| PICS | post-intensive care syndrome |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| ICDSC | Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist |
| SMQ | Short-Memory Questionnaire |
| HADS | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale |
| GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
| CPA | cardiopulmonary arrest |
| SAE | septic encephalopathy |