Recovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29

• Main Authors: Elie Azoulay, Jean-Louis Vincent, Derek C. Angus, Yaseen M. Arabi, Laurent Brochard, Stephen J. Brett, Giuseppe Citerio, Deborah J. Cook, Jared Randall Curtis, Claudia C. dos Santos, E. Wesley Ely, Jesse Hall, Scott D. Halpern, Nicholas Hart, Ramona O. Hopkins, Theodore J. Iwashyna, Samir Jaber, Nicola Latronico, Sangeeta Mehta, Dale M. Needham, Judith Nelson, Kathleen Puntillo, Michael Quintel, Kathy Rowan, Gordon Rubenfeld, Greet Van den Berghe, Johannes Van der Hoeven, Hannah Wunsch, Margaret Herridge
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2017-12-01
• Series: Critical Care
• Subjects: Mechanical ventilation; Sedation; Delirium; Weakness; Intensive care; Muscular disorder
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1887-7
• ISSN: 1364-8535

Abstract In this review, we seek to highlight how critical illness and critical care affect longer-term outcomes, to underline the contribution of ICU delirium to cognitive dysfunction several months after ICU discharge, to give new insights into ICU acquired weakness, to emphasize the importance of value-based healthcare, and to delineate the elements of family-centered care. This consensus of 29 also provides a perspective and a research agenda about post-ICU recovery.