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To: Long-term psychological outcome after discharge from intensive care |

To the Editor,

We read with great interest the article "Long-term psychological outcome after discharge from intensive care", by Pereira et al. The authors performed a follow-up study of patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) and evaluated the prevalence of long-term mental health outcomes as well as possible predictors during hospitalization.⁽⁾ The importance of the newly described post-intensive care syndrome is undeniable,⁽⁾ and studies that focus on long-term outcomes that are centered on patients are very relevant.⁽⁾ However, caution is needed when analyzing the results presented.

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