COVID-19 and Post Intensive Care Syndrome

Abstract

COVID-19 has led to a significant number of neuropsychological deficits. Post-Intensive Care Syndrome or PICS awakes a worsened state of cognitive, emotional, mental, and physical impairments to a patient post any critical illness in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The COVID-19 Pandemic may result in a larger number of survivors post the virus to be associated with PICS. Previous healthcare crisis much like this one has resulted in the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among survivors, and PICS awakens a new set of vulnerability. To allocate the different sequalae of the virus, symptoms of post COVID-19 PICS to increase recognition of it amongst ICU survivors- especially older adults, this paper integrates the research across related areas and its new challenges for post COVID-19 survivors and their family.