critical illness neuropsychiatric impairment (post-ICU neuropsychiatric impairment)

Etiology

• critical illness, especially
  • sepsis
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome

* see critical illness cognitive impairment

Clinical manifestations

includes

• cognitive impairment
  • see critical illness cognitive impairment
• depression
• anxiety
• post-traumatic stress disorder

Complications

• neuropsychiatric impairment may persist indefinitely after critical illness

More general terms

• psychiatric disease; behavioral disorder
• critical illness syndrome

More specific terms

• critical illness cognitive impairment (post-ICU cognitive impairment)

Additional terms

• critical illness weakness; critical illness neuromyopathy