What happens to our patients after they leave the ICU? ICU patients are more complex even after discharge. They have a lot of post-discharge needs that make them unique and not every primary care provider is equipped to deal with them. That's why a number of centers are starting to develop ICU recovery clinics that see patients after they are discharged. Today on the podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Ashley Montgomery-Yates, an attending physician in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine division at the University of Kentucky and director of UK's ICU Recovery Clinic.

 

Comprehensive care of ICU survivors: Development and implementation of an ICU recovery center. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29929705

 

Models for a Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Clinic - Targeted Goals and Barriers. http://www.learnicu.net/Communications/Critical-Connections/Archives/Pages/Models-for-a-Post-Intensive-Care-Syndrome-Clinic---Targeted-Goals-and-Barriers.aspx

 

THRIVE Post ICU Clinic Collaborative. https://www.sccm.org/Research/Quality/THRIVE/THRIVE-Post-ICU-Clinic-Collaborative