Citation

Sayde GE, Prince E. Chest 2023; 163(4): 738-739.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, American College of Chest Physicians)

DOI

10.1016/j.chest.2022.12.015

PMID

37031976

Abstract

Rates of completed suicide have increased by 30% over the past 20 years in the United States. However, the vast majority of suicide attempts are not fatal, with only an estimated 5% to 10% leading to ICU admission. In 2010, the Society of Critical Care Medicine coined "post-intensive care syndrome" to describe the constellation of persistent cognitive, psychologic, and physical complications that are experienced by survivors of critical illness months to years after hospitalization. A paradigm shift has mobilized clinicians across disciplines to prioritize long-term morbidity in these high-risk patients. Our ability to predict and protect against ICU-related psychiatric sequela, particularly suicide, warrants improvement via well-designed studies. The post-ICU population is heterogenous and ever-evolving. Few studies have evaluated mental health outcomes as predicted by interventions enacted as part of ICU discharge planning...

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