Family response to critical illness: Postintensive care syndrome–family
Background: The family response to critical illness includes development of adverse
psychological outcomes such as anxiety, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress …
psychological outcomes such as anxiety, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress …
Communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of patients approaching the end-of-life: A systematic review of qualitative evidence
Background: Effective communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of
patients approaching the end-of-life is vital to ensure patients have a 'good death'. To …
patients approaching the end-of-life is vital to ensure patients have a 'good death'. To …
Risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms in family members of intensive care unit patients
E Azoulay, F Pochard, N Kentish-Barnes… - American journal of …, 2005 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU) admission of a relative is a stressful event that may
cause symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Objectives: Factors associated …
cause symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Objectives: Factors associated …
Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients
V Metaxa, D Anagnostou, S Vlachos… - Intensive Care …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The integration of palliative care into intensive care units (ICUs) is advocated to
mitigate physical and psychological burdens for patients and their families, and to improve …
mitigate physical and psychological burdens for patients and their families, and to improve …
Challenges in end-of-life care in the ICU: Statement of the 5th International Consensus Conference in Critical Care: Brussels, Belgium, April 2003
J Carlet, LG Thijs, M Antonelli, J Cassell, P Cox… - Intensive care …, 2004 - Springer
The jurors identified numerous problems with end of life in the ICU including variability in
practice, inadequate predictive models for death, elusive knowledge of patient preferences …
practice, inadequate predictive models for death, elusive knowledge of patient preferences …
Improving the quality of end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit: parents' priorities and recommendations
OBJECTIVE. Despite recognition that dying children and their families have unique palliative
care needs, there has been little empirical inquiry of parent perspectives to improve the …
care needs, there has been little empirical inquiry of parent perspectives to improve the …
Family satisfaction with family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: increased proportion of family speech is associated with increased …
JR McDonagh, TB Elliott, RA Engelberg… - Critical care …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Family members of critically ill patients report dissatisfaction with family-clinician
communication about withdrawing life support, yet limited data exist to guide clinicians in …
communication about withdrawing life support, yet limited data exist to guide clinicians in …
Missed opportunities during family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit
JR Curtis, RA Engelberg, MD Wenrich… - American Journal of …, 2005 - atsjournals.org
Background: Improved communication with family members of critically ill patients can
decrease the prolongation of dying in the intensive care unit (ICU), but few data exist to …
decrease the prolongation of dying in the intensive care unit (ICU), but few data exist to …
American College of Chest Physicians consensus statement on the management of dyspnea in patients with advanced lung or heart disease
DA Mahler, PA Selecky, CG Harrod, JO Benditt… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Background This consensus statement was developed based on the understanding that
patients with advanced lung or heart disease are not being treated consistently and …
patients with advanced lung or heart disease are not being treated consistently and …
Emotional disorders in pairs of patients and their family members during and after ICU stay
Introduction Patients and family members undergo different experiences of suffering from
emotional disorders during ICU stay and after ICU discharge. The purpose of this study was …
emotional disorders during ICU stay and after ICU discharge. The purpose of this study was …