ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Post-intensive care unit clinics: models and implementation - a systematic review
Authors' conclusion
Hybrid post-ICU clinic models may offer a feasible pathway for improving follow-up care in LMICs, especially when tailored to local constraints.
Study context
- Population
- Adults attending post-ICU clinic models addressing Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) (studies published after 2000)19 studies
- Comparison
- Physical interview vs Hybrid vs Telehealth/home-visit
- Outcome
- Mean attendance
Methodological detailsPRISMA, thematic synthesis guided by Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), prospectively registered, Medline, Embase and CINAHL searched to April 24, 2024, Risk of bias assessed with Joanna Briggs Institute checklists
- PRISMA
- Thematic synthesis guided by CFIR
- Prospectively registered
- Medline, Embase and CINAHL searched to April 24, 2024
- Risk of bias assessed with Joanna Briggs Institute checklists
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Further pooled results
- Evidence for clinical outcome benefit remains inconclusive; cost-effectiveness and sustainability uncertain
Original publication
Post-intensive care unit clinics: models and implementation - a systematic review. Crit Care. Published 6 October 2025. doi:10.
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