Covid-19 and Post Intensive Care Syndrome: A Call for Action

Authors

  • Henk J. Stam
  • Gerold Stucki
  • Jerome Bickenbach
  • European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2677

Keywords:

Covid-19, Post Intensive Care Syndrome, Rehabilitation

Abstract

Although we are currently overwhelmed by the astonishing speed of infection of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the daily onslaught of new, and ever-worsening predictions, it is vital that we begin to prepare for the aftershocks of the pandemic. Prominent among this will be the cohort of post-intensive case survivors who have been mechanically ventilated and will like experience short- and medium-term consequences. The notion that patients surviving intensive care and mechanical ventilation for several weeks can be discharged home without further medical attention is a dangerous illusion. Post Intensive Care Syndrome and other severe conditions will require not only adequate screening but early rehabilitation and other interventions. Action must be taken now to prepare for this inevitable aftershock to the healthcare system.

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Published

2020-04-15

How to Cite

J. Stam, H., Stucki, G., Bickenbach, J., & Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, E. (2020). Covid-19 and Post Intensive Care Syndrome: A Call for Action. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(4), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2677

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Section

Special Report