• Joanne McPeake, Carla M Sevin, and Mark E Mikkelsen.
• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, University of Glasgow, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, THIS Institute (University of Cambridge), Cambridge, UK.
• Curr Opin Crit Care. 2021 Oct 1; 27 (5): 506512506-512.

Purpose Of ReviewIntensive care unit (ICU) survivorship has gained significant attention over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this review, we summarize the contemporary literature in relation to the epidemiology and management of post-ICU problems.Recent FindingsSurvivors of critical illness can have complex physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs in the months following hospital discharge. Emerging evidence has shown that pre-ICU characteristics such as educational attainment, alongside in-ICU factors such as delirium, may contribute to worsening outcomes. Evidence regarding the impact of post-ICU recovery services is evolving, but models such as post-ICU clinics and peer support programs are gaining rapid momentum.SummaryFuture research should focus on modifiable risk factors and how identification and treatment of these can improve outcomes. Furthermore, rigorous evaluation of postacute critical care recovery services is necessary.Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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