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Observational Study Protocol for Repeated Clinical Examination and Critical Care Ultrasonography Within the Simple Intensive Care Studies
Published on: January 16, 2019
[End of life care in intensive care units]
1Service des soins intensifs, Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie et soins intensifs HUG et Université de Genève, 1211 Geneve 14. valerie.gardaz@hcuge.ch
Abstract:
In intensive care units, death occurs after a medical decision of treatment limitation in a great majority of patients. In this context, taking care of the patient and his relatives is ethically, practically and emotionally complex. End of life is a well known factor of conflict, burnout and stress among medical and nursing teams in the ICU. The recommendations described in the following article are expected to clarify the roles and practices of the professionals involved in end of life procedures in the ICU.
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