Piloting an ICU follow-up clinic to improve health-related quality of life in ICU survivors after a prolonged intensive care stay (PINA): feasibility of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Drewitz, Karl Philipp, Hasenpusch, Claudia, Bernardi, Christine, Brandstetter, Susanne, Fisser, Christoph, Pielmeier, Katharina, Rohr, Magdalena, Brunnthaler, Vreni, Schmidt, Konrad, Malfertheiner, Maximilian V., Apfelbacher, Christian
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Complex intervention; Critical care
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173803
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

ICU survivors often suffer from prolonged physical and mental impairments resulting in the so called "Post-Intensive Care Syndrome" (PICS). The aftercare of former ICU patients affected by PICS in particular has not been addressed sufficiently in Germany so far. The aim of this study was t...