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Lessons Learned from a Palliative Care-Related Communication Intervention in an Adult Surgical Intensive Care Unit
2015
Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine
Purpose: Multi-disciplinary, palliative care-related family meetings for intensive care unit (ICU) patients can decrease ICU length-of-stay and family anxiety and distress, but it is unclear how to arrange such meetings in surgical ICUs (SICUs). Materials and Methods: Through meetings with SICU clinician stakeholders, we determined trigger criteria and intervention content. We piloted the intervention over 6 months in a single, 16-bed adult SICU. Results: Clinician stakeholders reached
doi:10.4172/2165-7386.1000240
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