Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS): an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Consensus Guideline – Defining, Recognizing, and Managing PICS Associated Physical Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Thromboinflammatory Dysregulation

Jeffrey L. Anderson; Eden Nohra; Anna Liveris; Rachel Appelbaum; Asanthi Ratnasekera; Rubén Peralta; Jason B. Young; Jordan Kirsch; Randeep S. Jawa; Susan F. McLean; B. H. Robinson; Joseph Cuschieri

doi:10.1136/tsaco-2025-002172

April 1, 2026Trauma Surgery & Acute Care OpenOpen Access

Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS): an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Consensus Guideline – Defining, Recognizing, and Managing PICS Associated Physical Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Thromboinflammatory Dysregulation

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Key Points

This research aims to define, recognize, and manage post-intensive care syndrome and its associated impairments.
Consensus guideline development by experts in critical care and trauma
Identification of key physical and cognitive impairments related to PICS
Recommendations for managing the effects of PICS
Establishment of standardized definitions for post-intensive care syndrome
Recognition of common impairments: physical, cognitive, and emotional
Development of management strategies to improve patient outcomes

Implication

Consensus guidelines define and address physical and cognitive impairments in ICU survivors, highlighting management strategies.

Abstract

Introduction Post-intensive care syndrome, often called PICS, refers to a set of impairments that can affect a person’s body, mind, or emotions after they leave the intensive care unit (ICU).

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Anderson et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS): an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Consensus Guideline – Defining, Recognizing, and Managing PICS Associated Physical Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Thromboinflammatory Dysregulation

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Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS): an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Consensus Guideline – Defining, Recognizing, and Managing PICS Associated Physical Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Thromboinflammatory Dysregulation

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