To document the occurrence of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) up to one year.
Methods
Retrospective observational study at a university hospital post-ICU outpatient clinic. Patients were followed up in-person at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and one-year after hospital discharge. Cognitive, physical and psychological domains of PICS were evaluated. PICS was defined as at least one dysfunction in the assessment tools in each domain.
Results
Sixty-four patients were evaluated during the study period. Median age was 62.5 (55.0–71.0). Fifty-eight percent of them were male. Median APACHE II and admission SOFA scores were 13 (10–16) and 3 (3–4), respectively. Sixty-four, 54, 44, 20 patients were evaluated during the 1 -month, 3-month, 6-month and one-year visits. 94% of patients had PICS at the 1st visit and this declined to 75% in one-year. The ratio of patients who fulfilled all PICS domains were 15%, 10%, 13% and 13%, respectively at 4 follow-up visits. Physical impairment was the most commonly observed dysfunction during all visits.
Discussion
This study showed that at least one domain of PICS persisted in 75% of patients at one-year in COVID-19 ICU survivors.
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