Fig. 3

Co-occurring PICS symptoms at 3- and 6-month follow-up. The proportion of patients with PICS-related symptoms in each domain at 6-month and 3-month follow-up are shown in a and c, respectively. Cognitive impairment is represented by a red circle, while disability in activities of daily living is represented by a green circle, and psychological impairment is represented by a blue circle. The overlap between these circles represents the co-occurrence of two or three of these problems. The proportion of psychological impairment associated with anxiety and depression at the 6-month and 3-month follow-up time points is shown in b and d, respectively. Blue and green circles correspond to anxiety and depression, respectively. Radar graphs were used to illustrate the incidence of each PICS domain at 6-month follow-up (e) and 3-month follow-up (f). Dexmedetomidine treatment is represented by a blue line while placebo treatment is represented by a red line