Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS): an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Consensus Guideline – Defining, Recognizing, and Managing PICS Associated Physical Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Thromboinflammato
Introduction Post-intensive care syndrome, often called PICS, refers to a set of impairments that can affect a person’s body, mind, or emotions after they leave the intensive care unit (ICU).
Authors
- Susan F. McLean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9659-1727)
- Jordan Michael Kirsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8314-1180)
- Eden Nohra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9978-384X)
- Randeep S. Jawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4482-4699)
- Anna Liveris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4386-4207)
- Joseph Cuschieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1456-6841)
- Rachel Appelbaum
- Jason B. Young
- Rubén Peralta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2817-0194)
- B. H. Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3454-1724)
- Asanthi Ratnasekera
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Christiana Care Health System (US)
- Westchester Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas at El Paso (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Jacobi Medical Center (US)
- Harborview Medical Center (US)
- Hamad General Hospital (QA)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2025-002172
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00