Post-intensive care syndrome

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Written By Fei Wu

PSA! Did you know there’s a thing called Post Intensive Care Syndrome?

Post-intensive care syndrome, or PICS, is made up of health problems that remain after critical illness. These issues are present when a patient is in the ICU and may persist after the patient returns home. It can involve the patient's body, thoughts, feelings, or mind and may affect the family as well.

We think of the hospital as a place that can fix us and send us on our way in back-to-normal shape, but a lot of times that isn’t the case and it can make a person feel crazy for not feeling great. An ICU stay may have saved a persons life, but what happens after they go home?

We found out about PICS after reading the wonderful book, Every Deep Drawn Breath, by Wes Ely, MD (Link in bio!☝️) If you need proof that there is humanity left in the healthcare system, we encourage you to check it out.

 

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Fei Wu

Fei Wu is the creator and host for Feisworld Podcast. She earned her 3rd-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, persisting when the other 8 year-olds quit the hobby. Now she teaches kids how to kick and punch, and how to be better humans.

She hosts a podcast called Feisworld which attracts 100,000 downloads and listeners from 40 different countries. In 2016, Fei left her lucrative job in advertising to build a company of her own. She now has the freedom to help small businesses and people reach their goals by telling better stories, finding more customers and creating new revenue streams.

https://www.feisworld.com
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