Prehabilitation to mitigate postintensive care syndrome in surgical patients

European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

The post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) refers to the long-term physical, psychological and cognitive impairments experienced by intensive unit (ICU) survivors, while PICS-Family (PICS-F) affects their family members. Despite preventive strategies during ICU stay, PICS remains a significant concern impacting survivors’ quality of life, increasing healthcare costs, complicating recovery. Prehabilitation offers promising approach mitigating PICS-F, especially when stay can be anticipated, such as in case major surgery. Recent literature indicates that prehabilitation – interventions designed enhance patients’ functional capacity before critical illness may mitigate risk severity PICS. Studies have demonstrated programs improve muscle strength, reduce anxiety levels overall life survivors. Family (prehabilitation-F) is also introduced potential intervention help families cope with stress illness. This article aims explore role multimodal post-ICU follow-up preventing managing focusing on improving patient outcomes, supporting optimising resources. Combining peri-critical clinics could streamline resources creating holistic pathway. These clinics, focused both pre-ICU care, would thus address from multiple angles. However, heterogeneity populations protocols present challenges standardising interventions. Further research necessary establish optimal tailored individual needs demonstrate utility terms outcome.

Language: Английский

Music as healing in ICU survivors: The road ahead in seeking the right tone

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 86, P. 103828 - 103828

Published: Sept. 11, 2024

Language: Английский