An increasing number of patients are surviving critical illness, but some experience new or
worsening long-lasting impairments in physical, cognitive and/or mental health, commonly …

Introduction Sepsis biomarkers can have important diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic
functions. In a previous review, we identified 3370 references reporting on 178 different …

Intensive care survivors often experience post-intensive care sequelae, which are frequently
gathered together under the term “post-intensive care syndrome”(PICS). The consequences …

Background Although mortality due to critical illness has fallen over decades, the number of
patients with long-term functional disabilities has increased, leading to impaired quality of …

The preferential use of the oral/enteral route in critically ill patients over gut rest is uniformly
recommended and applied. This article provides practical guidance on enteral nutrition in …

Rationale: Comprehensive studies addressing the incidence of physical, mental, and
cognitive problems after ICU admission are lacking. With an increasing number of ICU …

ICU delirium is a common medical problem occurring in patients admitted to the intensive
care units (ICUs). Studies have shown that ICU delirium is associated with increased …

Many survivors of critical illness face significant physical and psychological disability
following discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). They are often malnourished, a …

Background Fatigue is commonly reported by ARDS survivors, but empirical data are
scarce. Research Question This study evaluated fatigue prevalence and associated …

Resumen Las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) han hecho un trabajo excepcional
desde que se crearon, proporcionando esperanza y oportunidad a quienes morían …