One thing that didn't make to the spotlight in this Covid-19 pandemic is a question that what happens to the Covid-19 patients after they are discharged from the critical care? A common assumption around the world is that once a patient is discharged from the hospital and is tested negative the problem is resolved. This may be based on a relative lack of information and knowledge, even among the health care professionals, regarding a condition described as Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (Pics).

Pics may be a next public health crisis that we may face when this acute form of Covid-19 crisis settles down a bit. And it wouldn't be prudent to ignore this serious problem until it becomes another challenge for societies around the world.

Pics is characterised by conglomeration of symptoms involving physical strength deficits, cognitive decline, and mental health disturbances observed after discharge from critical care that persist for a protracted amount of time.

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