Samantha F Bottom-Tanzer, Janelle O Poyant, Maria T Louzada, Daniele Abela, Abbey Boudouvas, Eileen Poon, Liam Power, Woon Cho Kim, Horacio M Hojman, Nikolay Bugaev, Benjamin P Johnson, Mohammed A Bawazeer, Eric J Mahoney
BACKGROUND: Post-ICU Syndrome (PICS) occurs at an exorbitant rate in SICU survivors. It remains unknown if critical illness due to trauma versus acute care surgery (ACS) may represent different pathophysiologic entities. In this longitudinal study, we determined if admission criteria in a cohort of trauma and ACS patients were associated with differences in the occurrence of PICS. METHODS: Patients were ≥ 18 years, admitted to a level 1 trauma center to the Trauma or ACS services, remained in the SICU for ≥72 hours, and were seen in an ICU Recovery Center at 2-, 12-, and 24-weeks after hospital discharge...
June 14, 2023: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery