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World J Crit Care Med. Dec 9, 2023; 12(5): 254-263
Published online Dec 9, 2023. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v12.i5.254
Advances in post intensive care unit care: A narrative review
Nishant Kumar
Nishant Kumar, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi 110001, India
Author contributions: Kumar N performed the literature search and wrote the article; the final manuscript has been read and approved by the author.
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Corresponding author: Nishant Kumar, DA, DNB, MBBS, MNAMS, Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, New Delhi 110001, India. kumarnishant@yahoo.co.uk
Received: July 9, 2023
Peer-review started: July 9, 2023
First decision: August 16, 2023
Revised: September 29, 2023
Accepted: November 8, 2023
Article in press: November 8, 2023
Published online: December 9, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Core priorities of critical illness survivors should be a part of the stakeholder-driven clinical guidelines and quality measures for post-intensive care unit (ICU) care. Future research should extend these findings among other stakeholders (e.g., family members and healthcare providers) and determine barriers and facilitators to patient-centered post-ICU care. It is not too far-fetched to think of a multi-professional patient centric critical care team that provides the right care to the right patient at the right time throughout and after the acute illness is over. What we need to change to bring in the future is how we use data, devices, and new technologies to continue to strive toward that goal.