More than 4 million adults survive a stay in the intensive care unit each year, with many
experiencing new or worsening physical disability, mental health problems, and/or cognitive …

Surviving critical illness does not always equate to recovery, with its aftermath frequently
complicated by post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). This syndrome consists of a collection …

Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacting millions of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented surge in hospitalised patients with
viral pneumonia. The most severely affected patients are older men, individuals of black and …

Millions of people worldwide have survived an admission to the intensive care unit (ICU),
and the number of survivors is growing [1]. While these patients have survived a life …

Purpose The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize data on
subject outcomes associated with post-ICU follow-up. Materials and methods MEDLINE …

Objective: ICU survivors suffer from long-lasting physical, mental, and cognitive health
impairments, also called “postintensive care syndrome”. However, an overview of the …

More than 5 million patients are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) each year. 1 ICU
admissions are associated with higher illness acuity due to life-threatening illness and …

Background Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is the long-lasting impairment of physical
functions, cognitive functions, and mental health after intensive care. Although a long-term …

Healthcare has material-centric external and patient-centric internal logistics. Researchers
widely use simulation approaches to model healthcare internal logistics due to the problem …