In this episode of Critical Matters, we discuss what happens to patients who survive the ICU. Our guest is Dr. Carla Sevin, Director for The ICU Recovery Center at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. Dr. Sevin discusses current concepts regarding the post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) and shares her views on how we can prevent, identify, and treat it.

Additional Resources:

Link to Society of Critical Care Medicine webpage containing a host of resources related to the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS): https://bit.ly/2S34Xam

Link to Understanding Your ICU Stay: Information for Patients and Families booklet: https://bit.ly/2SN6S7u

Link to the CIBS Center website, which contains a wealth of resources for intensivists on the topic of ICU liberation and survivorship: https://bit.ly/2HfdQ0n

Link to review article, Treatment of the Post-ICU Patient in an Outpatient Setting: https://bit.ly/2UUXkVg

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and Redemptive Power of Hope by Rana Awdish, MD: https://amzn.to/2SOLwX6

A View from the Edge — Creating a Culture of Caring by Rana Awdish, MD: https://bit.ly/2E6t1FF