The influence of comorbidities on COVID-19 outcomes has been recognized since the
earliest days of the pandemic. But establishing causality and determining underlying …

Critical illness can be lethal and devastating to survivors. Improvements in acute care have
increased the number of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. These survivors confront a …

Objectives: To understand from the perspective of patients who did, and did not attend ICU
recovery programs, what were the most important components of successful programs and …

There is currently a lack of evidence on the optimal strategy to support patient recovery after
critical illness. Previous research has largely focussed on rehabilitation interventions which …

Survivors of critical illness frequently require increased healthcare resources after hospital
discharge. We undertook a systematic review and meta‐analysis to assess hospital re …

Objective We aimed to analyze risk factors related to the development of delirium, aiming for
early intervention in patients with greater risk. Material and methods Observational study …

Background Polypharmacy is common and closely linked to drug interactions. The impact of
polypharmacy has not been previously quantified in survivors of critical illness who have …

Background Many intensive care (ICU) survivors experience early unplanned hospital
readmission, but the reasons and potential prevention strategies are poorly understood. We …

Hospital readmission shortly after discharge threatens the quality of patient care and leads
to increased medical care costs. In the United States, hospitals with high readmission rates …

Purpose Factors increasing the risk of maternal critical illness are rising in prevalence in
maternity populations. Studies of general critical care populations highlight that severe …