Why the study?
Post-intensive care syndrome represents a costly and complicated collection of physical, cognitive, and mental health problems in survivors of critical illness, highlighting the role of the primary care NP in post-discharge management.
Primary care nurse practitioners are uniquely positioned to manage the physical, cognitive, and mental health problems associated with post-intensive care syndrome.
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May support NP-led PICS follow-up in primary care; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without prospective trials.
Post-intensive care syndrome is a costly and complicated collection of physical, cognitive, and mental health problems experienced by survivors of critical illness. The primary care NP is uniquely positioned to assess, monitor, manage, and treat patients with this syndrome following hospital discharge. Post-intensive care syndrome is a costly and complicated collection of physical, cognitive, and mental health problems experienced by survivors of critical illness. The primary care NP is uniquely positioned to assess, monitor, manage, and treat patients with this syndrome following hospital discharge.
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Dunn et al. (2022) studied this question.
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