potentially improve outcomes of COVID-19 patients who survive an ICU stay.
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