JAMA · January 15, 2026 · Film
Going Back to “Normal” After ICU Discharge
A documentary follows an ICU survivor living with PICS, with perspectives from clinicians and researchers on recovery and support.
Watch the JAMA film →Coverage, recognition, and research
PICS in the Media
Survivor voices, news coverage, and research helping bring life after intensive care into public view.
Watch · WFTV Channel 9
PICS in the spotlight
Eyewitness News This Morning · September 25, 2026 · 1 minute 52 seconds
Source: WFTV Channel 9. Featuring Brian Peach and PICS survivors. Read the accompanying WFTV report.
Featured coverage · WFTV Channel 9
After the ICU: UCF researcher pushes for recognition of ‘PICS’
Carl Willis · September 25, 2026
We were honored to be part of this recent coverage of PICS awareness in Central Florida.
WFTV reports on Brian Peach’s effort to secure a dedicated diagnosis code, the lasting effects described by local survivors, and the Orlando Walk for PICS.
Read and watch on WFTVNews & films
WUSF / Health News Florida · April 10, 2026 · Reporting
For many patients leaving the ICU, the struggle has only just begun
Survivor experiences and reporting on post-ICU clinics show how memory difficulties, physical limitations, and emotional distress can affect daily life after discharge.
Read the article →WFTV Channel 9 · September 18, 2024 · Local coverage
Exploring virtual reality for ICU survivors
Earlier Central Florida reporting follows Brian Peach’s work exploring virtual reality for people living with the psychological effects of intensive care.
Read and watch on WFTV →The push for recognition
A dedicated U.S. ICD-10-CM code could help clinicians document PICS consistently and help researchers track its impact.
Proposal status · reviewed September 26, 2026
The CDC’s March packet proposes T88.81. WFTV’s September 25 report describes the proposal as awaiting federal approval. Approval and an effective date remain unconfirmed in the sources reviewed here.
Read the latest status report →CDC / NCHS · March 17–18, 2026 · Official proposal
The proposed PICS diagnosis code
The federal meeting packet presents proposed code T88.81 for post-intensive care syndrome. The proposal and supporting rationale appear on pages 83–84.
Read the official proposal (PDF) →UCF News · 2026 · University reporting
UCF Nursing Expert Honored for Contributions to Critical Care
UCF profiles Brian Peach’s critical-care work, Orlando’s Walk-4-PICS, and the effort to establish a diagnosis code that could support better tracking and research.
Read UCF’s coverage →Critical Care Research & Innovation
Vanderbilt Health News · September 22, 2026 · Research initiative
Vanderbilt Health to lead nationwide initiative to improve outcomes for critically ill patients
Vanderbilt Health has received a federal contract providing up to $11.2 million over five years to build a clinical-trials platform supporting ARPA-H’s CIRCLE program. The Vanderbilt-led Goldilocks effort will test new diagnostics and treatments aimed at identifying and responding to harmful immune and inflammatory changes during critical illness.
The initiative focuses on ICU treatment and outcomes. Its connection to PICS is broader and indirect: it represents progress in critical-care research, with long-term survivorship benefits still to be established.
Read the Vanderbilt announcement →Journal research
Recent reviews and foundational studies, with short summaries to help you choose where to begin. Each link identifies the journal source or its PubMed abstract.
Intensive Care Medicine · September 9, 2026 · Narrative review
Rehabilitation across the recovery continuum
A recent review examines rehabilitation during and after critical illness, follow-up care, family needs, and gaps in the evidence. It brings together existing research rather than testing a single treatment.
Read the review →PLOS One · 2025 · Systematic review and meta-analysis
How common is PICS after intensive care?
This review combines studies of PICS prevalence and its association with ICU length of stay. Definitions, patient populations, and follow-up periods vary across the included research.
Read the open-access study →Critical Care Medicine · 2018 · Prospective cohort study
Co-occurring PICS problems in 406 survivors
Researchers assessed cognition, disability, and depression at three and twelve months. In this cohort, at least one assessed problem was present in 64% and 56% of survivors at those follow-ups, respectively.
Read the study abstract →New England Journal of Medicine · 2013 · BRAIN-ICU study
Long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness
This foundational study followed adults with respiratory failure or shock. Longer delirium duration was associated with worse cognitive outcomes at three and twelve months; the observational design establishes an association.
Read the study abstract →Findings reflect the populations and methods studied. Individual recovery varies. Publisher access requirements may apply to full articles.