[Communicating with families in the ICU : Background and practical recommendations]. / Das Angehörigengespräch in der Intensivmedizin : Grundlagen und Empfehlungen für die Praxis.
Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed
; 113(3): 231-242, 2018 04.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29556682
ABSTRACT
Family members of adult intensive care patients are partners of the interdisciplinary team. Family members provide important contributions to patient-centered care in the intensive care unit (ICU) and beyond. At the same time, family members are stressed and are themselves in need of support ("family-centered care"). This is mainly provided through family conferences. Family members must always be treated respectfully and with consideration for their acute stress syndrome. A structured communication is recommended as well as written standard operating procedures (SOPs) or guidelines for the ICU team and brochures and written guidelines for relatives. Documentation of structured family conferences is an established quality indicator of intensive care.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Professional-Family Relations
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Critical Care
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Intensive Care Units
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
De
Journal:
Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article