Quantifying the burden of the post-ICU syndrome in South Africa: A scoping review of evidence from the public health sector.

Elizabeth van der Merwe Fathima Paruk

Published in: The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society (2022)

This review identified the available publications investigating the post ICU syndrome (PICS) in the South African public healthcare setting. A small number of ground-breaking studies were found. Knowledge gaps in this field were identified.

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