General hospital psychiatry
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Gen Hosp Psychiatry · Nov 2016
Review Meta AnalysisAnxiety symptoms in survivors of critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To evaluate the epidemiology of and postintensive care unit (ICU) interventions for anxiety symptoms after critical illness. ⋯ One third of ICU survivors experience anxiety symptoms that are persistent during their first year of recovery. Psychiatric symptoms during admission and memories of in-ICU delusional experiences were associated with post-ICU anxiety. Physical rehabilitation and ICU diaries merit further investigation as possible interventions.